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Farid Farid

Tas to review hospital handling of abuser

Premier Jeremy Rockliff said the review would examine the hospital's handling of serious misconduct. (AAP)

Tasmania has launched a review into how a pedophile nurse had worked in a children's ward of Launceston General Hospital amid harrowing evidence from victims at an inquiry.

Premier Jeremy Rockliff on Sunday said the state government will establish a Child Safe Governance Review of the hospital and its human resources, to focus on the handling of serious misconduct such as institutional child sexual abuse.

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