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Composite artwork for Angus Thomson story on interventional radiology at Westmead Hospital. Text is an excerpt of a letter from Eastwood GP Fiona Dennison to Health Minister Ryan Park. 

High radiation, broken machines: Crucial Sydney hospital service facing collapse

Doctors and patients have urged the NSW health minister to intervene in the latest mass resignation to hit the state’s public health system.

  • Angus Thomson

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The cyberattack includes patient details including Medicare numbers.

Cyberattack linked to two Melbourne hospitals exposes patient details on dark web

The stolen patient data includes sensitive health information, contact details and Medicare numbers.

  • Henrietta Cook and Broede Carmody

Soaring doctor fees are a pain, but medics have another problem

The cost of seeing a medical specialist can be extortionate, but there’s another reason we’re losing our patience.

  • Jenna Price
An excerpt from an internal NSW Health document detailing the cost of a pay rise for psychiatrists.

The early warning that put a price on fixing the state’s psychiatrists crisis

The public was told giving psychiatrists a pay rise will cost $700 million. Internal government documents suggest it would cost a lot less.

  • Kate Aubusson
Surgeons report hospitals are refusing to accept patients onto wait lists who risk breaching KPIs.

Hospitals ‘buffing’ surgery wait times to hit KPIs, doctors warn

All patients receive surgery on time at this Sydney hospital, according to the official data. Doctors say the truth is very different.

  • Kate Aubusson
The surgeon was seen ripping down and then stomping on the poster.

‘Gotta bury the body’: Surgeon quits Epworth after Kooyong corflute fiasco

Neurosurgeon Greg Malham has left his job in the aftermath of a video showing him tearing down and stomping on one of Monique Ryan’s campaign corflutes.

  • Hannah Hammoud and Grant McArthur
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‘What if they’re wrong?’ When to get a second opinion from a doctor

Getting another view can be the sensible thing to do, or simply reassuring. When might you want one – and what are the red flags?

  • Jackson Graham
The surgeon was seen ripping down and then stomping on the poster.

‘Chilling’ video shows surgeon stomping on Monique Ryan corflute

A Melbourne surgeon has admitted tearing down the election sign before tutoring men in how to “bury the body”, outraging anti-violence campaigners and politicians.

  • Grant McArthur

Doctors like me pay a heavy price to do our jobs. Pay us what we’re worth

Doctors spend many years and thousands of dollars to become qualified. There are good reasons why they’re striking for more money.

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Index composite tearout of locum doctor job advertisements during three-day strike by members of the Australian Salaried Medical Officers’ Federation (ASMOF) NSW

Emergency beds closed, doctors offered $2000 a day to work as strike begins

Around 370 patients had elective surgeries cancelled as more than 3500 doctors walked off the job on Tuesday.

  • Angus Thomson

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