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Not being able to move leg

Posted By Kaizp

"Not being able to move leg"

About: Kununurra Hospital / Emergency Department

(as the patient),

I woke up unable to have any muscle or skeletal control from one of my legs down. 

Told the emergency doctor my concerns with previous medical history.

Was dismissed and I believe I was sent home with the wrong footwear for my condition.

GP in Perth requested an ultrasound. 1 week later from the ultrasound report still hasn't been done from kununurra hospital.

Had to go in to ask to send my gp my discharge summary a few days later as it seemingly wasn't done in a timely manner. 

In my opinion, nice staff, poor service.  

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Response from WA Country Health Service 15 months ago
WA Country Health Service

Submitted on 27/01/2023 at 12:44 PM
Published on Care Opinion at 12:56 PM

Dear Kaizp,

Thank you for taking the time to post your comments on the Care Opinion website. I am very sorry to hear about your experience at Kununurra District Hospital.

I hope you are making a good recovery from your condition.

Your post raises very serious concerns, and we would be very keen to investigate this further.

I would be very grateful if you could contact our Senior Medical Officer, Dr Marg Sturdy, by email at ek.smo@health.wa.gov.au.

This will allow us to fully investigate the circumstances and make sure we have the right processes in place to prevent any future similar issues.

Kind Regards,

Pattie Scott

East Kimberley Operations Manager

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