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Nov 3, 2011 · Jayant Patel, former head of surgery at the Bundaberg hospital in Queensland, was sentenced to seven years in gaol following a guilty verdict on three counts of manslaughter
- Fiona J. Pacey, Stephanie D. Short, Kirsten Harley
- 2018
Oct 20, 2023 · Former surgeon Jayant Patel operated on approximately 1,000 patients at Bundaberg Hospital. (AAP: Dave Hunt - file photo) That moment would prove a turning point for Toni and for the town of Bundaberg, which would forever be known as the place where Jayant Patel — aka Dr Death — worked.
- Brigid Andersen
Jayant Mukundray Patel (born April 10, 1950 [citation needed]) is an Indian-born American surgeon who was accused of gross negligence whilst working at Bundaberg Base Hospital in Queensland, Australia. Deaths of some of Patel's patients led to widespread publicity in 2005.
Ms Hoffman made national headlines in the mid-2000s after she blew the whistle on the lack of action by the Bundaberg Base Hospital in Queensland after she and other nurses reported concerns about the poor surgical outcomes and patient deaths related to surgeon Dr Jayant Patel.
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Queensland MP Rob Messenger raises concerns in State Parliament about Patel's competence following a tip-off from Toni Hoffman.
Patel resigns and is flown back to the US by Queensland Health. Media scrutiny reveals Patel had been banned from performing some surgery in the US due to negligence. The then Queensland premier, Peter Beattie, announces an inquiry, headed by Tony Morris QC.
Morris inquiry axed after Supreme Court rules Commissioner Morris showed ostensible bias. Second inquiry headed by former Court of Appeal Judge Geoff Davies AO begins.
Warrants issued for Patel's arrest on 16 charges, including manslaughter, grievous bodily harm, fraud.
Patel faces committal hearing in the Brisbane Magistrates Court and is committed to stand trial on 13 charges including three counts of manslaughter.
Patel found guilty of three counts of manslaughter and one count of grievous bodily harm after one of the Queensland Supreme Court's longest running trials.
Patel's appeal against his the conviction and sentencing due to be heard, but delayed when his legal team said it does not have the money proceed.
Appeal hearing begins in Brisbane. Patel's lawyers argued the appeal was on the grounds the jury's verdicts were unreasonable, Patel was denied a fair hearing, and the sentence was excessive. Patel's appeal also alleged the presiding judge made several errors, such as not discharging the jury on two occasions. The Queensland Attorney-General also a...
The High Court unanimously upholds Patel's appeal, saying that a "miscarriage of justice had occurred" because the prosecution "radically changed its case" in a way that made much of the evidence that had been admitted irrelevant. He was released from jail on conditions that he report to police three times per week.
Queensland's Director of Public Prosecutions confirms Patel will face retrial on manslaughter and grievous bodily harm charges.
Jun 8, 2012 · The High Court has just finished hearing an appeal by Jayant Patel, the Bundaberg surgeon who was convicted in June 2010 on three counts of manslaughter and one count of grievous bodily harm.
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Nov 14, 2017 · Dr Jayant Patel gained registration as a medical practitioner in Queensland under Queensland under Medical Practitioners Registration Act 2001 (QLD) Section 135, allowing overseas-trained medical practitioners to work in ‘areas of need’. 40 When applying for registration, Patel failed to disclose disciplinary outcomes from two previous ...
