Widow of respected doctor blames his fatal MI on ‘unrealistic’ work pressures: tribunal
The wife of a leading doctor who suffered a fatal MI has lost her bid for compensation after she claimed his death was the result…
Tag: Hospitals
Reductions in alcohol-related liver harm stopped when COVID-19 hit, study suggests
A trend of declining hospital admissions for alcohol-related liver disease during the 2010s abruptly stopped when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Australian researchers say. The researchers…
Drains in hospitals and homes ‘hotspots’ for MRSA
Microbiologists have found that 27% of home plumbing fixtures and 15% of hospital fixtures contain culturable pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus, of which half are…
Doctors washing work clothes in domestic washing machines are an infection risk, study warns
Doctors and nurses who wash their work clothes in their home washing machines may be contributing to hospital-acquired infections and the rise of microbial-resistant bacteria,…
A failed experiment: What happens when you let the private sector run a 300-bed public hospital?
“We believe it is best for the patients, staff and the Northern Beaches community that [the hospital] is returned to NSW Health if that is the government’s…
‘Always gotta bury the body’: Surgeon self-reports to AHPRA after trashing Dr Monique Ryan’s election poster
A surgeon says he was joking when he was filmed tearing down an election sign of MP Dr Monique Ryan and then stomping on it, telling viewers…
Government apologises to journalists for false chemo claims… oncologists still waiting
The NSW Government has apologised to the media for falsely declaring that 468 chemotherapy sessions had been cancelled as a result of the strike by…
Arbitration hearing for psychiatrists pushed back to June
Psychiatrists will wait another two months at least to see an end to their pay and conditions dispute with the NSW Government. Arbitration between the psychiatrists and…
Healthscope offers to return control of Northern Beaches Hospital to public hands
Sydney’s embattled Northern Beaches Hospital looks set to be returned to state control after its private operator Healthscope proposed a handover before its contract expires.…
‘Overworked, underpaid, burnt out and falling asleep at the wheel’: Obstetrician on why doctors are striking
An obstetrician has hit back at claims that NSW hospitals are over-staffed and striking doctors are “well paid” by sharing details of her most recent…
