AAP General News (Australia)
08-10-2010
QLD:Grieving families forced to wait years
The Queensland opposition has accused the coroner's office of keeping more than 200
families waiting more than two years for answers about the deaths of their loved ones.
Deputy Opposition Leader LAWRENCE SPRINGBORG says the Office of the State Coroner's
report for 2008/09 was finally tabled on Friday.
He says that apart from being nine months late .. the reports shows 226 cases of deaths
reported to the Coroner remained unresolved at least two years after the deaths occurred.
He also wants to know what's happened to recommendations from the 2005 Davies Inquiry
for a dedicated medical officer to be appointed to the coroner's Office .. as well as
a specialist medical panel .. in the wake of deaths caused by killer surgeon JAYANT PATEL.
AAP RTV djb/tnf/jkl/jmt
KEYWORD: CORONER (BRISBANE)
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