Healthcare
Editorial
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
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Hospitals in crisis
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
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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
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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
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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Healthcare
Trapped and dying: Victoria’s worst hospital for emergency department waits
Frustrated patients are discharging themselves after two-day waits at Mildura Base Hospital as hundreds languish in the overwhelmed ED.
- by Henrietta Cook
Kristy thought this virus was mild. Then her baby ended up in hospital
Many babies are heading into winter without full protection against the leading cause of severe respiratory illness in infants.
- by Angus Thomson
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Workplace
Penny’s commute is 90 minutes each way. No wonder workers like her are quitting
Most of Sydney’s care workers live in the city’s west, but demand is highest in the east. That mismatch is taking a growing toll.
- by Matt Wade
Beyond the knife: How public hospitals are diverting patients away from surgery and into therapy
Many orthopaedic surgeries are often no better at alleviating pain than less expensive and safer non-surgical treatments, such as exercise programs.
- by Henrietta Cook
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Eating disorders
Stephanie was told she would never get better. Now she’s at the forefront of treating her illness
Only 50 per cent of people with an eating disorder have weight and shape concerns as their central or most important symptom.
- by Kate Aubusson
Analysis
Healthcare
‘She would have survived’: The three key moments that led to tragedy
A conclave of medical experts unanimously agreed the death of Pippa White was “preventable”. Her parents are now asking: “How do we stop this from happening again?”
- by Angus Thomson
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