Three doctors referred to AHPRA over child’s death
Three doctors have been referred to AHPRA over the death of a child in a WA hospital emergency department, says the state’s AMA.
The first is a junior doctor who was involved in the emergency care of Aishwarya Aswath at Perth Children’s Hospital on Easter Saturday.
Two junior nurses have also been referred to AHPRA.
According to a government report, the seven-year-old died of streptococcus A sepsis after waiting two hours in ED.