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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.

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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.

Car park build probed as source of fungus cluster

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

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

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.

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Young doctors feel unsafe, fatigued and fear mistakes

Young doctors feel unsafe, fatigued and fear mistakes

Young doctors feel unsafe, fatigued and fear mistakes

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.

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

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

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

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

Sydney Arab mothers with Gaza links bound by grief

Sydney Arab mothers with Gaza links bound by grief

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

Apology after rape victim turned away from hospital

Apology after rape victim turned away from hospital

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

Show us the money, as rural health on life support

Show us the money, as rural health on life support

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

Prenatal program helps Indigenous mums and bubs thrive

Prenatal program helps Indigenous mums and bubs thrive

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

Hip surgery wait reduced in bid to lift survival rates

Hip surgery wait reduced in bid to lift survival rates

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.

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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.

Crime victims get say on advisory body in their corner

An advisory body for victims appears likely following the introduction of tough youth crime laws and a recent protest outside parliament.

The preventable disease killing First Nations people

First Nations health advocates and leaders are calling on more investment for a preventable heart disease disproportionately affecting Indigenous Australians.

Bush maternity decline a red flag for rural health care

Doctors warn the loss of regional maternity services are often followed by the closure of other critical healthcare facilities and pose a problem for everyone.

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Angry regional midwives rally for better resources

Frustrated Queensland midwives are demanding better resourcing after a safety audit revealed some are allocated up to 20 mothers and babies at a time.

'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

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

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.

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 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

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

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