Hospitals in crisis
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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
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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
- Editorial
- Healthcare
People with disabilities ‘let down’ by hospital experience
It is concerning that advocates have been requesting a meeting with the NSW Health Minister since October to discuss solutions.
- The Herald's View
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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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
Anja gave birth on the side of the road. Listen to the triple-zero call
Maternity hospital closures are forcing labouring women to travel hundreds of kilometres across “maternity deserts” to give birth.
- Kate Aubusson
Health officials scramble with mass resignation of state’s doctors
A metropolitan Sydney hospital will struggle to treat patients after more than half of the state’s hospital psychiatrists tendered their resignations.
- Cindy Yin
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