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The parents of Aishwarya Aswath have described a report into their daughter’s death at Perth Children’s Hospital as “inconsistent” and have renewed calls for a full independent inquiry.
Aishwarya died on Easter Saturday of sepsis from a bacterial infection related to group A streptococcus, despite her parents begging to see a doctor at the hospital’s emergency department for nearly two hours.
The WA Child and Adolescent Health Services (CAHS), which operates Perth Children’s Hospital, spent six weeks conducting a review of the circumstances of Aishwarya’s treatment and death, before providing its report to the family on Wednesday.
Opposition joins AMA calls for Health Minister to stand down after shocking Aishwarya report
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Opposition health spokeswoman Libby Mettam has joined Australian Medical Association WA boss Andrew Miller in calling for Health Minister Roger Cook to stand down in the wake of a damning report revealed multiple failings at Perth Childrenâs Hospital the night Aishwarya Aswath died.
Ms Mettam moved a motion in Parliament on Thursday to condemn Mr Cook for failing to take proper responsibility for the Morley Primary School studentâs death and called on him to resign. The motion was voted down by Laborâs overwhelming majority.
Aishwarya s parents had begged for her to be assessed by doctors after her eyes became cloudy and her hands turned cold
A young girl who died after being left in a hospital waiting room for two hours was let down, authorities have admitted.
Aishwarya Aswath, 7, spent two hours waiting in the emergency department at Perth Children s Hospital after presenting with a fever and being triaged in the second-least urgent category during the Easter weekend.
Aishwarya s parents had begged for her to be assessed by doctors after her eyes became cloudy and her hands turned cold.
She died soon after she was finally seen.
Perth and Peel restrictions to ease further, based on public health advice
Eased restrictions in place until 12.01am on Saturday, May 15
Incubation period extended following recent cases of COVID-19
Masks not required except on public transport, in hospitals, aged care and disabilities facilities, and at stadiums or events with more than 1,000 people
The easing of restrictions for Perth and Peel will proceed as planned from 12.01am Saturday, May 8.
Following three COVID-19 cases detected in Perth over the weekend, the Chief Health Officer has advised Perth and Peel will need to see through the full 14-day incubation period, from the last case detected, which ends 12.01am Saturday, May 15, 2021.
The maths is simple: anyone who works in a quarantine hotel should be provided with N95 masks, because no matter the price, the alternative costs the state so much more.