Just one place in Australia is hitting hepatitis B treatment targets — this is what it does
When Australia missed its target of treating 20% of chronic hepatitis B patients in 2022, there was one exception. Even in 2023, the national treatment…
Tag: NSW
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…
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…
More than 5000 doctors leave their posts in historic unprotected strike
More than 5000 doctors from 32 public hospitals have defied legal orders and begun a three-day strike — NSW doctors’ first industrial action since 1998.…
Health Minister accuses doctors of misleading patients over safety of their three-day strike
Doctors say their planned three-day strike this week will not risk patient safety, with EDs remaining fully staffed and emergency surgeries going ahead. But NSW…
Health department tells doctors it could report them to AHPRA if three-day strike goes ahead
Health officials have told doctors they could be reported to AHPRA for striking next week and defying a legal ban on taking industrial action. The…
Thousands of doctors to strike for three days over salaries and unsafe working conditions
Thousands of doctors will stop working for three days next week, leaving public hospitals with a skeleton staff and defying legal orders banning their industrial…
