Northern Territory Coroner Elisabeth Armitage has found "a string of cascading failures by NT Health staff" contributed to the preventable death of a woman at Alice Springs Hospital in 2023.
The Northern Territory Coroner has recommended NT Health amend its rapid tranquillisation policies following the death of a 34-year-old woman at Alice Springs Hospital where she received "too many drugs and too little care".
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In handing down her findings today, Coroner Elisabeth Armitage said Hermannsburg Kumanjayi Brogus Ungwanaka had voluntarily attended the hospital seeking help during a psychotic episode in 2023.
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Northern Territory Coroner Elisabeth Armitage has found "a string of cascading failures by NT Health staff" contributed to the preventable death of a woman at Alice Springs Hospital in 2023.
Judge Armitage concluded Kumanjayi Brogus Ungwanaka received "too many drugs and too little care" after being admitted as an involuntary patient, despite attending the hospital voluntarily.
NT Health has taken full responsibility for the failures but Judge Armitage said "lessons must be learned" and changes carried out and sustained "to prevent similar deaths in the future".
The Northern Territory Coroner has recommended NT Health amend its rapid tranquillisation policies following the death of a 34-year-old woman at Alice Springs Hospital where she received "too many drugs and too little care".
In handing down her findings today, Coroner Elisabeth Armitage said Hermannsburg Kumanjayi Brogus Ungwanaka had voluntarily attended the hospital seeking help during a psychotic episode in 2023.
"Kumanjayi was given too many drugs and too little care and this fatal combination caused her death," she said.
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