Toni Hoffman

Who is Toni Hoffman?

Toni Ellen Hoffman is a senior nurse who received the 2006 Australian of the Year Local Hero Award for her role as a whistleblower in informing Queensland Politician Rob Messenger about Jayant Patel, a surgeon who was the subject of the Morris Inquiry and later the Davies Commission. She originally began to raise doubts about the ability of Patel with hospital management and other staff. Both doctors and surgeons who were familiar with his work were also deeply concerned.

She spent time in London studying midwifery and intensive care. Hoffman received a Masters degree in bio-ethics in 2002.