Hard road to birth amid maternity closures
Rural doctors are calling for urgent action to stop maternity closures and bypasses, as hundreds of families travel long distances to give birth.
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Qld govt defends health building blowouts
Queensland's acting premier says just like home renovators, the government is facing budget blowouts on projects due to high building material costs.
Qld maternity units understaffed, AMA says
The Australian Medical Association is calling on Queensland Health to fix chronic workforce shortages in regional hospitals.
Qld government sacks Mackay Hospital board
The Queensland government has sacked the board of Mackay Hospital after multiple women complained about its gynaecology and obstetrics department.
NSW nurses to walk off job again
Nurses will again walk off the job in NSW amid a push in parliament to fix what some say are dangerous nurse-to-patient ratios.
New COVID wave is coming, experts warn
A fresh wave of COVID-19 cases could hit Australia in coming weeks after health authorities detected vaccine-resistant variants.
Labor to use WestConnex cash for hospital
Some funds from the sale of the WestConnex tollway network will be used to upgrade a key Sydney hospital if Labor wins government at the March election.
Qld hospital delays as ED numbers ease
Queensland hospital emergency department response times improved in the September quarter but patients still face delays, a new report has revealed.
New maternity care standard aims to reduce tragic risk of stillbirth
A new national stillbirth clinical care standard will be launched in Brisbane, aiming to reduce the risks and break the stigma.
Qld hospital reviews staff complaints
Queensland Health Minister Yvette D'Ath supports the Caboolture Hospital commissioning a review of its staff complaints process.
Another resignation at north Qld hospital
Another staff member has resigned at the Mackay Hospital and Health Service after a report into the facility's failures.
Poor Queensland hospital care “life-altering”
Health Minister Yvette D'Ath has handed down a report into alleged malpractice at Mackay Hospital and broader capacity problems in the health system.
Hidden surgery waiting lists a ‘scandal’
Hidden wait times for elective surgery mean it's impossible for patients to make an informed decision about whether to go public or private, the AMA says.
Drug treatment services impacted by COVID
More than 130,000 Australians received treatment for alcohol and other drugs during the pandemic, as new data shows services adapted to COVID-19.
Queensland COVID peak still a month away
The latest modelling points to a caseload of more than 1600 COVID-19 patients in Queensland hospitals when the current wave peaks in late August.
PM won’t revive hospital abortion policy
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is not considering a policy that would require public hospitals to provide abortion services to receive federal funding.
Health staff pinch amid Qld virus wave
Health staff burnout and workers off sick are creating shortages in Queensland emergency rooms as a third COVID-19 wave approaches its peak, a doctor says.
Aussies fail to recognise emergencies
People may neglect to seek urgent help in many potentially life-threatening scenarios, new research has found.
Four killed in US hospital shooting
Four people have been killed and multiple others injured in a "catastrophic" shooting at a US hospital, the latest in a wave of gun violence across the country.
Qld doctors seek Medicare, health reforms
The Australian Medical Association Queensland has called for increased Medicare rebates and a national summit to restructure the nation's health care systems.
NSW considers free flu shots as cases rise
NSW hospitals are under intense pressure amid the early arrival of a potentially severe flu season during a pandemic as the state looks to lift vaccine uptake.
Doctors slam Qld govt’s hospital failures
Queensland doctors say federal government failings don't excuse state government shortfalls on capacity problems in public hospitals.
LNP blasts Qld deputy premier’s GP ‘slur’
Queensland's opposition leader has slammed the deputy premier for blaming GPs for ongoing capacity pressure at public hospitals.
Qld denies patient bypass, admits pressure
The Queensland government denies patients are being turned away from its public hospitals but says demand is exhausting emergency department workers.
Qld hospital report release ‘within weeks’
The Queensland government will release a report in May into alleged malpractice at Mackay Hospital, or recent statewide emergency and ramping waiting-time data.
Rural nurses ‘let down’ by health report
A parliamentary report into health outcomes in NSW rural and remote areas has failed to back a push by the nurses union for mandated nurse-to-patient ratios.
Qld hospitals host 512 long-stay patients
Queensland hospitals have hosted hundreds of long-stay patients who were medically fit for discharge but the lacked support to go home, figures show.
Qld close contact rules could be relaxed
Queensland is considering relaxing COVID-19 close contact isolation rules to bring the state into line with NSW and Victoria.
Queensland Health under pressure from new Omicron wave of COVID-19
Queensland's acting premier Steve Miles says the state has one of the world's best health systems but admits it is under pressure amid COVID-19.
Qld minister defends ambulance services
Qld's Health Minister has hit back after the opposition released 900 pages of ambulance operations data, saying the LNP is trying to mislead the public.
Qld records 8 virus deaths, 6094 new cases
Another eight people have died with COVID-19 in Queensland as the state records 6094 new virus cases and a drop in hospital admissions.