QLD:Woman found crawling in clinic car park

AAP General News (Australia)
08-05-2011
QLD:Woman found crawling in clinic car park

Queensland Premier ANNA BLIGH says the treatment of an elderly woman, found crawling
on the ground after being left to wait for an ambulance in the car park of a Brisbane
health clinic, is completely unacceptable.

Ms BLIGH says nobody should ever be left in those circumstances and it was right for
Queensland Health to issue and apology.

She says unfortunately in this case someone has made a very bad judgment.

The Courier-Mail reports the woman, believed to be in her 80s, was found in the car
park of the Redland Health Service Centre at Cleveland, on July 25.

The Metro South Health District has since sent the woman a written apology and steps
have been taken to reinforce proper procedures.

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KEYWORD: CRAWL (BRISBANE)

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