Queensland Well being has come beneath hearth after it was revealed a affected person died or was severely injured after medical doctors carried out surgical procedure on the mistaken individual.
Opposition Chief David Crisafulli introduced consideration to the incident, which appeared in a authorities companies report.
"In 2019 to 2020 a affected person was severely harmed or died after the mistaken surgical procedure was carried out on the mistaken affected person," Mr Crisafulli stated.
The small print within the report have been restricted and didn't point out the hospital the place the accident came about, or the surgeon who carried out the operation.
"Queensland Well being was the one well being system within the nation the place this occurred," Mr Crisafulli stated.
Well being Minister Yvette D'Ath at this time stated she was unaware of the incident.
"I am actually glad to take a look at the actual incident, it was a really common assertion made," she stated.
"Sadly there are occasions when issues go mistaken, typically there are antagonistic reactions that typically results in a lack of life."
Ms D'Ath added related incidents had occurred beneath LNP premier Campbell Newman.
"Within the 2013-14 12 months, two folks involving procedures mistaken affected person mistaken physique half resulted in main damage or lack of life."