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Former Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency board member Hannah McGlade is speaking publicly for the first time about the inner workings of the regulator to expose “double standards” for Aboriginal patients and doctors.
Dhu was allocated an Australian triage scale score of four, which meant she needed to be seen within 60 minutes. She was not seen by Naderi, however, for another two hours. The doctor performed an ultrasound and in his notes stated Dhu was a “difficult patient to assess” and recorded “withdrawal from drugs” and “behavioural issues”. He prescribed a psychoactive drug and painkillers, before signing a form that declared her fit for custody. Less than one day later, she was dead. Dhu was taken back to the hospital on 4 August. She was unconscious, without a pulse and not breathing on...
The WA doctor who treated Yamatji woman Ms Dhu before her death in police custody has been found guilty of professional misconduct. Dr Vafa Naderi declared Yamatji woman Ms Dhu fit for custody in South Hedland in August 2014 despite her elevated heart rate and persistently saying she was in pain. Less than 24 hours later the 22-year-old died from severe infection and pneumonia stemming from a broken rib allegedly sustained from a domestic violence incident before she was a arrested for unpaid fines. Ms Dhu's grandmother (far left) marches with protesters in Geraldton as the regional town h...