Overview

• The child was first assessed and discharged twice from Sydney Children’s Hospital in Randwick on Monday before being admitted to Northern Beaches Hospital, where she died on Tuesday.
• NSW Health has referred the case to the coroner and launched a joint Serious Adverse Event Review to examine the clinical decisions behind her at-home guidance.
• Minister Ryan Park expressed condolences and insisted the family deserves answers on how the discharges were handled.
• NSW Police are preparing a brief for the coroner as part of the ongoing investigations into the young patient’s emergency care.
• The latest surveillance report recorded 4,284 influenza notifications in the week to August 3, while vaccination coverage among children under five has dropped to just 24.1 percent.