Staff at John Hunter Hospital failed to identify the seriousness of a treatable but life-threatening injury, an inquest into the death of Nicholas Wells has found

By Sam Rigney
July 23 2019 - 5:00am
Nicholas Wells and his daughter, Sapphire. Picture: Supplied
Nicholas Wells and his daughter, Sapphire. Picture: Supplied

NICHOLAS Wells, a young father seriously injured in a car crash in 2016, died when staff at John Hunter Hospital failed to identify the seriousness of a treatable but life-threatening internal injury and incorrectly attributed his worsening symptoms to a withdrawal from drugs.

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