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Pay rise for aged-care nurses amid dire worker shortage

Pay rise for aged-care nurses amid dire worker shortage

The federal government hopes a milestone pay rise for aged-care workers will help attract and retain staff in a sector stretched by shortages.

Saving lives, playing gigs all in a country practice

Saving lives, playing gigs all in a country practice

Saving lives, playing gigs all in a country practice

Saving lives, playing gigs all in a country practice

A doctor who moved to the country to save up for a sailing trip is still working in the bush 40 years later, a career path he encourages others to explore.

More charges for pediatrician accused of molesting kids

More charges for pediatrician accused of molesting kids

More charges for pediatrician accused of molesting kids

More charges for pediatrician accused of molesting kids

A child-sex-accused pediatrician has been slugged with a slew of fresh charges, as a court hears there could be seven more victims.

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Blow for case against nurses over anti-Israel video

Blow for case against nurses over anti-Israel video

The case against two nurses accused of threatening Israeli patients has sustained a major hit as a video of their alleged remarks was ruled inadmissible.

Long, expensive 'slog' between health studies and work

Long, expensive 'slog' between health studies and work

Unpaid prac placements for health students, amounting to hundreds of hours of free work, are in the crosshairs of independent MPs and 43,000 petitioners.

Pediatrician accused of molesting 10 kids faces court

Pediatrician accused of molesting 10 kids faces court

A child-sex accused pediatrician has faced court after police charged him with a slew of offences over nine more alleged victims.

Free birth complications rise, hospital dobbed in doula

Free birth complications rise, hospital dobbed in doula

A perception doctors and midwives are "doing things to women without consent" may be behind a rise in free births, an inquest into a mother's death has heard.

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‘Foot fetish’ nurse accused of abuse stays behind bars

‘Foot fetish’ nurse accused of abuse stays behind bars

‘Foot fetish’ nurse accused of abuse stays behind bars

‘Foot fetish’ nurse accused of abuse stays behind bars

A mental health nurse and father of three will stay behind bars after a court heard “deeply troubling” claims involving six vulnerable patients.

'Devastating blow': nurse case hinges on video legality

'Devastating blow': nurse case hinges on video legality

'Devastating blow': nurse case hinges on video legality

'Devastating blow': nurse case hinges on video legality

Two nurses charged with making menacing anti-Semitic comments to an Israeli online are fighting to exclude the video of their chat from court.

Baby's death after home birth could have been avoided

Baby's death after home birth could have been avoided

Baby's death after home birth could have been avoided

Baby's death after home birth could have been avoided

A mother should have been transferred to hospital four hours earlier to save her baby's life, a coroner has found.

Doctor accused of filming in toilets indicates plea

Doctor accused of filming in toilets indicates plea

Doctor accused of filming in toilets indicates plea

Doctor accused of filming in toilets indicates plea

A junior doctor facing more than 900 charges for allegedly filming staff in toilets will likely have his case uplifted to the county court.

Near-sighted: optometrists treated 'like retail staff'

Near-sighted: optometrists treated 'like retail staff'

Near-sighted: optometrists treated 'like retail staff'

Near-sighted: optometrists treated 'like retail staff'

Large eye care chains have veered closer to an in-and-out retail experience, with optometrists accusing them of putting sales targets above patient care.

'Disregarded': how Medicare lets down rural patients

'Disregarded': how Medicare lets down rural patients

'Disregarded': how Medicare lets down rural patients

'Disregarded': how Medicare lets down rural patients

Australia's treasured Medicare system is not fit-for-purpose outside major cities, with rural patients disadvantaged and "invisible", an inquiry has been told.

A $3.5m doctor's claim at centre of a budget black hole

A $3.5m doctor's claim at centre of a budget black hole

A $3.5m doctor's claim at centre of a budget black hole

A $3.5m doctor's claim at centre of a budget black hole

An ineffective and unchecked payment scheme for doctors who prop up the rural health system has led to a $1.3 billion budget blow out, an audit has found.

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Hospital finally 'run for people' after public takeover

The courageous parents of a toddler who tragically died in hospital have been hailed for running a tireless campaign for change in the public health system.

'Deeply alarming' attack on nurses fuels safety calls

A nurse has been hospitalised and others have been injured after they were attacked by a patient, raising calls for improved security and safety at hospitals.

'Barriers remain' in voluntary assisted dying access

Voluntary assisted dying laws in Australia are largely working as intended, but issues around remote access and obstruction by health facilities remain.

Doula refuses to give statement into influencer's death

A coroner has compelled a doula to give evidence into the death of an influencer who was rushed to hospital after giving birth to her son at home.

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Child cancer survivors plead for support later in life

Surviving childhood cancer can change the trajectory of the rest of someone's life but there is not enough support available, researchers say.

Doctor and nurse to be probed after preventable deaths

A baby girl and a mother have died in separate preventable incidents, a coroner has found, and two medical professionals are set to be investigated

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.

Doctor accused of filming in toilets has case delayed

A junior doctor is now facing more than 900 charges after he was allegedly caught filming staff in hospital toilets.

'Unguided missile': fatal crash doctor learns sentence

An obstetrician who was drunk and enraged when he crashed his supercharged car at 116km/h on a suburban street, killing a woman, has been sentenced to jail.

'Not in vain': family's hope after boy's allergy death

The family of a 17-year-old boy who died after suffering an anaphylactic reaction are hoping a coroner's strong recommendations are heard and acted upon.

Medical workers 'robbed' child of chance at survival

Parents of a 15-year-old who died in hospital after an allergic reaction have called for an apology after a coroner found missed opportunities for his survival.

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