The NSW Premier has apologised for the shocking treatment of a Sydney woman denied the right to see her dying mother.

Gayle was kicked out of her mother’s palliative care room at Campbelltown Hospital, despite pleas to stay beyond visiting hours.

The nurse threatened to call security if the triple-vaccinated woman didn’t leave.

She arrived the next morning to see her mother but was instead made to wait five hours in the hospital car park for her visiting exemption to be renewed.

Her husband, Peter, contacted Ben Fordham and explained Gayle’s mother had died by the time she was allowed into the hospital.

“On Saturday evening we got a call from Brad Hazzard … he was apologetic. Then Dominic Perrottet called on Sunday,” Peter told Ben.

NSW Health has launched a full investigation. (Full statement below)

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Full statement from Campbelltown Hospital spokesperson:

“We express our deepest condolences to the family of Shirley Foster for their loss.

“We have spoken with Ms Foster’s daughter Ms Gayle Roberts to personally offer our condolences and to apologise for the distress caused when she was asked to leave Campbelltown Hospital when her visiting permit expired.

“Ms Roberts should have been allowed to remain with her mother for compassionate reasons.

“Like all NSW Health facilities, Campbelltown Hospital has temporarily restricted visitors to due to increasing transmission rates with the emergence of the Omicron variant.

“At the request of the Health Minister Brad Hazzard, NSW Health last week provided updated guidance for hospital visitations to local health districts, which significantly expands the scope of compassionate exemptions for visitors.

“Campbelltown Hospital will follow this guidance to ensure that compassion is shown to patients and their families, while continuing to protect them, and our healthcare workers, from COVID-19.

“In addition to implementing the updated guidance, we are also conducting a thorough review of this incident and our processes, so we can learn from it and ensure it does not happen again.

“We will continue to work with our staff to support them to strike the right balance between facilitating vital hospital visits for patients and their loved ones, and minimising the risk of transmission of COVID-19.”

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