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GP disqualified for groping, kissing patient's mother AAP - 12-01-2024
A Victorian GP who groped and kissed the mother of his young patient while she tried to leave an appointment has been disqualified from practising as a doctor.
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Doctors defend seven-day delay for patient results AAP - 10-01-2024
Australians could get their X-rays and blood test results sooner, but doctors warn scrapping delays may have unintended consequences. The Department of Health
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Fewer doctors offer bulk billing as consult costs rise AAP - 08-01-2024
A fall in the number of GPs bulk billing highlights the need for the government to make health care more affordable, doctors say. A report by healthcare monitors
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'No one to help': Man dies after 10-hour ambo wait AAP - 05-01-2024
In pain and vomiting, an Adelaide man's 000 call should have resulted in an ambulance picking him up in no more than 60 minutes. But on December 27, after
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Health sector falling behind in leadership imbalance AAP - 18-12-2023
Australia's health sector is being urged to make policy changes to address a major gender imbalance in its leadership positions. New research from Monash
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Doctors risk charges over online voluntary euthanasia AAP - 01-12-2023
Doctors who help patients take their own lives via telehealth, phone or email could be charged with a criminal offence after a court ruled the practice equated to suicide.
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Car park build probed as source of fungus cluster AAP - 16-11-2023
Health authorities will investigate whether a fungal cluster at a Brisbane hospital that left five people with infections was caused by construction of a nearby car park.
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Third of young doctors don't feel safe at work AAP - 08-11-2023
HIGHLIGHTS OF ANNUAL SURVEY OF YOUNG DOCTORS IN QUEENSLAND PUBLIC HOSPITALS, RESIDENT HOSPITAL HEALTH CHECK - For the eighth annual Resident Hospital Health
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One in four tired, burnt out nurses planning to quit AAP - 06-11-2023
Three-quarters of nurses working in primary health care feel stressed and exhausted at work, with one in four planning to leave their job within two to five years.
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Country NSW faces wait for drug-user units in hospitals AAP - 17-10-2023
A safe escape from the frenzy of emergency departments will be available for Sydneysiders experiencing acute drug-induced disturbances from next year. But regional
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NSW service diverts more than 1000 a month from EDs AAP - 12-10-2023
More than 200 people a week are being diverted away from busy emergency departments by a new health service hurriedly put together during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Qld health minister to investigate whistleblower claims AAP - 11-10-2023
Queensland's health minister will urgently investigate allegations that rape victims have been turned away at hospitals. Shannon Fentiman will also meet
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Doctors call for private help in at-home rehab reforms AAP - 06-10-2023
A shake-up of the delivery of out-of-hospital care by utilising more of the private health system could result in better health outcomes for patients, doctors say.
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Sexual assaults plague Australia's mental heath wards AAP - 03-10-2023
More than 1500 people have reportedly been sexually assaulted or harassed in mental health wards across Australia over the past six years. Among them is 13-year-old
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Regional doctor in Sydney court on child abuse charges AAP - 15-09-2023
A suspended doctor has faced court charged with producing child abuse and recording intimate images without consent. Nicholas Chu is suspended while he faces
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Nurse suspended for sexually harassing four colleagues AAP - 12-09-2023
A male nurse has been suspended for eight months after sexually harassing female colleagues. Stephan Harris harassed four women at a hospital in rural Victoria
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Ambulance times improve but emergency stays get longer AAP - 07-09-2023
Hospital emergency departments in NSW are struggling to meet soaring demand as patients face some of the longest wait times on record. The latest Bureau of
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NSW wards to get more nurses under new agreement AAP - 31-08-2023
More nurses will be placed in NSW hospital wards under a new agreement affirming the government's pre-election commitment to "safe staffing levels".
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Doctor strikes aggravate health care collapse in Sudan AAP - 28-08-2023
The army-controlled coastal city of Port Sudan has become a refuge from the war raging to the west, but its health system is in near collapse due to power cuts and scarce
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Hospital charged over aged care resident chair failure AAP - 28-08-2023
A Victorian hospital has been charged after an aged care resident fractured her rib while sitting on a malfunctioning reclining chair. The 93-year-old resident

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