Dumped in the deep end: Locum doctor ‘too junior’ to manage toddler who later died of meningitis

It was his first time at the hospital yet his induction lasted possibly just minutes, coroner says.
Dr Paul Bumford. Photo: AAP.

Just minutes into his first shift, following a hasty introduction to a rural hospital’s ED, a locum doctor diagnosed Noah Souvatzis with gastroenteritis. 

Two days later, the toddler died of bacterial meningitis.