Serious medical errors jump 50% in three years
Instruments left in patients was the most common cause of serious patient harm, shows NSW Auditor-General's 2019 report
Serious medical errors in NSW have increased by 57% over the past three years, with instruments left in patients the most common mistake, according to a new report.
There were 22 sentinel events in 2018-19, up from 18 the previous year and eight more than in 2016-17, figures from the NSW Auditor-General’s Health 2019 report show.
