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'Cycle of crisis': emergency departments' stress grows

'Cycle of crisis': emergency departments' stress grows

Australian public hospitals are stretched to their limit, with a peak medical body reporting record waiting times for patients needing immediate care.

Record numbers quit emergency depts without full care

Record numbers quit emergency depts without full care

Record numbers quit emergency depts without full care

Record numbers quit emergency depts without full care

Tens of thousands of people are leaving hospital before finishing emergency treatment despite having potentially life-threatening conditions, health data says.

Safety guidelines ignored before hospital fungus deaths

Safety guidelines ignored before hospital fungus deaths

Safety guidelines ignored before hospital fungus deaths

Safety guidelines ignored before hospital fungus deaths

Protections for some of the sickest patients at a major hospital were not implemented before a construction-induced fungal infection claimed two lives.

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Hospital giant urges insurers to cough up more money

Hospital giant urges insurers to cough up more money

A major private hospital operator has swung to profit with help from strong Australian revenue growth, but its boss wants a bigger share of insurance premiums.

Patients dead as hospital build sparks fungal outbreak

Patients dead as hospital build sparks fungal outbreak

Sydney's largest public hospital admits construction works sparked an outbreak of a fungal infection that left two patients dead and four more sick.

Homicide cops probe 'distressing' mental hospital death

Homicide cops probe 'distressing' mental hospital death

A union is renewing its calls for action on staffing and safety concerns as police investigate the death of a patient at a mental hospital.

Security review after deadly mental health escapes

Security review after deadly mental health escapes

Authorities will review security arrangements at a mental health facility after two patients were allegedly involved in fatal incidents after fleeing care.

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Healthcare pay offer lauded as $1.5b hospital launched

Healthcare pay offer lauded as $1.5b hospital launched

Healthcare pay offer lauded as $1.5b hospital launched

Healthcare pay offer lauded as $1.5b hospital launched

A significant new pay offer has been presented to healthcare workers undertaking industrial action, as a $1.5 billion public hospital is unveiled.

'Time to deliver': blame shifted on hospital bed block

'Time to deliver': blame shifted on hospital bed block

'Time to deliver': blame shifted on hospital bed block

'Time to deliver': blame shifted on hospital bed block

While thousands of older Australians lie stranded in hospitals, the federal government has put responsibility for aged care squarely on states and territories.

Minister can't quantify NDIS savings post-hospital deal

Minister can't quantify NDIS savings post-hospital deal

Minister can't quantify NDIS savings post-hospital deal

Minister can't quantify NDIS savings post-hospital deal

Health Minister Mark Butler is yet to put a deadline on cutting spending growth on the $50 billion-per-year NDIS after striking a major hospital funding deal.

'Long overdue': states sign off on $25b hospital deal

'Long overdue': states sign off on $25b hospital deal

'Long overdue': states sign off on $25b hospital deal

'Long overdue': states sign off on $25b hospital deal

An eleventh-hour agreement means states and territories will receive extra funding for public hospitals but health experts are calling for more reforms.

Troubled hospital becomes surgery hub to cut backlog

Troubled hospital becomes surgery hub to cut backlog

Troubled hospital becomes surgery hub to cut backlog

Troubled hospital becomes surgery hub to cut backlog

A billion-dollar hospital that was absorbed into public hands after a toddler died will host a surgery centre to relieve a strained health system.

Dad with Q fever should have had scans before death

Dad with Q fever should have had scans before death

Dad with Q fever should have had scans before death

Dad with Q fever should have had scans before death

A rural meat worker's risk of a disease spread by livestock should have been identified before his death from a blood clot on the lungs, a coroner has ruled.

Medical mistakes led to grandmother's death: coroner

Medical mistakes led to grandmother's death: coroner

Medical mistakes led to grandmother's death: coroner

Medical mistakes led to grandmother's death: coroner

A grandmother from a remote Indigenous community died in hospital following a chain of medical failures, a coroner said.

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Alert as three hospitalised with Legionnaires' disease

An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease linked to a busy CBD has prompted a warning for others to be alert for signs of the severe respiratory illness.

History-making miracle premmie continues to defy odds

Tiny Charlie Jones has made history as one of the smallest premature babies in the country - tipping the scales at just 360 grams.

Funding deal rejected as elderly languish in hospital

State and territory health ministers have rejected a Commonwealth public hospital funding offer, as an ageing population stretches the system beyond capacity.

Patients suffer while hospital funding row drags on

Emergency room doctors work tirelessly to prepare patients for treatment but without funding co-operation, delays for critical care may continue to increase.

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Influencer died from severe blood loss after home birth

A coroner has begun investigating the death of a wellness influencer who was rushed to hospital after giving birth to her son at home.

'Not good enough': hospital funding feud spills over

Australian governments are wasting $1.2 billion a year on avoidable public hospital spending as states and territories unite to call for more federal funding.

Nut allergy to brain injury: what happened to Max?

A 15-year-old boy had an allergic reaction to nuts, but what paramedics and doctors did as he struggled to breathe is being investigated by a coroner.

State's bid for more cash in public hospital crisis fix

One state government is demanding more federal funding to fix overwhelmed public hospitals, but the health minister says a generous offer has already been made.

'Freak accident': 13 injured in demolition derby crash

A local council could slam the brakes on an annual rally for motoring enthusiasts after a race car crashed into a grandstand, injuring 13 people.

Russia launches major drone and missile attack on Kyiv

Russia has launched a massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv that has killed four people and injured dozens.

Delhi car blast investigated as terrorism

Indian police say the explosion of a car in a busy market and tourist area of the capital Delhi killing eight is being investigated as an act of terror.

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