Hong Kong hospital A&E department visits fall 12% after new fees take effect
Visits to accident and emergency (A&E) departments at Hong Kong’s public hospitals have dropped by nearly 12 per…
More than 3,000 aged care patients stuck in hospital beds, new national figures show
State and territory health ministers have failed to reach an agreement with their federal counterpart after launching another…
Standard X-rays to stay free despite fee overhaul at Hong Kong public hospitals
Standard X-ray services at Hong Kong’s public hospitals will remain free under a medical fee reform that will…
Anthony Albanese writes to states, telling them to rein in public hospital spending
The states and territories are on a collision course with the Commonwealth over public hospital funding, with health…
Blacktown and Liverpool hospitals rank lower than average in BHI survey
Two overstretched hospitals in Sydney’s south-west have consistently ranked “significantly lower” than average in a survey of patient…
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…