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The Women’s and Children’s Hospital had “ready access” to a paediatric cardiac surgery unit in Sydney when four babies died in one month due to a lack of resources in Adelaide, but authorities have refused to reveal why the children weren’t transported as the head of SA Health accused a parliamentary committee of treating the issue as a “soap opera”.
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The nurses’ union has backed a group of doctors continuing to call for a cardiac surgery unit at the Women’s and Children’s – despite it being effectively ruled out by authorities – agreeing with warnings that more baby deaths could occur, on top of four in the past month.
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A group of 33 parents – backed by one of the state’s most experienced paediatric oncologists – has written to the State Government outlining concerns about a lack of cancer services at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, saying children’s safety is being put at risk.
Doctors at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital say “bureaucratic” and “clunky” reporting systems must be improved after their warnings were either rejected or left unanswered before the recent “avoidable” deaths of four babies.
The Deputy Chief Medical Officer will conduct an urgent review into the deaths of four babies at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in the past month – linked to a lack of paediatric cardiac services – as a leaked report reveals authorities were warned of the risks more than a year ago.
A lack of cardiac surgery resources at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital has contributed to the deaths of four babies in the past month, a parliamentary committee has heard this morning in evidence described as “a national disgrace”.
