Dead people booked for operations in NT public hospitals due to Acacia failings

Dead people are being booked for operations in the Northern Territory's public hospitals due to failures of a $335 million health IT system, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) says.

The peak body for doctors has revealed the latest issue for the troubled Acacia patient record system in its second submission to a parliamentary inquiry.

The AMA's submission also says some doctors are afraid to speak up about Acacia's issues because of confidentiality concerns and a fear of losing their jobs, labelling it a "chilling effect".

Surgical services is the area most impacted by Acacia's failings, the submission says, with doctors unsure how the system is booking dead people for operations.

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