Ravi Nayyar

'Health Minister Ryan Park said the review had identified 112 non-routine issues over the past year at the state's hospitals — 74 resolved, 32 being rectified, and six that were being looked at more closely.

'... revealed clinicians discovered the fungal infection cluster at RPA in early December last year, and his office was informed on Christmas Eve.

'However, Mr Park was notified in early February this year.

'Minister, what advice have you taken about the legal liability for negligence?

'Mr Park said he hadn't sought that advice'.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-02/nsw-hospital-review-uncovers-maintenance-issues/106404848

Minister denies 'negligence on his watch' after snap review into hospitals

The review comes after a fungal infection cluster at a transplant ward at Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital linked to two deaths.

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'More than 100 construction projects across NSW’s hospitals and other healthcare sites are now under the microscope ...

'... a balcony exposed to spores from RPA’s major redevelopment construction site was probably the source of the fungus cluster ...

'Environmental testing and cleaning monitoring failed to meet care delivery standards ... prompting NSW Health Secretary Susan Pearce to order audits across NSW Health’s extensive network of construction projects.

'[The balcony] was accessible to patients on RPA’s transplant ward while construction occurred next door on the hospital’s $940 million redevelopment. At least one of the affected patients used the balcony before it was shut off in late November.

'The report found that CPB managed and monitored emissions at its construction site boundaries, but did not assess the risk to patients’ access to balconies near or above the construction works.

'Its recommendations included updating the hospital’s construction risk assessments and monitoring to include all clinical areas, including air intakes, windows, and balconies, and establishing a formal governance process to monitor and respond to any increase in invasive fungal infections'.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/patient-remains-in-icu-four-months-after-deadly-fungus-cluster-20260326-p5zj19.html

More than 100 NSW hospital construction sites probed after fungus fail

Authorities have identified the most likely source of the outbreak that caused the deaths of two patients at a prestigious Sydney hospital.

The Sydney Morning Herald