The powerful Health Services Union is lobbying to strip bulk-billing rights from doctors who charge more than double the Medicare rebate.
More than 1500 of the state’s paramedics plan to boycott renewing their national registration,leaving them unable to work from December 1.
Leaked emails from Ambulance Victoria reveal that in 43 border towns,the closest ambulance is not always being dispatched.
Paramedics say urgent care is their “bread and butter” and they could help ease the strain if GPs could employ them under Medicare.
Construction company Multiplex said one worker was injured when the crane jib crashed to the ground. SafeWork NSW has launched an investigation.
For many of my clients with a mental health condition,the presence of police may exacerbate their condition.
The truck driver,who was uninjured,was also taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital for mandatory testing.
Seven people remained in a serious condition after being treated by NSW Ambulance crews.
Two men in their 30s died near Bowral while another man,20,died in southern NSW. It is the third Friday night in a row in which two people have been killed on the state’s roads.
Emergency department wait times have reached a record high while hospitals and paramedics in NSW are treating record numbers with life-threatening conditions.
The Port Macquarie surfer who fought off a four-metre white shark is in a serious but stable condition,while Lighthouse Beach has reopened to swimmers and surfers.