Medicine
Coming to a hospital near you: People to be filmed in bodycam trial
Health Minister Ryan Park, announcing the plan to give security guards body-worn cameras, said the upwards trend in physical attacks was unacceptable.
- by Christopher Harris
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Surgeon suspended for using patient ‘as a prop’ now operating under a new name
Colorectal surgeon Gary McKay legally changed his name to Barry McCabe this year, but a record of previous findings against him did not appear until the Herald inquired.
- by Michael Koziol
Controversial surgeon William Mooney hit with fresh legal action as he leaves court
Mooney had just appeared at the NSW Court of Appeal where the NSW Medical Council was trying to stop him practicing again.
- by Kate McClymont
‘Streamline that spending’: Hospitals told to cut back where they can
The health minister’s comments come after two of Victoria’s largest health services imposed immediate hiring freezes in response to the government’s demand for savings.
- by Broede Carmody
IVF at a fraction of the cost: Perth clinic disrupts infertility market
The Baruahs know how torturous infertility treatment can be, having spent seven years enduring it. But when they finally held their son, “everything changed.”
- by Claire Ottaviano
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The care has been stripped from WA healthcare. But we can turn things around
A Perth doctor says that WA’s healthcare system is at a crisis point. But she hopes that if action is taken at all levels, it will become a turning point.
- by Dr Lucy Caratti
Chemist Warehouse’s $8.8b merger could stifle competition, shut stores: ACCC
Australia’s competition watchdog has raised concerns that Chemist Warehouse’s planned merger with Sigma Healthcare into an $8.8 billion titan will hurt rivals in the pharmacy sector.
- by Jessica Yun
Minister vows to assess bulk-billing as Joondalup Hospital probe begins
The health department will join a review of hospital services, and what people pay for GPs in Perth’s north will be scrutinised, after the death of toddler Sandipan Dhar.
- by Jesinta Burton
Perth cosmetic doctor high on drugs
Dr Ilan Josephs claimed he was one of Perth’s leading cosmetic medical professionals. This week he was struck off for professional misconduct.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Cherryl Barassi’s doctor says he should be allowed to raise assisted dying with patients
Dr Nick Carr said Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying laws need to be brought into line with other states, which allow doctors to raise the issue.
- by Broede Carmody
My family nominated Dad for the Order of Australia before he died. Today he becomes a member
Dad worked in hospitals for over 40 years and led a cardiothoracic unit for seven years, but he was humble about his achievements to the point of obfuscation.
- by Elissa Goldstein
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