Ambulances and emergency departments are under more pressure than ever,data released on Wednesday reveals. See how your suburb stacks up.
Advocates of the use of artificial intelligence say the technology could transform a health system in crisis,by reducing wait lists and staff burnout.
Obstetricians and gynaecologists at two NSW hospitals said they would only treat urgent cases until more doctors were hired to ease pressure on burnt-out staff.
Operating on the wrong part of a patient’s body and fatal medication errors were among the scores of serious events recorded in Victorian hospitals in 2022-23.
The dire financial state of health services last year has been exposed in correspondence showing the state government went within days of being unable to pay the bills.
Australia’s largest private health insurers say premiums need to rise significantly,but not their own payments to private hospitals.
Faced with older residents,with more complex health conditions,the aged care facilities of the future will need to be more hospital than retirement village.
A new study explores the potential cost to the planet of future surgical procedures.
Clinicians at Sydney’s busiest hospitals have warned they could be forced to ration a life-saving treatment for patients with kidney failure.
Health Minister Ryan Park praised the courage of thousands of women who shared their “deeply personal and difficult experiences” during the landmark inquiry.
Protracted industrial action by paramedics,including an indefinite pause on taking billing details from patients,is hitting the service’s bottom line.