Hospitals
Doctor accused of widespread record errors in St Vincent’s Hospital genetic cancer debacle
An eminent cancer genetics doctor has been accused of widespread errors affecting hundreds of patients at St Vincent’s hospital.
- Kate Aubusson
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They wanted a hospital upgrade. A 62-storey apartment tower is proposed instead
The sale of prime public land next to Royal North Shore Hospital has drawn fierce opposition from the community and the hospital’s board, documents reveal.
- Angus Thomson
Old plans to develop hospital land
Plans unveiled in 2020 for the redevelopment of a vacant block near Royal North Shore Hospital. The block is now up for sale to private developers.
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Review slams plans, budgets for flawed Queensland hospital projects
At one construction site, an impasse over a tree is costing $54,000 a day. At another, no-one realised the entire power system would have to be upgraded.
- Tim Arvier
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In a medical crisis, who will speak for you? Here’s how people plan ahead
It can happen in an instant. When you can’t make decisions about your own medical treatment, who steps into your shoes? And how do doctors know what you want (and don’t want)?
- Nick Newling and Felicity Lewis
‘Would Joe be alive?’ Family demands answers after scathing audit
The Minns government says it is committed to ending its agreement with private operator Healthscope despite rejecting two offers to take the hospital into public hands.
- Angus Thomson and Kate Aubusson
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Royal Children’s Hospital backs down on staffing cuts to kids’ cancer centre
Three days after The Age revealed the plan to cut 13 positions, the hospital confirmed the roles have now been saved.
- Broede Carmody and Alexander Darling
‘I’m waiting for him to come home’: Private hospital under fire over 17-year-old’s sudden death
Three families whose children died at privately run emergency departments overseen by financially stricken Healthscope have spoken out about their ordeals.
- Christine Ahern and Natalie Clancy
Royal Children’s Hospital’s key donors hit back at claims they caused lay-offs
Donors to the Royal Children’s Hospital say they are committed to ensuring programs in the cancer centre continue to be funded.
- Broede Carmody, Brittany Busch and Ashleigh McMillan
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‘Appalling act’: Royal Children’s Hospital to slash cancer centre jobs on eve of charity appeal
The Children’s Cancer Centre will lose as many as 10 full-time equivalent roles, including dedicated mental health workers, in a move staff have described as devastating.
- Broede Carmody
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