Dispensing machine jam causes 10-minute meds delay for critically ill patient

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Dispensing machine jam causes 10-minute meds delay for critically ill patient

Jonathan
Chilton-Towle
Middlemore Hospital
A patient died at Middlemore Hospital after an automated dispensing machine jammed, causing a delay in accessing medicine
An external investigation is under way at Middlemore Hospital after a patient death which is possibly related to a fault in an automated medicine disp