Patient Safety

The death of a patient who allegedly spent two hours waiting for emergency department admission in Tasmania is under investigation. The state Greens say the

A Victorian chiropractor has been suspended for six months for professional misconduct which included linking childhood vaccination to poison and permitting an antivaccination

A South Australian general practitioner will never practise again following a 25-year ban by the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the tribunal).

Following two separate investigations and a prosecution by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra), Ms Aliaa Mohammed Elmetwally Ismaeli Sherif has today

A new global research group led by The Australian National University (ANU) will help tackle communication breakdowns in hospitals that contribute to over 450,000 people per

Amendments to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (National Law) requirements on mandatory notifications came into effect on 1 March 2020. The Australian

Patients abusing staff at Royal Melbourne Hospital's emergency department are often fuelled by methamphetamines, or ice, according to a new study.

Social media platforms have become an ever-growing source for gathering information as well as keeping connected with our friends and family. According to the

The Northern Beaches Hospital has denied it is incapable of performing some stroke and cardiological procedures, saying its contractually obliged not to do so.

Hundreds of patients who had treatment at an unregistered Melbourne beauty therapist may have been infected with hepatitis or HIV. Hundreds

A report written shortly after Sydney's troubled Northern Beaches Hospital opened in 2018 revealed staffing issues and shortfalls in planning and preparation.

Sarah Verdon, Charles Sturt University   Almost one quarter of the Australian population speaks

Tasmania's four major hospitals are failing to meet growing demand in their emergency departments, a scathing new auditor-general's report has found.

Southeast Queensland hospitals are at capacity, forcing the state government to release emergency funds to free up private beds. There are

Hawker Memorial Hospital is located in South Australia, approximately 365 kilometres from Adelaide. Hawker is a regional town with a population of roughly 300 residents. The

The South Australian government has asked the employment tribunal to intervene against a planned industrial action across Adelaide's major hospitals.

Doctors, nurses and ambulance officers have come together in Adelaide to demand more action from the government to solve hospital

The pile of damning evidence proving public hospitals are failing those they are supposed to care for continues to grow, with yet another report showing increasing numbers

Researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) have begun a research project into the challenges and benefits faced by terminally ill persons hoping to travel.

Choosing Wisely Australia is inviting abstracts that showcase innovations to address unnecessary healthcare for its second annual National Meeting in May. The