Review announced into management at Launceston hospital in wake of damning commission of inquiry evidence

The Tasmanian government has announced it will immediately be conducting a review into child safety and the management of complaints at the Launceston General Hospital.

Key points:

The review will be carried out despite the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government's Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings still running

The announcement of the review comes after a week of inquiry hearings in which senior managers at the hospital gave evidence

Tasmania's Premier apologised for the failures of governments "past and present"

The announcement comes after the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government's Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings turned its focus to the Launceston General Hospital last week.

The inquiry has heard of catastrophic failings at the hospital around its handling of notorious paedophile James Geoffrey Griffin, who worked as a nurse on the children's ward.

During the hearings, it was revealed a senior executive at the hospital got most of her information about an investigation into Griffin from two podcasts.

The inquiry also heard Griffin's nursing supervisor said she was aware of him hugging young patients but his behaviour was "accepted by all staff" and in her opinion at the time something which could be addressed by "education".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-03/lgh-investigation-due-to-commission-of-inq-into-sexual-abuse/101204464