2 Apr 2025

Te Whatu Ora Chief Clinical officer on misidentified 11-year-old

From Checkpoint, 5:08 pm on 2 April 2025

An eleven year girl who was mistaken for an older mental health patient was forcibly injected with anti-psychotic medication that's not normally used for children and wasn't even the first choice of treatment for an adult. A rapid review of the incident by Te Whatu Ora has found several significant failings. Te Whatu Ora Chief Clinical officer Doctor Richard Sullivan spoke to Lisa Owen.