Healthcare
Scotland’s 'poaching' of WA nurses shines light on labour problem
Perth's newly graduated nurses are coveted by the Scots with the chance to work overseas supported by the West Australian government.
- by Dakshayani Shankar
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Healthcare
Health insurance reforms help industry more than consumers: Choice
Fresh calls for a Productivity Commission inquiry come amid research that shows 69 per cent of health fund members believe they are getting "average" or "poor" value for money.
- by Esther Han
Health
'Worst three days of our lives': baby Callie's near-fatal battle with virus
Charlie and Tam Hutchins had never heard of human parechovirus, but it’s a disease that’s on the rise in Australia, with serious – even life-threatening – implications for young babies.
- by Lisa Wachsmuth
Courts
'He couldn't walk': Mum told to stop insulin before boy died, jury hears
A close friend of a Sydney mother accused of the manslaughter of her diabetic son told her "don't give insulin injections to your little darling anymore" days before he died.
- by Georgina Mitchell
Healthcare
Free meningococcal vaccine extended by one year for 45% of children yet to be protected
Children aged one to four will be able to receive a free meningococcal vaccination for a further year, after the state government extended its subsidy program.
- by Heather McNeill
Health
We're paying $834 million more for health insurance but getting less
Australians are spending more on private health insurance but getting less coverage overall. Here's why.
- by Esther Han
Investigation
Pharmaceuticals
Popular pain drug linked to rise in overdoses, suicides
In the last five years it has become one of Australia’s most popular pharmaceutical drugs, seen by some GPs as a safer alternative to opioid painkillers.
- by Liam Mannix & Aisha Dow
Healthcare
ACT spends thousands bailing people out of crisis under NDIS
It comes as the peak body for disability services warns of a looming market failure and some providers close their doors.
- by Sherryn Groch
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Northern Beaches Hospital
Patient not told of 'life-threatening' incident after caesarean at Northern Beaches Hospital
'Tell us again they're teething problems': A new mother had no idea how close she came to dying after undergoing a caesarean section at the Northern Beaches Hospital.
- by Kate Aubusson
Editorial
Healthcare
Failure of Northern Beaches Hospital not an option
A hospital is not a sports stadium; its standards are a matter of life and death.
Healthcare
Masseur barred from touching female clients
A Melbourne massage therapist has been permanently banned from touching female clients.
- by Melissa Iaria