Prominent GP and AMA stalwart Dr Brian Morton dies
Dr Brian Morton.Doctors have remembered Dr Brian Morton, a long-time chair of the AMA’s Council of General Practice, as a kind and dedicated colleague following…
Dr Brian Morton.Doctors have remembered Dr Brian Morton, a long-time chair of the AMA’s Council of General Practice, as a kind and dedicated colleague following…
Professor Keith Burgess. Photo: Briana Fiore/ABCThe endings are rarely happy when a hospital finds itself at the heart of a political fight. But that is…
When tragedy strikes, the inevitable question follows of whether it could have been prevented. In the case of Joel Cauchi, who killed six people with a 30cm…
A judge has “strongly advised” doctors to accept NSW Health’s offer of an interim 3% pay rise following a 5000-doctor strike in April. The Australian…
Amid political fallout from a two-year-old’s death while awaiting treatment in ED, a study has suggested parental concerns can predict a child’s clinical deterioration better…
Billed as a state-of-the-art facility, Northern Beaches Hospital had so few ultrasound machines in operating theatres, anaesthetists began hiding them to ensure they had access,…
GPs in NSW will be allowed to diagnose and prescribe for ADHD from next year, in an attempt to increase access to care. Announced on…
Doctors working at one of Australia’s privately run public hospitals have spoken of dozens of near misses and adverse events, suggesting its management has been…
Maintenance patients — that is what a report on NSW Health calls elderly people who languish on wards without actually needing acute care. “On any…
A government-run locum agency is coming “sooner rather than later”, says the NSW Minister for Health as he grapples with a $240 million annual bill…
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