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My cancer diagnosis was terrifying, but there are more reasons than ever to stay positive
Opinion
Cancer

My cancer diagnosis was terrifying, but there are more reasons than ever to stay positive

Prue Car is confronting a diagnosis that we all dread. But survival rates are getting better all the time, as I discovered during my own treatment.

  • by Tom Switzer

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Minister to block Maroondah Hospital’s paediatric shake-up

Minister to block Maroondah Hospital’s paediatric shake-up

The public stance comes just one day after this masthead revealed Maroondah Hospital’s plans to relocate paediatric staff to a sister hospital in Box Hill.

  • by Broede Carmody and Henrietta Cook
Why the wait for surgery in NSW is the worst it’s been in years

Why the wait for surgery in NSW is the worst it’s been in years

Thousands of patients are overdue for life-changing surgeries as waitlists soar to levels not seen since the pandemic, forcing a $23 million cash injection from the state government.

  • by Angus Thomson
Maroondah Hospital to drop specialty paediatric services
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Healthcare

Maroondah Hospital to drop specialty paediatric services

Seriously ill children turning up at a major hospital in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs will soon be transported to another site 20 minutes away.

  • by Broede Carmody and Henrietta Cook
The $492m lab designed for dangerous pathogens and rapid testing
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NSW budget

The $492m lab designed for dangerous pathogens and rapid testing

The outdated laboratory at Westmead Hospital conducts 3.5 million pathology-related tests a year and is about to get a major upgrade.

  • by Kate Aubusson
The early warning that put a price on fixing the state’s psychiatrists crisis
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Healthcare

The early warning that put a price on fixing the state’s psychiatrists crisis

The public was told giving psychiatrists a pay rise will cost $700 million. Internal government documents suggest it would cost a lot less.

  • by Kate Aubusson
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Patient care must not be compromised by bureaucratic benchmarks
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Healthcare

Patient care must not be compromised by bureaucratic benchmarks

It is excellent that NSW Health provides such detailed information about its system’s performance to the public, but the figures must tell a true story.

  • The Herald's View
Hospitals ‘buffing’ surgery wait times to hit KPIs, doctors warn

Hospitals ‘buffing’ surgery wait times to hit KPIs, doctors warn

All patients receive surgery on time at this Sydney hospital, according to the official data. Doctors say the truth is very different.

  • by Kate Aubusson
‘Overwhelmed by demand’: Mildura Hospital’s dire warning for Allan government
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Healthcare

‘Overwhelmed by demand’: Mildura Hospital’s dire warning for Allan government

There is mounting pressure on the state government to fix emergency department waiting times at Mildura Hospital, which are the longest in the state.

  • by Henrietta Cook
Botched hospital stays caused more than 100 deaths
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Healthcare

Botched hospital stays caused more than 100 deaths

While serious blunders are down from last year’s record high, there has been an uptick in suicides and incidents involving babies less than a week old.

  • by Broede Carmody
My son’s death was not in vain: Joe’s Law means lives will be saved
Opinion
Healthcare

My son’s death was not in vain: Joe’s Law means lives will be saved

The NSW government has changed the law so that public-private partnership arrangements for the provision of acute hospital services are prohibited. It’s turned our grief into something good.

  • by Elouise Massa

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