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'Milestone' reached on 24/7 nurses in aged care homes

'Milestone' reached on 24/7 nurses in aged care homes

Nurses were in residential aged care homes almost the entire time at facilities nationwide, with the federal government declaring the achievement a "milestone".

Jump in ambulance and emergency department wait times

Jump in ambulance and emergency department wait times

Jump in ambulance and emergency department wait times

Jump in ambulance and emergency department wait times

Wait times have increased for serious ambulance call outs in Victoria and the number of patients waiting in emergency departments for more than a day doubled.

Eight-hour hospital bed wait before woman's death

Eight-hour hospital bed wait before woman's death

Eight-hour hospital bed wait before woman's death

Eight-hour hospital bed wait before woman's death

A coroner says the treatment provided to a 71-year-old woman who died while waiting for a bed at a Tasmanian hospital was substandard.

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Life-changing muscular dystrophy trial 'beacon of hope'

Life-changing muscular dystrophy trial 'beacon of hope'

A world-first global medical trial is offering hope for children with a debilitating genetic condition that usually leaves them in a wheelchair by age 12.

Health chiefs racing to boost Queensland flu jab rates

Health chiefs racing to boost Queensland flu jab rates

Health chiefs will meet to consider ways to boost Queensland's lagging flu vaccinations but the minister suggests free jabs for all might not be the answer.

Clear shortcomings in Qld hospital audiology review

Clear shortcomings in Qld hospital audiology review

A review into a Queensland hospital's audiological care has found clear failures within the service that required urgent follow-ups with children.

Aged care beds deal takes pressure of ED wait times

Aged care beds deal takes pressure of ED wait times

NSW Premier Chris Minns is concerned about long hospital waiting times as the state turns to a federal program to shift elderly people out of hospital.

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Flu on the rise as COVID-19 settles, warns NSW top doc

Flu on the rise as COVID-19 settles, warns NSW top doc

Flu on the rise as COVID-19 settles, warns NSW top doc

Flu on the rise as COVID-19 settles, warns NSW top doc

NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant is urging parents to vaccinate their kids for flu before school resumes, as cases of the potentially deadly virus spike.

Toddler dies after hospital fails to return mum's call

Toddler dies after hospital fails to return mum's call

Toddler dies after hospital fails to return mum's call

Toddler dies after hospital fails to return mum's call

The Royal Children’s Hospital's failure to return a worried mother's call hours after her toddler was operated on was "wholly inadequate", a coroner has found.

Staff stunned as 19th-century Sydney hospital closes

Staff stunned as 19th-century Sydney hospital closes

Staff stunned as 19th-century Sydney hospital closes

Staff stunned as 19th-century Sydney hospital closes

A hospital providing palliative care, rehabilitation and geriatric psychiatry services in the heart of Sydney will close within months.

Nurses, doctors hurt by patient in hospital attack

Nurses, doctors hurt by patient in hospital attack

Nurses, doctors hurt by patient in hospital attack

Nurses, doctors hurt by patient in hospital attack

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation says two nurses and three doctors were injured in an attack by a patient at a South Australian hospital.

Birthing on Country leads to healthy mothers and babies

Birthing on Country leads to healthy mothers and babies

Birthing on Country leads to healthy mothers and babies

Birthing on Country leads to healthy mothers and babies

Culturally-safe care, birthing on country and increasing the number of Indigenous nurses and midwives all contribute to healthy and thriving First Nations bubs.

Two women snatch newborn from Queensland hospital

Two women snatch newborn from Queensland hospital

Two women snatch newborn from Queensland hospital

Two women snatch newborn from Queensland hospital

Police are searching for a newborn girl taken from a Queensland hospital by two women, sparking an amber alert for the child deemed to be at significant risk.

Post-natal red flags missed in mother who killed baby

Post-natal red flags missed in mother who killed baby

Post-natal red flags missed in mother who killed baby

Post-natal red flags missed in mother who killed baby

The family of a Melbourne woman who took her son's life have called for change to the health care system after red flags were missed by health professionals.

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Hospital admissions fell as pandemic caseload surged

The peak of the COVID-19 pandemic actually saw a fall in hospital admissions but doctors say pressure remains to clear backlogs in elective surgery.

Premier tours new hospital in pre-budget health blitz

Queensland's premier and new health minister have toured a recently completed satellite hospital as part of pre-budget focus on health care.

Queensland awards $1.17 billion for hospital expansions

The new hospital expansions in Brisbane and Ipswich will see hundreds of new beds and greater capacity for elective surgery.

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