7 Jul 2022

Psychiatric body's apology over torture 'disppointing'

From Morning Report, 7:53 am on 7 July 2022

Patients tortured at Lake Alice psychiatric hospital have finally received an apology from the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists after waiting for more than 40 years.

Royal Forum - a group monitoring the work of the Abuse in Care inquiry - said the survivors deserved more.

It said the college had not been in contact with any of the former patients and the statement containing the apology was only posted on its website and was hard to find.

A representative of the group Dr Oliver Sutherland spoke to Morning Report.