A 13-year-old girl has allegedly been raped by a fellow patient while being treated in Perth Children’s Hospital, leading to calls for an “urgent and transparent” investigation.
WA Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson says the alleged rape of the girl by a fellow patient was “devastating and preventable”.
Speaking on Tuesday, Ms Mettam slammed PCH’s refusal to hand over CCTV footage from the night of the alleged incident, and said it was the “bare minimum” the hospital could do. The ABC reported an internal review by Child and Adolescent Health Service found staff failed to perform hourly checks on the ward early on the morning of the alleged rape.
“The very fact we are hearing reports of staff with fear about this patient and the inability of staff to then protect patients within that ward illustrates an absolute failure on the part of the Government to keep WA patients safe in our flagship children’s hospital.”“This particular incident was … devastating and preventable and everything has been done to ensure that that doesn’t happen again,” Ms Sanderson said.“It is inexplicable why security wasn’t called.
The minister said the incident had been reported to WA Police and triggered investigations by both the Child and Adolescent Health Service – which runs PCH – and the independent Office of the Chief Psychiatrist.
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