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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Aishwarya aswath | History Defined

Premier open to compo for family of hospital-death girl

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has revealed an ex-gratia payment was provided to the family of seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath after her hospital death.

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Aishwarya Aswath's family given ex gratia payment over death of daughter, premier says

The family of a seven-year-old girl who died of sepsis after waiting almost two hours to be admitted to Perth Children's Hospital has already received ex gratia support, according to Mark McGowan, but could receive more.

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Aishwarya Aswath's parents call for WA Health Department shake-up over daughter's death

The father of a girl who died of sepsis after waiting almost two hours to be admitted to a Perth hospital calls for clarification of the coroner's report on her death, and a new WA Health Department head.

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Grieving parents question slow pace of hospital change

The parents of Aishwarya Aswath say a coroner's report into the seven-year-old's death has vindicated their concerns about Perth hospital staffing.

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Aishwarya Aswath inquest: 'Small chance' earlier treatment in Perth Children's Hospital could have saved her life, coroner finds

There was a "small possibility" seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath, who died of sepsis after waiting almost two hours to be admitted to Perth Children's Hospital, might have lived if she had received care sooner, the state's coroner has found.

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'Inadequate' staffing on night of girl's sepsis death

Perth Children's Hospital was inadequately staffed on the night doctors and nurses failed to notice Aishwarya Aswath was dying of sepsis, a coroner has found.

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Mark McGowan defends WA health system but concedes it is under 'huge pressure'

Mark McGowan defends the state's hospital system amid a steady flow of complaints and concerns, revealed in leaked correspondence between doctors and nurses.

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Perth Children's Hospital leaked emails reveal dire staff shortages as nurse warns of 'another Aishwarya'

Leaked emails reveal Perth Children's Hospital is still battling staff shortages 16 months after the death of Aishwarya Aswath and that the shortages threaten to compromise the care given to seriously ill babies.

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Aishwarya's parents in court plead for change at Perth Children's Hospital as inquest wraps up

The parents of a little girl who died of sepsis after waiting two hours in an emergency department waiting room beg a court to take the "necessary steps" to ensure a similar thing doesn't happen again.

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'Missed opportunities' in WA girl's death

Staff at a Perth hospital missed crucial opportunities to escalate the care of Aishwarya Aswath and potentially save her life, the family's lawyer says.

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Perth Children's Hospital described as 'disaster waiting to happen' in weeks leading up to Aishwarya Aswath's death

The chief executive of WA's nurses union says Perth Children's Hospital in the period leading up to Aishwarya Aswath's death was "a disaster waiting to happen".

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WA girl's death 'disaster' in the making

An inquest into the death of Aishwarya Aswath has heard staff at Perth Children's Hospital were raising concerns about staffing months before the tragedy.

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Aishwarya Aswath's chances of survival low even with earlier intervention, expert tells inquest

An inquest into the death of seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath at Perth Children's Hospital hears her infection was so advanced that her odds of survival would have been low even if staff had acted sooner.

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WA girl faced 'perfect storm' of infection

Aishwarya Aswath's sepsis condition was so severe she may not have survived even with earlier treatment, an expert witness has told a Perth inquest.

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Aishwarya Aswath rapidly declined in resuscitation bay at Perth Children's Hospital, inquest told

Seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath went from sitting up in the resuscitation bay to collapsing and her heart stopping in just 15 minutes, an inquest hears.

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Tragedy that befell Aishwarya Aswath will happen again, ED nurse tells inquest

An emergency department nurse working the night Aishwarya Aswath died from sepsis at Perth Children's Hospital tells a coronial inquest it is only a matter of time before tragedy strikes again.

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Senior doctor breaks down testifying at inquest into Aishwarya Aswath's death at Perth Children's Hospital

A senior emergency room doctor breaks down as he addresses Aishwarya Aswath's parents directly during his testimony at an inquest into the seven-year-old's death at Perth Children's Hospital

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Doctor 'heartbroken' by WA girl's death

A senior doctor who tried to save Aishwarya Aswath's life has recalled feeling there was "no end in sight" to staffing pressures at Perth Children's Hospital.

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Aishwarya Aswath coronial inquest told Perth Children's Hospital equipment repeatedly failed

Nurse Tahnee Vining tells an inquest into the death of Aishwarya Aswath two key pieces of equipment failed at Perth Children's Hospital while the seven-year-old was being assessed and treated.

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Lack of staff 'compromised' WA girl's care

A nurse who assessed Aishwarya Aswath on the night of her death at a Perth hospital felt she couldn't say no to being redirected to other urgent duties.

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Aishwarya Aswath coronial inquest hears of Perth Children's Hospital nurses under pressure in emergency department

Jacqueline Taylor tells an inquest she did not perform a hands-on assessment of Aishwarya Aswath when she was brought into Perth Children's Hospital, and the seven-year-old's care may have been different with more resources.

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Triage nurse testifies on WA girl's death

A triage nurse who saw Aishwarya Aswath on the night she died at a Perth hospital says time constraints prevented her from carrying out a hands-on assessment.

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Aishwarya Aswath's parents say Perth Children's Hospital staff ignored their pleas for help as daughter was dying

The family of Aishwarya Aswath, who died of sepsis after waiting almost two hours for care at Perth Children's Hospital, tell an inquest they begged staff to help their daughter but were not taken seriously.

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