Dougie Hampson
An Indigenous man who died in the aftermath of a misdiagnosis at a regional NSW hospital could have survived if his stomach ulcers were detected, an inquest has been told.
An emotional courtroom has heard from family and friends of Ricky 'Dougie' Hampson Jr, with his eldest daughter telling the inquest there was "nothing in the world he wouldn't have done for us.
Cultural grants are being launched by a leading medical body to better foster cultural awareness in the treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island patients in the Northern Territory.
An Indigenous man who died in the aftermath of being misdiagnosed at Dubbo hospital would have had a good chance of living "a normal life" had he been diagnosed correctly, an inquest has heard.
An Indigenous man who died after being misdiagnosed with a drug-induced syndrome had previously told a relative he was "really scared" of going to hospitals, an inquest has heard.
Numerous family members of an Indigenous man who died after being misdiagnosed at a regional NSW hospital walked out of the courtroom on Wednesday when the doctor responsible for the misdiagnosis stoo...
An emergency doctor has told an inquest "cognitive bias" played a role when he incorrectly diagnosed an Aboriginal man with a drug-induced syndrome, rather than identifying the stomach ulcers that led...
A junior doctor had limited knowledge of the syndrome with which an Indigenous man was wrongly diagnosed at a NSW hospital whilst in significant pain, an inquest has heard.
Ricky Hampson Jr was a protector, a big brother known as "Dougie" who always looked for ways to bring his family joy."Dougie was our firstborn, he was always happy," his father Rick Hampson Sr recalle...
WARNING: The following article contains the names and images of people who have died. A coronial inquest will open next Monday to examine the death of Kamilaroi Dunghutti man Ricky "Dougie" Hampson Jr...
The New South Wales Coroner will hold an inquest into the death of Kamilaroi-Dunghutti man Ricky "Dougie" Hampson Jr. who died in August 2021 of perforated ulcers hours after he being discharged from...
The family of Ricky '"Dougie" Hampson, a Kamilaroi/Dunghutti man who died after alleged inadequate treatment from a regional NSW hospital, have taken their call for a coronial inquest into his death t...
The death of Kamilaroi/Dunghutti man Ricky "Dougie" Hampson Jr after alleged medical negligence has been referred to the New South Wales coroner for investigation.