The man who shut down a Sydney emergency department
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The man who shut down a Sydney emergency department

Robert Steven Turner has faced court after allegedly sending death threats to nurses,leading to his dramatic arrest at Westmead Hospital.

  • byAngus Thomson

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‘My brain exploded’:Geoff thought he had the flu,but he was wrong

‘My brain exploded’:Geoff thought he had the flu,but he was wrong

It took 15 days and three trips to hospital before Geoff Martin learned he had a life-threatening condition.

  • byMegan Gorrey
‘Not government policy’:Proposed demolition of ED rejected
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‘Not government policy’:Proposed demolition of ED rejected

The $36 million facility,which opens next month,was slated to be demolished under the hospital’s long-term master plan.

  • byAngus Thomson
Peak WA doctors’ body splinters from national group in ugly spat over membership money
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Trade unions

Peak WA doctors’ body splinters from national group in ugly spat over membership money

The state’s doctors have been left without federal representation following a public split between the national and WA Australian Medical Association branches.

  • byHamish Hastie
Casual nurses booted from Busselton Hospital jobs due to ‘admin error’

Casual nurses booted from Busselton Hospital jobs due to ‘admin error’

Casual nurses at Busselton Hospital have had their employment canned at the last minute in what the union claims are an effort to claw back budget blowouts.

  • byHamish Hastie
Paper undies are a small price to pay for such a great sleep
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Drugs

Paper undies are a small price to pay for such a great sleep

Now,I’m no Michael Jackson,but I do enjoy a light anaesthetic.

  • byKerri Sackville
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If you build it,will they come? Calls for a rethink on social infrastructure planning

If you build it,will they come? Calls for a rethink on social infrastructure planning

For most,the quality – or otherwise – of their life can come down to one word – access. So how does Brisbane fare?

  • byCameron Atfield
These hospital beds could have saved Josh. They were never built
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Mental health

These hospital beds could have saved Josh. They were never built

Plans to build a specialist unit on Sydney’s northern beaches have been abandoned despite the state government committing $7.5 million to the project.

  • byAngus Thomson andLaura Banks
Perth couple arrested over repeated hospital thefts

Perth couple arrested over repeated hospital thefts

The couple is accused of targeting patients,staff and visitors across a number of Perth hospitals,including an elderly woman who was being treated on a ward.

  • byHeather McNeill
The one common factor in asbestos-laced mulch discoveries across Sydney

The one common factor in asbestos-laced mulch discoveries across Sydney

Greenlife Resource Recovery Facility says its mulch is free of contaminants despite multiple finds.

  • byChristopher Harris andAnthony Segaert
What’s behind Sydney’s surge in children with pneumonia?

What’s behind Sydney’s surge in children with pneumonia?

The number of children who presented to emergency departments respiratory illness climbed steeply in the holiday period – and is unlikely to slow down soon.

  • byMegan Gorrey