Dubbo
A doctor who misdiagnosed an Indigenous man with a drug-induced syndrome who later died has been referred to the NSW health care complaints commission.
The coronial inquest findings on the death of 36-year-old Kamilaroi-Dunghutti man Ricky 'Dougie' Hampson Jr will be delivered on Tuesday, three years after he died in agony from perforated stomach ulc...
An Indigenous organisation in Dubbo is set to establish a fresh community centre and plant nursery in order to foster connections between Indigenous people and their culture, thanks to a grant from Ab...
When Ricky Hampson Jr walked into Dubbo hospital in August 2021, he was in pain. Despite a self-confessed fear of hospitals, he went to the emergency room with "ten out of ten" pain, and a "popping" s...
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.
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.
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...
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.
An Indigenous man who died less than 24 hours after being discharged from Dubbo hospital was wrongly diagnosed with a drug-induced syndrome to help explain his "ten out of ten" pain, an inquest has be...
The family of a man who died soon after being discharged from a NSW regional hospital hope an inquest will make the healthcare system safer for Indigenous people.
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...
