Clinical review rejects doctor’s claims that ED staff were urged to prioritise patients in ambulances

The claims had been made last year by Dr David Pope.
Dr David Pope. Photo: Newspix

A clinical review has found no evidence that ED staff were being forced to prioritise patients in ambulances over sicker patients arriving in waiting rooms due to ambulance ramping.

The claims had been made last year by Dr David Pope, a doctor at Royal Adelaide Hospital and president of the SA Salaried Medical Officers Association.