Holidays for hospital specialists a ‘breach’
ALLOWING two RAH stroke specialists to go on leave at the same time next month breaches policy – and SA Health planned to pay a locum $50,000 for a fortnight to fill in.
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Public deserves answers, but SA Health defaults to secrecy
SA HEALTH likes its secrets. When we asked a series of specific questions about the latest stroke rostering debacle, we got a vague two-line response. And on radio this morning, a senior RAH spokesman said media scrutiny of the issue was “not helpful” as he avoided answering direct questions — read the transcript.
RAH stroke debacle deja vu — holidays overlap again
THE Royal Adelaide Hospital’s stroke service faces having just one junior doctor to provide 24/7 treatment — because two senior specialists are again going on holidays at the same time.
Adelaide’s Chinese takeaway worth a staggering $4.5m
THE biggest single group of Chinese visitors ever to tour Adelaide has spent five days meeting locals from koalas to the Governor — and injecting a massive amount of money into SA’s economy.
Vics jump on board with Marshall bikeway plan
THE SA Government will team up with its Victorian counterparts to boost tourism in Australia’s two biggest cycling states through a new Adelaide-Melbourne bikeway.
SA has one of the best dunnies in the world
A SMALL South Australian country town is hoping its appeal to tourists is in the toilet — after its public loo was hailed as Number One in its category in the International Toilet Tourism Awards. Find out why it’s so fabulous!
Think you’ve been waiting long for an operation?
SOUTH Australians waited a combined 10,770 years for elective surgery in public hospitals in 2016-17, number crunching by an online comparison site concludes.
Don’t save travel insurance for last minute
RAA Travel data shows cancellations are a big part of insurance claims but many people are delaying taking out policies until close to departure time.
Ambo boss, chief pharmacist quit
SA Ambulance Service boss Jason Killens and the state’s chief pharmacist Steve Morris have both quit to take lucrative new jobs.
Mystery of Adelaide Oval’s missing letters
ADELAIDE Oval, the RAA and Adelaide Zoo are joining an international campaign to drop As, Os and Bs from their signs. There’s a bloody good reason.
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