A total of 29 deaths at the Launceston General Hospital , the vast majority between 2020 and 2022, will be referred to the coroner following an independent review of unreported deaths.
The report will be made available to Tasmania Police, the Integrity Commission and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency for assessment. "The staff member misguidedly asserts reliance on hearsay about the patient and documentary review is sufficient to enable certification which is clearly at odds with both policy and legislation," the report reads.
The staff member was referred to the Medical Board of Australia due to a "consistent pattern" of certifying death certificates when not qualified to do so.Referral to coroner 'made in the interests of transparency, independent scrutiny'It released an interim report in May, outlining that it would refer six deaths to the coroner — involving unexpected deaths, post-procedure deaths and post-fall deaths.
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