An overseas-trained doctor is being investigated in Queensland for a series of surgical errors. Source: AAP
AN overseas-trained doctor accused of incompetence, including removing the wrong kidney from a patient, could still be practising in Queensland's private sector.
Two Rockhampton Hospital chiefs have been sacked amid revelations a South American surgeon, who did his initial medical training in Spain, removed a patient's right kidney instead of the diseased organ on the left.
It's also alleged he nicked the artery of another patient, who was sent home but returned to hospital last week suffering extensive blood loss.
The case has echoes of the Jayant Patel controversy, which turned the spotlight on the credentials of foreign-trained doctors working in the Queensland health system.
The Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service Board has sacked Rockhampton Hospital's director of surgery, along with the acting executive director of medical services.
Board chairman Charles Ware has told Fairfax Media radio there's a systemic problem at the hospital.
The board has ordered a broad-ranging review of patient safety systems. A separate review will look at the specific incidents involving the surgeon.
"These reviews must be thorough and robust and I assure Central Queenslanders they will lead to decisive action that will ensure the safety of our patients," Mr Ware said in a statement on Tuesday.
The surgeon has been suspended from working at the Rockhampton Hospital, but Health Minister Lawrence Springborg has told parliament he's also been working in the private sector.
"This person doesn't only work for us. They also do private work as well. We have taken the action. Maybe it's also right for other employers to do a similar thing," Mr Springborg said.
Opposition health spokeswoman Jo-Ann Miller has called on the minister to name "Dr X", saying the Rockhampton community rightly wants to know.
The minister said four surgical procedures carried out by the doctor were being investigated.
The surgeon had trained in Spain before coming to Australia, where he completed two years of additional training and was accredited to operate here in 2011.
The Health Quality and Complaints Commission has also been asked to investigate the matter.
A spokesman for the health minister said advice was being sought from Queensland Health about if, and at what point, it would be appropriate to name the surgeon.
Any private work the doctor might be doing was a matter for the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, he said.
Matters of private practice were outside the government's control, but health complaint processes would be vastly improved from July 1, when the government's new health ombudsman would handle such cases, the spokesman said.
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