A patient was left to remove a cannula from their own arm after being discharged from Footscray Hospital last week.

The caller, who had contracted Bell’s palsy, told 3AW Mornings host Tom Elliott that there were not enough staff to care properly for all patients.

Press PLAY to hear the caller detail their experience at Footscray Hospital

“Those poor nurses in that hospital are so overworked due to the shortage of health professionals,” they said.

Statement attributed to Western Health Acting Chief Operating Officer, Jason Plant:

“We aim to provide patient-centred, high-quality care and the safety and wellbeing of our patients is our top priority. Where issues are raised, we thoroughly investigate and identify opportunities for learning and improvement. For privacy reasons we are unable comment on individual patients in response to media enquiries.”

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