Major failures led to autistic 11-year-old being sedated in adult ward, two reports find
The girl was mistaken for an adult and restrained and injected with drugs at a Waikato Hospital mental health unit, and her family says it's had a "lasting and traumatic impact".
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What happenedThe girl was mistaken for an adult and restrained and injected with drugs at a Waikato Hospital mental health unit, and her family says it's had a "lasting and traumatic impact".
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Major failures led to autistic 11-year-old being sedated in adult ward, two reports find
The girl was mistaken for an adult and restrained and injected with drugs at a Waikato Hospital mental health unit, and her family says it's had a "lasting and traumatic impact".