Sick to Death
Episodes
Bonus Episode 4: The Waiting Game
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The story of Dr Jayant Patel and others involved in the saga surrounding his two-year tenure at the Bundaberg Base Hospital was far from over when Hed...
Episode 16: Dear Dr Patel
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As Hedley travels to the United States in hopes of a face-to-face interview with Jayant Patel, Geoff Davies delivers his findings to Premier Peter Bea...
Episode 15: The Collapse
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Queenslanders are outraged when the Commission of Inquiry led by Tony Morris collapses following a successful court challenge by hospital administrato...
Episode 14: Payback
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What was meant to be a light‑hearted dinner becomes weaponised into a scandal. The fallout leads to calls for Commissioner Tony Morris to be sidelin...
Bonus Episode 3: All Hell Breaks Loose
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Journalism's tradecraft and the work that goes on in newsrooms when a massive story is unfolding comes into sharp focus as Hedley catches up in Bundab...
Bonus Episode 2: The Children
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In 1928 when Bundaberg was a small town with good prospects a decade after the end of the Great War, its popular GP Dr Ewing Thomson unleashed a medic...
Bonus Episode 1: Whistleblower Status
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode of Sick to Death, listeners can hear the extraordinary real audio from the 2005 meeting where nurse Toni Hoffman blew th...
From The Front: How we made the smash-hit Sick to Death podcast
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Two years, 500 gigabytes of audio, and more than 200 voice actors. The Australian’s podcast adaptation of Hedley Thomas’ best-selling book...
An update on Sick to Death
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian's National Chief Correspondent Hedley Thomas provides an update on this podcast series.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...
Episode 13: Wound Feuds
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hedley traces Dr Jayant Patel’s roots in Jamnagar, where former colleagues describe an autocratic surgeon whose unchecked ego foreshadowed disas...
Episode 12: Bring Him Back
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The inquiry into Bundaberg Hospital and Dr Jayant Patel tears open Queensland Health’s culture. Buried reports are resurfaced in televised heari...
Episode 11: The Breaking Point
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A simple Google search detonates a statewide crisis as Dr Jayant Patel’s past is laid bare. The resulting media storm unleashes public fury,&nbs...
Episode 10: The Bombshell
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
“You know, he didn’t become a bad surgeon overnight.” This off-handed comment by a Bundaberg nurse prompts Hedley Thomas to st...
Episode 9: Mind Games
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Nurse Toni Hoffman risks a clandestine meeting with Hedley Thomas, as hospital administrators continue their hunt for the person leaking stories. ...
Episode 8: Grind Them Down
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Patel books a ticket to flee overseas as the story of Queensland’s own ‘Dr Death’ gains traction in the media. Meanwhile, a...
Episode 7: Cover It Up
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Defeated by the bureaucracy of public health, veteran ICU nurse Toni Hoffman drives through a storm to blow the whistle on Jayant Patel. Politician Ro...
Episode 6: The Bloodletting
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The list of Jayant Patel’s victims continues to grow. Fifteen‑year‑old Shannon Mobbs arrives after a trail‑bike crash and has his fe...
Episode 5: The Messenger
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Unrest at Bundaberg Hospital grows, as staff grapple with the devastating consequences of Dr Jayant Patel’s reckless practices. After yet ...
Episode 4: Doctor’s Germs
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Jayant Patel continues to go unchecked at Bundaberg Base Hospital. From botched surgeries and fatal errors to shocking breaches of basic hygiene, t...
Episode 4: Doctor’s Germs
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Jayant Patel continues to go unchecked at Bundaberg Base Hospital. From botched surgeries and fatal errors to shocking breaches of basic hygiene, t...
Episode 3: Wounded Pride
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Falsified patient records, accusations of gross negligence, and a trail of complaints should have ended Dr Jayant Patel’s medical career —...
Episode 1: The Fall
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a family holiday turns into a nightmare? The Neville family’s summer break takes a devastating turn when young Elise suffers a...
Episode 2: New Beginnings
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Jayant Patel, a disgraced surgeon with a shadowy past, secures a new job in Queensland's healthcare system by concealing his history. Soon af...
Introducing: Sick to Death
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They called him “Doctor Death”. A surgeon charged with saving lives, but accused of taking them instead. Gold Walkley Award-winning journa...