Returned Aussies hit breaking point in medi-hotels
Controversy swirling around hotel quarantine is adding to the distress of traumatised and financially broken Australians stuck inside them, mental health workers warn.
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Another senior leader quits SA Health
A senior mental health manager has left for the private system after a series of high-level departures in recent months.
Euthanasia bill moves on to final chapter
SA MPs have overwhelmingly voted to send the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill to a final vote, after hours of debate and a public vigil of support.
Medical mesh victims owed a government apology
A year-long inquiry has found hernia and pelvic mesh implants caused “catastrophic and debilitating” injuries that were ignored.
SA mental health ED waits among worst in nation
A new report shows one in ten mental health patients waited more than 27 hours in SA public EDs before being admitted.
Shocking rate of suicide in SA building industry
A new report reveals 25 per cent of all South Australians who took their own life worked in the construction industry.
Euthanasia: United in grief, split in opinion
Katrina’s sister Sandra and Michael’s wife Lesley both died from cancer, in very different cases. They have drawn on the distressing experiences to weigh in on the assisted dying law.
Push to allow religious facilities to deny euthanasia in SA
A proposed change to SA’s euthanasia Bill would allow religious institutions, such as hospitals and aged-care facilities, to deny patients euthanasia if they request it.
Forensic, NDIS patients join strained mental health queue
A post-COVID surge has bottlenecked the state’s mental health beds, with patients from the criminal and disability systems adding to demand.
Veterans: Don’t forget our voices in Royal Commission on suicide
The loved ones of veterans lost to suicide will gather on Monday evening in Adelaide to remember them, and make sure their voices are part of the Royal Commission.
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