Brisbane, Feb. 18 : Controversial Indian-born surgeon, Dr. Jayant Patel, who is currently facing a committal hearing into allegations of manslaughter over the deaths of two patients, had "unrealistic expectations" about what surgery could safely be performed at Queensland's Bundaberg Base Hospital, whistleblower nurse Toni Hoffman has told a court here.
In a 47-page statement tendered as evidence in the Brisbane Magistrates Court, Hoffman said she made her first complaint about the surgeon shortly after he started work at the hospital in April 2003.
Hoffman said she believed major procedures were too complex for Patel to be performing at the hospital because it lacked the appropriate post-operative care facilities.