Surgical
-
Eye-opening trial mends behaviour in operating theatres AAP - 05-01-2024
Poorly behaved Australian surgeons are officially on watch ... sort of. Unexplained images of eyes attached to the walls of an Adelaide orthopaedic hospital
-
More hubs help cut down the elective surgery waitlist AAP - 04-01-2024
Three new rapid access hubs are opening in Victoria, allowing 6000 additional patients to undergo elective surgery in the state. The latest one at The Alfred
-
National standards a turning point for cosmetic surgery AAP - 14-12-2023
Australians seeking out cosmetic surgery will have to have a general and mental health assessment before they go under the knife. The change forms part of the
-
More than 8000 WA patients to receive elective surgery AAP - 27-11-2023
More than 8000 patients will undergo long-awaited elective surgery as the Western Australian government injects $40 million to help clear the backlog. An extra
-
Long stay hospital patients a challenge for Qld Health AAP - 07-11-2023
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUEENSLAND HEALTH HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE DATA FOR JULY TO SEPTEMBER - In state public hospitals a record 38,251 patients underwent elective surgery,
-
Surgery tweaks slash wait list times in NSW AAP - 26-10-2023
Half as many people are overdue for planned surgery in NSW compared with six months ago. The slashed waiting list comes after a team of experts found some common
-
Hip surgery wait reduced in bid to lift survival rates AAP - 11-09-2023
Australians who sustain fractured hips, usually in a fall, are waiting longer than they should for surgery, with a health care watchdog warning this is seriously impacting
-
Significant drop in overtime surgery wait in NSW AAP - 28-06-2023
A surgical taskforce has drastically reduced how many NSW patients are waiting too long for planned surgery. Since coming to office in March, the Minns government
-
'Waiting time rollercoaster' facing surgery patients AAP - 08-05-2023
Patients wanting elective surgery are waiting longer on public hospital lists than they did before the pandemic. Data released by the Australian Institute of
-
Charlie Teo's parting swipe at medical regulator AAP - 01-04-2023
Controversial neurosurgeon Dr Charlie Teo has done little to hide his contempt for the system which has accused him of wrongdoing by misleading patients, conducting dangerous
-
'Millimetre' mistake may have cost patient AAP - 28-03-2023
High-profile neurosurgeon Charlie Teo says if he cut into the brain just a millimetre too far it could have been be enough for one of his patients never to wake up.
-
NSW task force appointed to slash wait for surgery AAP - 28-03-2023
Labor has underlined its focus on health as new Premier Chris Minns announced a clinical-led task force to slash public hospital surgery wait lists. About 100,000
-
Victorian children waiting longer for elective surgery AAP - 15-02-2023
Elective surgery wait times have increased at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital, with some waiting more than a year for treatment. Victoria's
-
AMA urges action on elective surgery AAP - 14-01-2023
A ballooning number of people waiting for elective surgery needs to be addressed urgently with extra funding and reforms, the Australian Medical Association says.
-
Tip-offs fan 13 cosmetic surgery inquiries AAP - 08-11-2022
The medical regulator has launched 13 investigations into allegedly unsafe or inappropriate cosmetic surgery practices after graphic claims of malpractice.
-
Hidden surgery waiting lists a 'scandal' AAP - 01-10-2022
Elective surgery patients are waiting up to several years on hidden waiting lists to see specialists in hospital outpatient clinics, the Australian Medical Association says.
-
Young man dies after appendix surgery AAP - 27-09-2022
A coroner will examine how a healthy, young Sydney man died after routine surgery and whether hospital staff properly kept his distraught family in the loop.
-
Docs want details on cosmetic crackdown AAP - 03-09-2022
Australian doctors have called on health ministers across the country to quickly detail and act on proposed changes to the cosmetic surgery sector. Under proposed
-
Cosmetic surgery's pathway to reform AAP - 01-09-2022
March 2021 The Senate refers an inquiry into the administration of registration and notifications by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency to
-
New centre to ease Melbourne surgery woes AAP - 11-08-2022
A new centre dedicated to public elected surgery will open in Melbourne to ease the backlog brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Bellbird Private Hospital in
Article Search
To search for an article, enter a keyword term and click SEARCH
Practice Hubs
For practice specific information, select a field from the list below: