'Catastrophic' failings allowed Tas abuse

Abuse survivor Tiffany Skeggs gives evidence at an inquiry into child sexual abuse in Tasmania. (AAP)

The CEO of a hospital in Tasmania has acknowledged catastrophic failures in relation to a pedophile nurse who worked on a children's ward for nearly two decades.

Senior Launceston General Hospital (LGH) figures have told an inquiry that staff had no training about how to identify grooming, and that current nurses may not be fully aware of mandatory reporting requirements.