{
  "id": 6568206,
  "title": "‘It’s a disaster’: How boxes of forgotten referrals led to tragedy at a Victorian hospital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/its-a-disaster-how-boxes-of-forgotten-referrals-led-to-tragedy-at-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T09:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/it-s-a-disaster-how-boxes-of-forgotten-referrals-led-to-tragedy-at-a-victorian-hospital-20260909-p60vqe.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An investigation is under way after more than 150 referrals were forgotten in cardboard boxes, leading to potentially catastrophic delays for cancer patients.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘It’s a disaster’: How boxes of forgotten referrals led to tragedy at a Victorian hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/its-a-disaster-how-boxes-of-forgotten-referrals-led-to-tragedy-at-a-6568226",
        "published": "2026-09-10T09:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}