Hospital Clinical Malpractice Allegations
I am sure you have heard in the media or in the reports from Parliament, serious allegations about malpractise at the Camden and Campbelltown Hospitals, alleging that up to nineteen people have died in circumstances of deep concern. A significant number of nurses and a doctor have given sworn evidence on these matters.
Then you may have seen a nurse manager, formerly of the Liverpool Hospital on “A Current Affair” making allegations originating from a nurse in charge of an elderly patient, that a doctor deliberately euthanased the patient in order to free up a bed for a seriously ill young man. The statement was made that others who would probably die, had been sped on their way by people in charge. This of course, if illegal, immoral and unethical.
The NSW Parliament views these allegations most seriously, and are concerned that the allegations may be symptomatic of what is happening in our public hospitals. Hence the Parliament has established an Inquiry to look into the practises of the health Department inn handling such complaints, allegations and issues.
I chair an important committee called, The General Purposes Standing Committee, and we recently spend three days examining the allegations by a group of whistle blower nurses, and the area health department officials and the Director General of NSW Health and other senior public servants on what happened and what has happened since the allegations about Campbelltown and Camden Hospitals were first made.
I have also chaired that committee as we examined the report of the Health Care Complaints Commission report into over one hundred reports of mal-practise at those two hospitals. The result of this was the Parliament decided to hold a full Parliamentary public inquiry into the matters alleged. I am the chair of that inquiry.
Advertisements were places inn the paper inviting any member of the public who have any complaints about the procedures they have encountered while making a complaint concerning any of our public hospitals to write to me at Parliament House and make a submission to the committee.
Many ordinary members are unsure of how to go about such matters so I would be happy to guide you in the procedures if you contact me at the NSW Parliament.
THIS IS GORDON MOYES.
