Nurses say Perth Childrenâs Hospital concerns raised as early as December, but Cook denies pre-election warning
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Western Australiaâs nursesâ union boss says he raised red flags about the dire state of Perth Childrenâs Hospital with Health Minister Roger Cook a week before the state election â a claim Mr Cook flatly denied in a heated press briefing on Tuesday afternoon.
Australian Nursing Federation state secretary Mark Olson told 6PRâs Liam Bartlett he would only call the minister on rare occasions, about four to five times a year when he had an urgent issue, so as not to waste his âpolitical capitalâ.
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Nurses say Perth Children s Hospital concerns raised as early as December, but Cook denies pre-election warning
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Nurses at Perth Children s Hospital warned management in December understaffing was compromising patient safety and it would take a catastrophic incident before anything changed, their union says.
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They say the government needs to admit the hospital system is in crisis
WA s Health Minister says Aishwarya was overlooked before her death
The role of nurses and other staff at the hospital is under intense scrutiny after the parents of a seven-year-old girl pleaded desperately with emergency department reception staff for her to be urgently treated before she died on the weekend.
Aishwarya Aswath s parents said they rushed her to the hospital at about 5pm on Saturday after she developed a fever the day before, and begged for help four or five times when her hands went cold and her eyes went cloudy.