A 6-year-old girl dies after being discharged twice from Sydney Children’s Hospital

A six-year-old has died after being sent home twice from the Sydney children's hospital.

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00:00The six-year-old girl first presented here at Sydney Children's Hospital in

00:06Randwick in Sydney's east on Monday. She was initially clinically assessed by

00:11medical staff before being discharged. We understand a short time later her

00:16family returned her to the same hospital. She was assessed again by staff where

00:21she was diagnosed with influenza before being given what's effectively been

00:26described in a statement by the Sydney Children's Hospital Network as an at-home

00:30care plan. We understand she was later transported to Northern Beaches Hospital

00:35where she tragically died on Tuesday. In a statement the Sydney Children's Hospital

00:40Network says they express their deepest condolences to the family for the loss

00:45of their child. They say they're progressing an initial review into the

00:49patient's care while at the Children's Hospital. Northern Beaches Hospital has

00:54echoed the same sentiment. They say alongside the Sydney Children's Hospital

00:58Network where the child had received care earlier in the day they will

01:02undertake the appropriate investigations in line with New South Wales health

01:06policy. Staff at St Luke's Grammar School in D.Y. in Sydney's Northern Beaches where

01:11the six-year-old was a kindergarten student have described her as being

01:15free-spirited, bright and full of life. They're also offering grief counseling to

01:22affected families. In an email informing the D.Y. school community of her death on

01:28Tuesday night the school says no words can express the heartbreak the parents

01:32are currently experiencing. New South Wales Health Minister Ryan Park has

01:37described the incident as devastating and says he will work to find out how and

01:42why the girl's death occurred and find answers for her parents. As well as a New

01:48South Wales coronial review of the girl's death the incident has also triggered a

01:54serious adverse event review which is only reserved for the most serious clinical

02:00incidents.