Mentally ill denied NDIS
A “massive” problem applying the NDIS to serious mental illnesses has seen more than a third of applicants ruled ineligible, data reveals.
Health
Eye staff list ‘well beyond crisis’
One of Sydney’s major children’s hospitals was warned four years ago its ophthalmology department was ‘well beyond crisis level’.
Exodus amid aged care turmoil
Two executives at a leading aged-care provider have left the $600m company as the industry feels the royal commission strain.
Lunch with Labor candidate? That’s $3500 please
Labor is selling $3500 tickets to a private lunch with its star candidate in Bennelong, former AMA president Brian Owler.
NDIS provider did time for fraud
A woman once jailed for fraud now helms a registered provider under the $22 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Shorten accused of Mediscare 2.0
Health Minister Greg Hunt has accused Bill Shorten of launching a “Medi-scam” months out from the federal election.
Blueprint for aged-care sector
Funding for high-care nursing home residents would be doubled under a plan being examined by the federal government.
Andrews: inquiry cost is worth it
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says a royal commission into mental health will be costly, but is an ‘investment’.
Shorten shifts tack on asylum-seeker policy
Bill Shorten has backed away from saying it was ‘fine’ to send sick refugees to Christmas Island.
‘Broken’ mental health system
Four health stalwarts will lead Australia’s first royal commission into mental health providing expert understanding and a plan to make the system better.
RHD vaccine ‘will save lives’
The government will put $35 million towards developing a vaccine for rheumatic heart disease, a deadly illness that largely affects the indigenous.
High drowning risk for autistic kids
Drowning is the leading cause of death among children with autism yet many are being pushed out of mainstream swimming classes.
Alternative treatments reined in
Health practitioners who spruik unproven and alternative treatments would be required to advise patients of the lack of evidence.
100,000 children on pills for depression
The number of Australian children on antidepressants has doubled to more than 100,000 in six years.
Top eye doctor warns on blindness
A leading ophthalmologist warned hospital directors in 2013 that children were losing the chance of a ‘normal visual life’.
Teenage blood ‘no fountain of youth’
The US drugs regulator has “significant health concerns” about a craze for injections of blood from teenagers to older patients.
Paramedics facing demand for answers
Authorities launched a review into “adverse incidents” stemming from paramedics deciding not to transport patients to hospital.
Aged dying before help arrives
A further 10,000 home-care places being rolled out early across the aged-care system are mostly lower level support.
Eye doctors fear kids going blind
The head of ophthalmology at a major Sydney children’s hospital says he fears kids with treatable eye conditions are going blind.
Long delays could have cost vision
The mother of a young boy waited eight long months to discover her son had a serious eye condition needing urgent treatment.
HOSPITAL HEARTBREAK
The fight over cardiac services for Sydney’s kids is getting nasty.
Olivia’s story highlights risk
Olivia Peaper almost didn’t make it through her first month of life.
Hunt rejects health groups fund plea
Peak health groups say they are struggling to provide adequate policy advice ahead of the federal election.
Aircon ‘not needed’ in homes
The chief executive of the aged-care peak body faced questioning at the royal commission over ‘vague’ quality standards.
Turf war ‘puts babies in danger’
Doctors allege the lives of critically ill babies have been risked repeatedly for years by transferring them unnecessarily.
Paramedics probed over deaths
A record number of South Australian paramedics are under investigation over the decision not to transport patients.
Morrison backs disability inquiry, sidesteps defeat
Scott Morrison has cleared the way for a royal commission into disability abuse.
Doctors in danger of work burnout
More doctors-in-training are being compelled to work excessive hours in hospitals, despite the potential risks to staff and patients.
No checks on impact of $2bn aged-care cuts
No work was done to check if the care and safety of residents in nursing homes was compromised after a $2bn hit on funding.
Disability inquiry gathers steam
Labor states have backed demands from Bill Shorten and the Greens to establish a royal commission into abuse of the disabled.
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