Hospital staff posed as ‘patients’ so their urgent care clinic looked busier during ministerial visit
Staff at a rural hospital pretended to be ill patients, including one who arrived by ambulance, to make its urgent care clinic appear busier for…
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‘Ban on ramping’ is not helping hospitals, doctors tell politicians
The Tasmanian Government’s decision to ‘ban ramping’ from this week is not fixing the state’s health crisis but will come into conflict with medical decisions,…
Surgeon describes his response as the first Bondi Junction attack victims arrived at his trauma unit
A surgeon who saved victims of the Bondi Junction stabbing attack has described how he and his colleagues responded when the first patients arrived at…
Hospital staff ‘inappropriately’ accessed medical records of teen accused of stabbing doctor
Tasmanian hospital staff are facing possible disciplinary action for inappropriately accessing medical records, including those of a teenage patient who allegedly stabbed an ED doctor.…
Malfunctioning $259m clinical records system suspended after hospital doctor complaints
Doctors have welcomed the suspension of a controversial $259 million clinical record system they had warned was dangerous to patients. Late last year the NT…
The 45 specialists awarded Australia Day Honours for their contribution to medicine
The names range from Professor Fiona Wood and Dr Brett Sutton to ENT surgeon Professor Kelvin Kong and oncologist Clinical Associate Professor Judith Skinner. A…
Clinical review rejects doctor’s claims that ED staff were urged to prioritise patients in ambulances
A clinical review has found no evidence that ED staff were being forced to prioritise patients in ambulances over sicker patients arriving in waiting rooms…
Urgent care clinics – what exactly are they doing for general practice?
This story has been updated with a correction on the numbers attending Westmead Hospital’s ED. It comes as a visual jolt. Walking through the doors…
Doctors accused of militancy after first joint strike in NHS history
Thousands of junior doctors and consultants in the UK have gone on the first joint strike in the 75-year history of the NHS. With claims…
‘Unbelievable’: How an unregistered doctor worked for six days in ED
An “absolute balls-up” is how one SA doctor has described the failures that allowed an unregistered doctor with a criminal history to work for six…
