Hospitals in crisis
In Sydney’s EDs, they took away the beds. But the patients kept coming
Thousands of doctors have returned to work, but their anger with the NSW government has not gone away. Here’s what happens next.
- Angus Thomson
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‘It’s getting worse and worse’: Dying Perth mother stuck in ED for 36 hours
She posted a video after hospital staff were forced to park her at the end of a hallway and put up a makeshift curtain while they waited for a bed in a ward.
- Sarah Brookes
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‘This should never have happened’: Why almost 100 admissions only made Bec sicker
Bec was admitted to hospital almost 100 times from age 19. There was nowhere safe for her to get better.
- Kate Aubusson
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- Doctors at work
Without doctors, hospital patients left in locked wards
Extremely unwell patients held against their will at a western Sydney hospital are waiting for days to see a psychiatrist.
- Kate Aubusson
Ambos to treat multiple patients more often to reduce ramping
Hospitals have been told to reduce their patient offload times by 4 per cent by the end of this financial year.
- Broede Carmody
PM throws states a $1.7 billion lifeline to save hospitals
The Albanese government seeks to prove its commitment to Medicare before the upcoming election – while holding out on a fresh five-year deal with the states.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
Ninety hours in emergency: Leaked patient list reveals dire effects of psychiatrist crisis
Severely ill and distressed patients are waiting three and a half days in emergency for mental health beds that don’t exist in a shocking escalation of the state’s psychiatrist workforce crisis.
- Kate Aubusson and Angus Thomson
Wards closed, emergency departments under pressure as doctors walk off job
Resigning psychiatrists warn of worsening backlogs in emergency departments when mentally ill patients have nowhere to go due to ward closures.
- Angus Thomson and Kate Aubusson
On the worst day of Jessica’s life, the only doctor who could help her was on a screen
Two-thirds of psychiatrists in NSW public hospitals will quit this week. The impact for patients like Jessica Comish will be devastating in a system already strained.
- Angus Thomson
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- Health
NSW hospitals are about to lose 200 doctors. Here’s how they’re preparing to cope
Leaked recordings show NSW public hospitals are preparing to lose some services under emergency settings akin to those seen during the COVID pandemic.
- Angus Thomson
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