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New palliative care forum to help give Canberrans best possible death
"Palliative care is doing everything you can to make each day as good as it can be for someone with an illness that you can't take away."
- by Elliot Williams
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‘Source of shame’: NSW's sickest babies are being flown to Victoria
A leaked document shows NSW's top cardiologists believe the state's kids heart surgery program is 'inferior' and unable to attract the best doctors.
- by Esther Han
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Neelam didn't know her baby was allergic to milk and covered her in it
With the soaring number of kids with allergies, the NSW government has promised to hire more allergy nurses and improve services.
- by Esther Han
Hospitals
New facility to give refuge to young cancer patients
Work is underway on a new centre at the RBWH to give young cancer patients a refuge from the sometimes grim reality of the hospital ward.
- by Stuart Layt
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Hospitals' stoush over children's heart surgery worsens as Minister makes new move
The former CEO of Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital may be parachuted into the centre of a heated dispute between Sydney's two children's hospitals.
- by Esther Han
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Former Calvary Hospital executive convicted of doctoring books
The former financial chief's false claims led the company to report earnings of almost $2 million in 2014 when the company had suffered a $9 million loss.
- by Elliot Williams
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'They are very special people': state promises to boost palliative care nurse numbers
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has promised to invest $45 million over four years to boost the number of palliative care nurses in NSW.
- by Esther Han
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'Dissolve the network': Dispute over children's heart surgery services threatens to split hospitals
Senior doctors have lost faith in the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network’s ability to resolve a long-running dispute over cardiac services.
- by Esther Han
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$1b cash splash: Govt promises for hospitals, waiting lists
With the state election looming, Kogarah's St George Hospital and Ryde Hospital in Eastwood have been singled out for more funding.
- by Esther Han
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Probe into major Sydney hospital's handling of bullying claims
A major Sydney hospital is the subject of a high-level ministerial investigation over its handling of a trainee surgeon's claims of bullying amid rising outrage over the exploitation of junior doctors.
- by Kate Aubusson
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The true extent of assaults on nurses in the WA health system
Almost 800 nurses were assaulted in WA hospitals in the first six months of last year, shocking new figures have revealed.
- by Phil Hickey and Heather McNeill