Regional emergency departments are overcrowded and risking patient safety, doctors say
Victoria’s most dysfunctional and dangerous emergency departments are in regional areas, health department data shows. The quarterly statistics…
No Commonwealth Prac Payment for medical students despite rural doctor shortage
Robert Davies moved from Sydney to Armidale to study medicine and will need will need to complete thousands…
Townsville Hospital doctors write to premier demanding cultural change
Senior doctors at one of Queensland’s largest hospitals have revolted against their executive leadership, writing directly to the…
NSW public health system experienced unprecedented demand, BHI report shows
New South Wales emergency departments and ambulance services have experienced unprecedented demand, surpassing the COVID pandemic, new data…
Private health insurers take aim at rising specialists fees
When Luan Lawrenson-Woods was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2017 she had to become an expert in…
Brisbane suffers vaccine shortages after wall collapses at Toll Group distribution centre
Brisbane parents are being turned away from GP clinics due to a shortage of childhood vaccines. Vaccine deliveries…
The NT’s last private obstetrician walks away as maternity services face collapse
When Sophia Scaturchio gave birth to her daughter in Darwin last year, it was under the care of…
Value of private health insurance ‘eroding’ as doctors urge reform
The value of private health insurance is “eroding” as private hospitals face mounting financial pressure, according to a…
Doctors urge council to keep Melbourne pool open or face ‘serious’ health consequences
On a Friday night in Melbourne’s north-east, a shabby local pool is buzzing. About 20 modestly-dressed women, come…
Prescriptions to be issued by WA pharmacists for asthma, ear infections under training program expansion
Pharmacists in Western Australia now have the opportunity to expand what they can prescribe in a bid to…
Canberra pilot program to allow select GPs to diagnose ADHD and prescribe medication
For Deranie Jackson, finding a specialist in Canberra to assess her child for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)…