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Ambulance bosses accused of pandemic funeral cover-up

Ambulance bosses accused of pandemic funeral cover-up

While residents were forced to remain locked down during the COVID-19 pandemic, ambulance staff were hosting a secret funeral, which breached rules.

Loo breaks a luxury for swamped regional doctors

Loo breaks a luxury for swamped regional doctors

Loo breaks a luxury for swamped regional doctors

Loo breaks a luxury for swamped regional doctors

Some doctors are too busy to go to the toilet during long shifts and warn a "vicious cycle of burnout" means worse patient care, as they fight for better pay.

Doctor covering 150 patients pleads for fair treatment

Doctor covering 150 patients pleads for fair treatment

Doctor covering 150 patients pleads for fair treatment

Doctor covering 150 patients pleads for fair treatment

Henry Crayton worked 135 hours in the past fortnight with just one day off, covering 150 patients per shift - and he's not alone in wanting better treatment.

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'Play by the rules': union lashed for doctors strike

'Play by the rules': union lashed for doctors strike

Under criticism by a court, a doctors union has been urged to put patient safety first by halting proposed strikes and returning to the negotiating table.

More nurses to help women cope with breast cancer

More nurses to help women cope with breast cancer

The recruitment of additional specialist nurses is expected to provide more patients with support navigating their treatment and the health system.

Doctor takes script fraud across interstate lines

Doctor takes script fraud across interstate lines

A doctor who stole a prescription pad from a colleague to provide medication for himself took it interstate where his wrongdoing was uncovered.

'Anti-Israeli' nurse's odd exit as key video contested

'Anti-Israeli' nurse's odd exit as key video contested

A nurse has left court shielded by a tight scrum of supporters after being charged over widely condemned alleged threats to kill Israeli patients.

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'Not my arm': hard medicine brings doctors to the bush

'Not my arm': hard medicine brings doctors to the bush

'Not my arm': hard medicine brings doctors to the bush

'Not my arm': hard medicine brings doctors to the bush

The chance to travel the outback and help country Australians facing extreme medical emergencies is luring more doctors to the bush.

'A stain': doctor who took intimate patient pics jailed

'A stain': doctor who took intimate patient pics jailed

'A stain': doctor who took intimate patient pics jailed

'A stain': doctor who took intimate patient pics jailed

A disgraced junior doctor who covertly took intimate photos of patients and colleagues at a major country hospital could soon be released from jail.

Emergency doctors raise alarm on escalating crisis

Emergency doctors raise alarm on escalating crisis

Emergency doctors raise alarm on escalating crisis

Emergency doctors raise alarm on escalating crisis

Violence in Australian emergency departments is pushing the healthcare workforce to its breaking point, according to a new report.

Mental health plan to protect both doctors and patients

Mental health plan to protect both doctors and patients

Mental health plan to protect both doctors and patients

Mental health plan to protect both doctors and patients

Unprecedented levels of stress, anxiety and burnout have prompted the peak body for doctors to make health workplaces hospitable for practitioners and patients.

Trauma influenced mum on home birth before baby's death

Trauma influenced mum on home birth before baby's death

Trauma influenced mum on home birth before baby's death

Trauma influenced mum on home birth before baby's death

A coroner will probe what more could have been done to avoid the death of a six-day-old baby after his mother was rushed to hospital during a home birth.

Fake nurse's web of lies lands him $4000 fine

Fake nurse's web of lies lands him $4000 fine

Fake nurse's web of lies lands him $4000 fine

Fake nurse's web of lies lands him $4000 fine

A man who faked nursing qualifications and attempted to work in the sector has been handed a $4000 fine after pleading guilty.

'Frightening' wait times for psychiatric patients

'Frightening' wait times for psychiatric patients

'Frightening' wait times for psychiatric patients

'Frightening' wait times for psychiatric patients

Public-sector psychiatrists fear mental health patients are receiving inadequate care due to chronic staff shortages in the nation's largest health system.

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Doctors baulking at $3k a day to plug mental health gap

Patients in mental distress will face tele-consults as NSW Health scrambles to lessen the impact of two in three public psychiatrists resigning.

Doctors warned 'aggressive' tactic will impact families

Families of people with poor mental health will bear the brunt of chaos caused by psychiatrists resigning as experts warn the public system is failing patients.

Surgeon faces court over alleged confidentiality breach

An anti-corruption body has accused a neurosurgeon of disclosing that it required a person to appear at one of its hearings.

EDs face surge of patients with psychiatrist exodus

Emergency departments could bear the brunt of housing large numbers of mental health patients after 60 per cent of one state's psychiatrists threatened to quit.

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Bulk billing dips with GP care more complex and costly

Patients who rely on Medicare have fewer options as more clinics stop taking new bulk-billed patients, according to a study prompting calls for more funding.

No stillbirth link but staffing hindering hospital care

The care of new mothers at a major hospital has been hampered by workforce stress, skill levels and the layout of its maternity unit, a review has found.

Nursing support for all, no matter the cancer type

Cancer patients will find it easier to get specialised support after the government committed millions during one of the nation's biggest fundraising events.

'I violated you': doctor who filmed patients speaks out

A young doctor took lewd photos and videos of patients and colleagues at a major hospital after a porn addiction "spiralled out of control", a court has heard.

Billions in hospital funding 'won't fix broken system'

Severely ill people are waiting longer in NSW emergency departments, as a survey shows why many others are turning up to hospitals instead of GPs.

Survival chance lost after hospital misdiagnosis

A coroner says the death of a 65-year-old man was certain after a hospital incorrectly diagnosed gastrointestinal bleeding as pneumonia.

Record number of GPs in training but 'job not done'

Australia is facing a severe shortage of GPs. Though more medical students are opting to become local doctors, peak medical bodies say more must be done.

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