Allan govt to create health networks after rejecting merger calls
The Allan government has been accused of bowing to political pressure in rejecting calls to amalgamate Victorian health services — but says it hasn’t ruled out the move in the future.
The Allan government has been accused of bowing to political pressure in rejecting calls to amalgamate Victorian health services — but says it hasn’t ruled out the move in the future.
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A major cancer hospital has warned its staff there are plans to cut overtime while revealing many Victorian hospitals are planning “significant reductions to services to save costs”.
Pressure is mounting on the healthcare system as hospitals and paramedics face record demand, but Ambulance Victoria has again failed to meet its “lights and sirens” response time as it hits crisis point.
The Royal Children’s Hospital has warned of significant job losses and program closures as top staff rally to keep chief executive Bernadette McDonald after it was revealed she would potentially be replaced at the end of her term.
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Box Hill Hospital has been forced to pay a distressed nurse almost half a million dollars after she was locked in a room with a notoriously violent patient, who repeatedly beat her while hidden from view.
Jacinta Allan hasn’t ruled out placing the besieged Ambulance Victoria into administration, as union members passed a vote of “no confidence” in the agency’s executive.
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