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A day – and an unexpected night – in the emergency ward
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Healthcare

A day – and an unexpected night – in the emergency ward

After spending a day as an observer in the state’s busiest emergency department, there is an unforeseen personal visit to another emergency ward.

  • by Tony Wright

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Funding alone is not the magic bullet in fixing Victoria’s hospital crisis

Funding alone is not the magic bullet in fixing Victoria’s hospital crisis

No amount of funding will improve service delivery if we cannot find nurses to fill positions under current conditions and improve healthcare culture.

  • by John Wilson
Premier reverses hospital bailout decision but health services sceptical

Premier reverses hospital bailout decision but health services sceptical

Jacinta Allan’s new stance comes after hospital insiders warned of bed closures, surgery delays and even the end of vital services across Victoria’s health system.

  • by Broede Carmody
Extra urgent care clinics to open as flu sweeps Sydney

Extra urgent care clinics to open as flu sweeps Sydney

As influenza rates continue to surge, hospital emergency departments are under increasing pressure.

  • by Alexandra Smith
‘Which one’s the loudest?’: Robert’s doctor delivers the best medicine – in a Porsche

‘Which one’s the loudest?’: Robert’s doctor delivers the best medicine – in a Porsche

The 46-year-old mechanic had a final wish before cancer takes him. His sports car loving oncologist granted it.

  • by Tony Wright
Thousands of patients face massive cost hikes as hospitals pull plug on NIB

Thousands of patients face massive cost hikes as hospitals pull plug on NIB

St Vincent’s Health Australia has given notice to the insurance giant that it will terminate its contract after negotiations broke down.

  • by Kate Aubusson
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Victoria’s primary care clinics face funding cuts in budget crisis
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Victoria’s primary care clinics face funding cuts in budget crisis

Priority primary care clinics, promised in 2022 as Daniel Andrews’ solution to the health crisis, are facing cutbacks as the Victorian budget grapples with debt.

  • by Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
Surgeon suspended for using patient ‘as a prop’ now operating under a new name
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Surgeon suspended for using patient ‘as a prop’ now operating under a new name

Colorectal surgeon Gary McKay legally changed his name to Barry McCabe this year, but a record of previous findings against him did not appear until the Herald inquired.

  • by Michael Koziol
Unprecedented level of bastardry in Allan government hospital cuts
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Opinion

Unprecedented level of bastardry in Allan government hospital cuts

Pain is coming for the most vulnerable and the most valued in Victoria as the state government prepares to take its razor to the hospital system.

  • by Neil Mitchell
Secret recording reveals sense of budget crisis in Victorian hospitals

Secret recording reveals sense of budget crisis in Victorian hospitals

Bed and ward closures, reducing elective surgery, cancelling breast screenings and even closing special-care cots were all openly discussed as possibilities to save money.

  • by Chip Le Grand, Jewel Topsfield, Henrietta Cook, Benjamin Preiss and Broede Carmody
‘Turn the lights off’: Hospital staff offered cost-cutting tips in budget crackdown

‘Turn the lights off’: Hospital staff offered cost-cutting tips in budget crackdown

Workers at three major Melbourne hospitals have been told that simple things can save money, as Alfred Health reviews costs in a desperate bid to cut spending.

  • by Jewel Topsfield and Broede Carmody