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The head of Australia's health watchdog admits the number of doctors being reported for inappropriate behaviour has been increasing for several years. Australian

The Health Services Union says the bulging $33 billion NSW health budget must be scrutinised by a royal commission because it is not reaching patients or practitioners.

Health practitioners were reported for alleged misconduct at almost double the rate in the last year, according to Australia's health regulator. Botched

Maternity services at a northwest Tasmanian hospital are unsafe and overwhelmed, forcing expectant mothers to travel while in labour, the peak body for Australian doctors

Up to 30 per cent of patients in NSW public hospitals would be better off in more appropriate facilities such as aged care homes, the health minister says.

UK health officials have warned the country's National Health Service is facing its worst day of disruption yet as tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance staff are

A Medicare review initiated by the federal government has been criticised for not providing tangible recommendations to address immediate problems in Australia's health

CANBERRA, AAP - STRENGTHENING MEDICARE TASK FORCE REPORT FINDINGS * The federal government will commit $750 million to strengthening Medicare funds at the next

The Renmark Hospital, which was saved from Murray River flooding by a major levee, has returned to full operation as water levels continue to recede. Acute

The #ProtectNurses Campaign, an initiative The Australian College of Nursing (ACN), highlights the unacceptable levels

Australian doctors are facing a crisis after a "decade of neglect", with warnings the costs of running general practices are becoming too much to bear.

With borders back open, thousands of international doctors are again coming to work in Australia. Close to 3000 new doctors arrived in Australia in the past

Senior management at a Tasmanian hospital where a male pedophile nurse worked for almost two decades showed "inertia" to implementing child safety reforms after

A Melbourne nurse who signed up to support hotel quarantine nearly walked out on day one because of a lack of consistent procedures. Despite concerns he couldn't

Melbourne parents with sick children may face waits of more than 12 hours at the Royal Children's Hospital's emergency department as it buckles under demand.

Medicare isn't working for patients or doctors and the way GPs work and get paid needs an overhaul so more people are kept out of hospital and poorer Australians get the

A western Sydney hospital's ad offering filming space in empty hospital wards was a "mistake", the NSW premier says despite support for the initiative from his

A hearing to determine if Victoria's health department will face trial over alleged hotel quarantine failures is set to begin. Worksafe charged the Department

More than 1000 NSW final-year medical students will be working in hospitals in paid positions to reduce pressure on hospitals in the state's latest bid to aid the system

Angry nurses and midwives have defied the West Australian government and gathered in their thousands as part of a statewide strike. Staff walked off the job