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Joint replacements could become day surgeries to cut down on backlog
A small number of NSW hospitals currently offer same-day discharge. The NSW government’s surgical taskforce wants to expand the option to the rest of the state.
- by Angus Thomson
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Yet another leaked report flags Perth women’s and babies’ hospital concerns
The report is the third health document to be leaked in the space of a week, further highlighting the continued internal angst among healthcare professionals over the decision to move the hospital to Murdoch.
- by Hamish Hastie
WA nurses union inches closer to entering 2025 election fray
An Australian Nurses Federation WA party would campaign on health-related issues and fight to improve the health care system.
- by Michael Genovese
Cook incensed by one of the most ‘distasteful’ questions he’s ever faced in WA parliament
In a fiery question time, WA Premier Roger Cook accused the opposition of wanting to cancel the women’s and babies’ hospital as more clinicians speak out about the plan.
- by Hamish Hastie
AMA urges child health bosses to back their staff in Perth babies’ hospital saga
A draft position paper authored by CAHS staff rejected the government’s decision to build a new women’s and babies’ hospital in Murdoch, concerned it would create an “unacceptable risk” for newborns.
- by Hamish Hastie
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‘Deadly’ Perth babies’ hospital move sets top doctors on collision course with minister
A leaked document shows the fears health professionals hold about a government decision to locate higher risk births away from the state’s children’s hospital.
- by Michael Genovese
Perth nurse banned after having threesome with vulnerable patients
The junior nurse admitted befriending patients who were admitted for complex PTSD and suicidal ideation, and later engaging in sexual activity with them just weeks after their releases from hospital.
- by Heather McNeill
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Edriss is a cancer doctor, but was told he should work in a factory
Employment agencies are telling highly skilled new arrivals to leave professional qualifications off résumés and settle for low-skilled jobs.
- by Aisha Dow
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Coronavirus pandemic
WA taxpayers cough up $187,000 to get rid of thousands of bottles of expired hand sanitiser
WA’s health department has awarded a contract to dispose of more than 130,000 bottles of expired hand sanitiser left over from a pandemic spending spree.
- by Hamish Hastie
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‘My son is going to die here’: Dad demands better training for hospital staff
Troubling numbers of physical restraint are being used on vulnerable children at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.
- by Laura Banks
Non-medical staff operating on brains, spines after ‘learning on the job’
Physician associates in Britain have been operating on skulls and brains, amputating limbs and toes, and removing patient’s tonsils.
- by Michael Searles