Tasmania’s healthcare watchdog logs more than 300 complaints, calls for more resources

A man who was unable to eat or talk due to “ill-fitting” dentures and a misread x-ray which led to reconstructive knee surgery are among hundreds of complaints made to Tasmania’s healthcare watchdog.

The health complaints commissioner Richard Connock has outlined some of the cases in his annual report, and in it, also raises concerns about how the watchdog is resourced.

“Health service users are…