Leaked emails show that paramedics escalated their concerns to hospital bosses as the 78-year-old man’s condition deteriorated.
About 3000 union members attended Monday’s meeting,where they vented their anger and rejected the pay deal with the Allan government.
Wrong meds,botched surgeries and “sentinel events”:WA’s health system has harboured a growth in clinical errors resulting in serious harm and even death.
A grieving mother is calling for the state government to do more,after a new review estimated 58,000 people with severe mental health needs miss out on care.
Mergers might be a good thing for Victoria’s cash-strapped hospitals,even if Jacinta Allan and the health minister won’t talk about their plans.
St John Ambulance has reduced the maximum speeds its drivers can reach while responding to life-threatening emergencies.
Between July 2021 and June 2022,151 people died because of preventable errors in Victorian hospitals,according to data obtained by The Age.
The Allan government’s tough talk has again stoked fears that Victoria’s hospital funding shake-up will lead to amalgamations and erode patient care.
More than 600 babies are born before their arrival at hospital each year,and a new program pairs midwives with paramedics to better manage care.
Health Minister Mark Butler said the 58 existing urgent care clinics were already making a difference for patients needing walk-in medical treatment.
Authorities knew in 2021 that electromagnetic waves from Metro Tunnel trains were a risk to Arden’s recently scrapped hospital towers.