“Bed block” in the Northern Territory (NT) health system led to death of a Tiwi Island mother, a coroner has found, recommending that NT government urgently fund the doubling of mental health beds to address an ongoing crisis.
Following days of sedation in the Royal Darwin Hospital emergency department and high-security Joan Ridley Unit, Pukumani Alimankinni, 47, stopped breathing while sleeping in a bean bag on Aug. 8, 2021.
