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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Lucy Bladen

Authorities defend paediatric early warning system after child deaths

Health authorities are reviewing an early warning system for paediatric patients used at Canberra Hospital but have defended the current system, saying it is able to identify extremely ill children.

Concerns have been raised about the current system and its limited ability to escalate care and monitoring of paediatric patients based on certain symptoms.

The ACT's opposition has called for an urgent review of the system following the deaths of two Canberra children in recent months.

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