Unprofessional, rude doctors put patients at risk
RAMPANT bullying, harassment, mockery, discrimination and plain rudeness among doctors is putting patients at risk according to the authors of a paper that cites multiple surveys.
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Wanted: Nurses for $300m hospital
THE new $300 million Calvary Adelaide Hospital due to open in mid-2019 faces a shortage of experienced nurses as factors including an ageing workforce start to bite across Australia.
The million dollar reason to holiday at home
Most dream holidays will hurt your back pocket – but if you visit the Top End and drop a line, you could snag yourself the holiday of a lifetime – oh, and come home a millionaire.
Conflict of interest claims over SA Pathology future
CLAIMS have emerged a consultant checking SA Health finances has a conflict of interest as he also sits on the board of a private pathology firm, amid warnings SA Pathology will be outsourced.
Time lapse shows effect of sugary lollies
TIME lapse photography of healthy teeth exposed to popular lollies may be the scariest Halloween story parents see as children “trick or treat” — but good hygiene can be a happy ending.
20 beds to open at Repat by end of the year
THE Repatriation General Hospital will open 20 beds in single rooms for long-stay patients who otherwise faced months stuck in the Flinders Medical Centre.
Four big plans for a reborn Repat
FOUR different healthcare areas the public want for a revived Repat Hospital have been identified — as has a “passion” to keep the site as a health precinct for South Australia. Here’s what a future Repat could include.
Consultants paid $16k a day to investigate health network
KORDAMENTHA are being paid $100,000 to investigate explosive allegations by whistleblowers about activities in SA Health’s troubled Central Adelaide Local Health Network.
Cancer campaign’s mission: Take tests, celebrate life
A NEW campaign being launched on Sunday urging people to take advantage of cancer screening program will focus on the euphoric feeling of taking a test and being given the all-clear.
SA Health’s highest flyers
SA Health individual employee salaries have busted the $900,000-a-year mark as the top paid staff enjoyed a lucrative year.
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