‘Gaslighting, suicidal ideation’: Report slams culture in SA Health unit
A disturbing bullying culture exposed by a review into the Forensic Mental Health Service needs urgent action, it has been recommended.
SA Health
Coverage of the South Australian health system, including hospital overcrowding, ambulance ramping and mental health treatment.
Inside the life-and-death moments of SA’s most premature babies
For SA’s tiniest patients, seconds can mean the difference between life and death. Meet the heroes making sure these little ones make it home.
‘Deaths have happened’: Top doc says politics killing patient care
As ramping hits record levels, a top doctor claims patients are being left to die while bureaucrats order ambulances to unload less urgent cases to fudge figures.
Claims ambo patients jump ED queues to fudge ramping figures
The doctors’ union president has made astonishing claims that the sickest patients in emergency waiting rooms are being leapfrogged to make ramping statistics look better.
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Back to normal by Christmas – but readers divided on freedom plan
There has been a mixed reaction from readers to news borders will reopen within weeks and most social restrictions will be dropped by Christmas. Get the key details and vote in our poll.
It’s V-Day: Get the jab now or you’ll run out of time
With 278,000 vaccine doses waiting in the fridge, South Aussies have been told to get jabbed now or run a crazy risk when the state opens up in five weeks.
Jabs are in (but masks are out) for SA high schoolers
Thousands of students and teachers will start getting the Covid-19 vaccine at school from today to tackle sluggish jab rates. It comes as Labor proposes a boost to mental health resources in schools.
Rolling strikes hit nine Adelaide hospitals
Allied health workers across nine major Adelaide hospitals, including the RAH, are striking as they demand double the pay increase on offer.
Ambulance crisis: Second elderly death revealed in two days
The ambulance union has made a list of 20 demands to fix the service, as the second death blamed on delays is revealed in as many days.
Family distraught as father dies after five-hour wait for ambo
Vomiting uncontrollably, a “fit and active” great-grandfather was forced to wait five hours for an ambulance. His son says the delay killed him.
Top surgeon quits ‘steaming turd’ public system in disgust
A top surgeon has walked away from SA’s public health system, lashing out at chronic understaffing he says is leading to avoidable deaths.
Christmas in doubt: 8000 South Aussies desperate to come home
More than 8000 South Aussies longing to come home are waiting for their exemption applications to be processed, as the plan to open the borders for Christmas appears in doubt.
Hospitals in crisis – but pollies bicker over ‘sick kid’ definition
As debate rages on whether the $1.95bn Women’s and Children’s Hospital is big enough, the Health Minister and his shadow are busy arguing over the definition of “sick kid”.
Save our sons: Shattered mums fight a bleeding system
Three Adelaide mums say the mental health system failed their suicidal teenage sons and are furious extra crisis care beds aren’t being added to the new Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
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