A nurse in Townsville Hospital’s secure mental health unit is under investigation for supplying a patient with a hunting knife. A source said a nurse brought in what they described as “a large hunting knife” and gave it to a patient who was cooking food, but then left the patient unsupervised with the potential weapon. Staff at the nurses station were “shocked” when the patient presented them with the knife. It’s the latest in a string of controversies to rock the Townsville Hospital services.
