Critical mistakes made at Mackay Base Hospital before father’s death, review finds
There were no free beds or even an empty treatment bay in the emergency department on the night…
WA health infrastructure audit delivers scathing assessment of hospital maintenance
Western Australia’s aging public hospitals are too reliant on reactive maintenance, with no dedicated funding to keep them…
Doctors and nurses claim ramping protocol gives ambulance patients priority access to ED, but paramedics disagree
Dave Allchin pedals down steep city streets for another shift at Launceston’s biggest hospital, feeling a little uneasy.…
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli admits there’s a ‘long way to go’ on key issues after one year in office
Queensland’s premier has opened the door to tax reform, saying there are several state taxes he would like…
Former health boss says a new hospital won’t fix WA’s health crisis amid record ambulance ramping
The man tasked with reviewing WA’s “old and depleted” hospitals says building a brand new one is not…
WA doctor Peter Allely says hospital emergency departments being run as though in ‘disaster situation’
A senior WA emergency department doctor has described his workplace as running in a “disaster situation”, struggling within…
Federal funding unclear as pressure mounts on WA health system due to stretched aged care sector
Perth’s hospitals are full and an aged care system operating at capacity is partly to blame, but with…
WA government defends ‘world-class’ health system after ramping, hospital concerns
Western Australia’s health system is not in good health, and the signs for the future aren’t much better.…
Widow says husband’s last days are proof of WA’s ‘broken’ health system
Kevin Cross had lay bleeding while ramped outside a hospital, was shifted to five different beds in one…
Adelaide’s Ambulance ramping rise rooted in lack of aged care beds
Shocking statewide ambulance ramping figures from last month have pushed the state government to investigate the root cause…
Ambulance ramping reaches record high in South Australia amid flu season
South Australia has had its worst ambulance ramping on record as the government says the number of flu…