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Doctors defend seven-day delay for patient results

Doctors defend seven-day delay for patient results

Delaying patient results could prevent misinformation and distress, doctors say, as the government tries to scrap wait times for scans and medical tests.

Population pressure on Qld health system

Population pressure on Qld health system

Population pressure on Qld health system

Population pressure on Qld health system

Growing demand for hospital presentations and ambulances services has affected health services and emergency departments in Queensland.

Ambulance ramping under spotlight after patient deaths

Ambulance ramping under spotlight after patient deaths

Ambulance ramping under spotlight after patient deaths

Ambulance ramping under spotlight after patient deaths

Queensland's health minister will bring together emergency department bosses to address ambulance ramping after two people died in as many days.

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Australians delaying doctor visits due to rising costs

Australians delaying doctor visits due to rising costs

Put off by surging prices, patients are increasingly delaying or skipping important appointments with doctors, dentists and medical health professionals.

Failure to give CPR before aged care resident's death

Failure to give CPR before aged care resident's death

Staff at an aged care home failed to perform CPR on a resident who died from heart failure because they incorrectly thought he had a do-not-resuscitate order.

Pharmacist sacked after accessing 7000 patient records

Pharmacist sacked after accessing 7000 patient records

The Alfred Health worker was fired after an investigation uncovered they had accessed thousands of electronic medical records

Urgent training needed for aged care shortage: experts

Urgent training needed for aged care shortage: experts

With Australia's ageing population set to surge, a peak academic body has raised the alarm over a predicted shortfall in allied health workers in aged care.

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Lack of dental care leaves DV survivors missing teeth

Lack of dental care leaves DV survivors missing teeth

Lack of dental care leaves DV survivors missing teeth

Lack of dental care leaves DV survivors missing teeth

Difficulties accessing dental care means survivors of domestic violence may be forced to live without teeth for years while on waitlists for dentures.

Public hospitals should give abortions, committee says

Public hospitals should give abortions, committee says

Public hospitals should give abortions, committee says

Public hospitals should give abortions, committee says

A parliamentary committee is calling for all public hospitals to be able to perform abortions among a suite of recommendations on reproductive health care.

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