Tag #Patient Neglect

What immediate actions are necessary to prevent similar incidents of inadequate patient care, particularly for patients with disabilities, in NSW public hospitals?

Declan Lee, a patient with cerebral palsy at Northern Beaches Hospital, a major facility in Sydney, waited three hours on the bathroom floor after a fall due to staff's inability to lift him without a hoist. This incident highlights severe shortcomings in patient care, even in well-resourced hospitals.