Jayant Patel - Aftermath

Aftermath

In a television documentary on the case aired by the CNN in November 2010 as part of its "World’s Untold Stories" series and entitled "They Called Him ‘Dr. Death’" several of Patel’s medical co-workers in Australia testified to having repeatedly blown a whistle on him only to be ignored by medical superiors and other authorities. Questions were also raised about the lack of due diligence by those involved in his appointment.

In response to the case, Peter Beattie fired the Director General, and changes were made to funding, the operations of the medical board, and to how concerns raised by whistle blowers are handled.