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Nurse accused of raping patient recovering from surgery

Nurse accused of raping patient recovering from surgery

A Geelong nurse has faced the first day of a trial where he is accused of raping a patient while the man was recovering from surgery at a private hospital.

'No one to help': Man dies after 10-hour ambo wait

'No one to help': Man dies after 10-hour ambo wait

'No one to help': Man dies after 10-hour ambo wait

'No one to help': Man dies after 10-hour ambo wait

A man has died after waiting more than 10 hours for an ambulance, with ramping at hospitals still "unacceptably high" despite promises to fix the issue.

Data stolen in hack on major hospital network

Data stolen in hack on major hospital network

Data stolen in hack on major hospital network

Data stolen in hack on major hospital network

Authorities are scrambling to address a cyberattack at national provider St Vincent’s Health, the latest in a series of hacks on Australian organisations.

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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.

Health chief admits patient's death 'preventable'

Health chief admits patient's death 'preventable'

Queensland Health has admitted "significant failings" led to the "preventable" death of a patient at a Gold Coast hospital last year.

Task force to tackle record emergency wait times

Task force to tackle record emergency wait times

The increasing number of people attending under-pressure NSW hospital emergency departments has led to record waits for care.

Doctors identified one-punch victim's bleeding too late

Doctors identified one-punch victim's bleeding too late

A father would have likely survived an unprovoked one-punch attack in a nightclub had doctors identified his internal bleeding sooner, a coroner has found.

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Bacterial outbreak at hospitals sparks safety warning

Bacterial outbreak at hospitals sparks safety warning

Bacterial outbreak at hospitals sparks safety warning

Bacterial outbreak at hospitals sparks safety warning

Contaminated saline products used at hospitals are being recalled after the Therapeutic Goods Administration issued an alert following a bacterial outbreak.

Plan to ease ambulance ramping unveiled after deaths

Plan to ease ambulance ramping unveiled after deaths

Plan to ease ambulance ramping unveiled after deaths

Plan to ease ambulance ramping unveiled after deaths

Queensland Health has revealed a five-point, $20 million plan to ease ambulance ramping following crisis talks with emergency department bosses.

'Life or death': rural health back under the spotlight

'Life or death': rural health back under the spotlight

'Life or death': rural health back under the spotlight

'Life or death': rural health back under the spotlight

An inquiry will examine the NSW government's progress in improving healthcare in rural areas, 18 months after revelations the system was at breaking point.

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.

Home birth option for Queensland women in 2024

Home birth option for Queensland women in 2024

Home birth option for Queensland women in 2024

Home birth option for Queensland women in 2024

More Queensland women will soon have the option of giving birth at home, bringing the state into line with every Australian state except one.

WA COVID surge prompts return of mask mandate

WA COVID surge prompts return of mask mandate

WA COVID surge prompts return of mask mandate

WA COVID surge prompts return of mask mandate

West Australia is reintroducing mask-wearing requirements in public hospitals due to a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases over the past two months.

Hospitals issued historic rape victim care directive

Hospitals issued historic rape victim care directive

Hospitals issued historic rape victim care directive

Hospitals issued historic rape victim care directive

Queensland's Health Minister Shannon Fentiman has issued an historic directive requiring public hospitals to assist rape victims within 10 minutes.

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Car park build probed as source of fungus cluster

Construction of a car park at a Brisbane hospital is being looked at as a possible source for a fungus cluster that has affected five heart-transplant patients.

Health boss backs hospital over fungal infection cases

Queensland's health chief says he would undergo a heart transplant at a Brisbane hospital after five patients suffered fungal infections at the facility.

Millions in compensation for hospital audiology failure

Families and children affected by serious failures at a north Queensland hospital's audiology unit have been offered millions in compensation.

Young doctors feel unsafe, fatigued and fear mistakes

A third of Queensland's young doctors at public hospitals feel unsafe and more than half fear they will make a mistake due to fatigue from working long hours.

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Six-hour ambulance wait while 'distressed and in pain'

A woman has told an inquiry in Tasmania her 82-year-old mother waited six hours for an ambulance while distressed and in increasing pain.

Sydney Arab mothers with Gaza links bound by grief

Arabic-speaking refugee mothers in Sydney have found solace in their continuing bond as they anxiously await news from for their families in Gaza.

Apology after rape victim turned away from hospital

Health Minister Shannon Fentiman says a rape victim did not receive proper care at a central Queensland hospital and has "unreservedly apologised".

Show us the money, as rural health on life support

Rural Australia is the engine room of the national economy, but little profit is returned for crucial services like healthcare, a conference has been told.

Prenatal program helps Indigenous mums and bubs thrive

A unique prenatal health care program is closing the gap in maternal and infant health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mums and their babies.

Hip surgery wait reduced in bid to lift survival rates

Every year, 19,000 Australians fracture their hip and one in four die within 12 months - statistics a health watchdog says are influenced by surgery delays.

Ambulance times improve but emergency stays get longer

Emergency departments remain under pressure in NSW while elective surgery waitlists have improved and ambulances are responding quicker, the latest data shows.

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