“It is clear that we need a full External Independent Inquiry into the alleged misconduct and negligence at the Bundaberg Hospital.

“Today I asked the Minister for Health to expand on the whistle blower reports of many patients being given unprescribed medication on multiple occasions by several nurses at the Bundaberg Hospital.

“Unfortunately, her answer raised more questions.

“Minister D’Ath was forced to admit that staff have been dismissed and are under review.

“But questions around where these alleged unprescribed drugs came from, why they were given and how this happened in the first place, remains.

“We cannot let this issue get buried.

“Patients, families and the public have a right to know.”

25/05/2022