4 shocking SA Health bungles: Deaths and millions in compo
There have been nearly 80,000 “incidents” at SA hospitals in just the past 12 months – on top of four other scandals, some that ended with people dying.
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Coverage of the South Australian health system, including hospital overcrowding, ambulance ramping and mental health treatment.
Suspended from Qld hospital job, doc now heads up SA health network
A doctor who was suspended from his administrative role at a Queensland hospital amid a care scandal is now in charge of a South Australian regional health service.
‘Harrowing’: Huge payouts as scathing report into WCH implant scandal released
Families of children involved in the WCH cochlear implant scandal will receive thousands of dollars after a scathing review found problems with the service dating back years.
‘Can’t do anything’: Riverland residents fear their own hospital
After a young boy died from the flu, Riverland residents are frightened of their own hospital – with staff forgetting about one woman and an elderly cancer patient refused admission.
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SA’s AstraZeneca jab numbers for under-50s revealed
Thousands of South Australians aged under 50 received the AstraZeneca vaccine before warnings over blood-clots emerged.
$7m to tell SA Health what you really think
Already struggling with ramping, pay disputes and clogged EDs, SA Health is about to buy a new system to “empower patients” to tell it how it is doing.
WCH docs ‘overwhelmed’ as emergency dept overflows
The Women’s and Children’s Hospital emergency department faced “unprecedented demand” last night leaving doctors and nurses fearful of putting patients at risk.
Doctors ‘on the edge’ as new WCH fails to measure up
Adelaide’s new Women’s and Children’s Hospital will struggle for resources from day one, warn doctors who say it is going to be too small.
Anger, frustration over isolation text message bungle
Hundreds of frustrated travellers from Brisbane are looking at SA Health for answers, as a text message bungle confused the process for isolation protocols.
Crowd gathers for huge union rally in CBD
Ambos and firefighters marched to Parliament to demand better resources. A paramedic told the crowd of his despair at delaying ambulances for hundreds of patients.
‘Broken Paramedic’ reveals pain inflicted by failing system
This is the human face of frustration with SA’s ambulance services as workers and the government continue to clash over how to fix it. Read it in his own words.
‘COVID liar’ pushes SA Health to open its records
The pizza shop worker whose alleged “lie” sparked SA’s lockdown wants to know who leaked his medical status and says questions are being dodged.
We’ll axe health ‘liquidators’: Malinauskas
SA Labor leader Peter Malinauskas says he will sack the administrators of SA Health’s biggest network if elected Premier – but the government says it’s an ‘empty’ promise.
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