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Dementia patients walking out of hospitals

A coroner has ruled a dementia patient who disappeared from a regional Queensland hospital in 2023, never to be seen again, died from dehydration.

Published: 15 August 2025
  • qld
  • 15 August 2025
  • ABC News

Major changes to the hospital's security followed but they have not stopped similar incidents occurring.

It has prompted calls for change from the man's family and advocacy groups.

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