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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.

WA girl faced 'perfect storm' of infection

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.

WA mum to fight attempted murder charge

WA mum to fight attempted murder charge

A mother will stand trial after pleading not guilty in a West Australian court to attempting to murder her young daughter with the help of a doctor.

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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.

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.

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.

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

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.

WA coroner's inquest into tragic death of seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath set to begin

WA coroner's inquest into tragic death of seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath set to begin

As a coronial inquest begins into the death of Aishwarya Aswath at Perth Children's Hospital, the seven-year-old girl's family hopes the hearings provide clarity on what happened in her final hours.

WA health staff 'dismissive' as girl died

WA health staff 'dismissive' as girl died

The grieving parents of Aishwarya Aswath say Perth hospital staff showed little urgency to treat the girl as her condition deteriorated before her death.

Fiona Stanley Hospital medication bungle left Darshan Arora in intensive care, friend says, as probe begins

Fiona Stanley Hospital medication bungle left Darshan Arora in intensive care, friend says, as probe begins

Darshan Arora, 66, ends up in intensive care after staff at Fiona Stanley Hospital in Perth allegedly overdose him on blood pressure medication, prompting a high-level investigation to be ordered.

Perth children's hospital chief resigns

Perth children's hospital chief resigns

The executive in charge of Perth Children's Hospital has resigned, 14 months after the sepsis death of seven-year-old patient Aishwarya Aswath.

Aresh Anwar, chief executive of WA's Child and Adolescent Health Service, resigns

Aresh Anwar, chief executive of WA's Child and Adolescent Health Service, resigns

The chief executive of WA's Child and Adolescent Health Service, Aresh Anwar, resigns from the position 16 months after the tragic death of Aishwarya Aswath at Perth Children's Hospital.

Treatment for deadly blood infections in children to be focus of Australian-led global study

Treatment for deadly blood infections in children to be focus of Australian-led global study

Australian researchers will help lead an international study into the treatment of a potentially deadly bloodstream infection that kills about 20 Australian children a year.

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Fears WA mother charged with attempted murder of daughter will 'finish the job', Supreme Court hears

WA prosecutors say granting bail to a woman accused of attempting to murder her disabled daughter with synthetic insulin would pose a risk to the child's safety.

WA Health launches school holiday COVID-19 vaccination blitz as state records 6,566 new cases

Western Australia's Health Minister, Amber-Jade Sanderson, says up to 30 children a day are presenting to Perth Children's Hospital with COVID-19, prompting the state's school holiday vaccination blitz.

'Aishwarya' protocols implemented after girl's death already abandoned, Royal Perth Hospital nurses claim

Chronic staff shortages are seeing measures introduced after Aishwarya Aswath's death — to improve patient safety — being abandoned, according to nurses.

WA mother accused of trying to fatally drug severely disabled daughter loses bail bid

A mother accused of attempting to murder her severely disabled daughter because she allegedly believed it was in the child's "best interests to pass away peacefully" will remain behind bars after her bail application was refused.

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Perth Children's Hospital nurse Peter De Mouilpied jailed over child exploitation videos

Warning: This story contains details that may be distressing for some readers. Peter James De Mouilpied is sentenced to three years and five months in jail after he filmed himself masturbating to passing school children and other children on web cameras at his Perth home.

Perth Children's Hospital nurse Peter De Mouilpied made dozens of child exploitation videos, court hears

A former Perth Children's Hospital nurse produced dozens of child exploitation videos featuring children as young as four and filmed students on their way to school for sexual gratification, the District Court in Perth is told.

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