Mother-of-three given 'too many drugs, too little care' before 'preventable' death at Alice Springs Hospital
In short:
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.
What's next?
NT Health has taken full responsibility for the failures but Judge Armitage said "lessons must be learned" and changes implemented and sustained "to prevent similar deaths in the future".
