I spent five days in hospital waiting for an MRI. WA’s health system is at breaking point
Opinion
Perth

I spent five days in hospital waiting for an MRI. WA’s health system is at breaking point

It was on day four of trying to get an MRI as an inpatient at Fiona Stanley Hospital that one of my nurses broke down in tears in my cubicle.

  • bySophie McNeill

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AI is just what the overworked,burnt-out doctor ordered

AI is just what the overworked,burnt-out doctor ordered

Advocates of the use of artificial intelligence say the technology could transform a health system in crisis,by reducing wait lists and staff burnout.

  • byAngus Delaney andKayla Olaya
Concerns were raised before hospital deaths report,says expert

Concerns were raised before hospital deaths report,says expert

Three people died by suicide and two survived attempts at Prince Charles Hospital’s mental health unit in Brisbane between December 2022 and April 2024,triggering the independent review.

  • bySavannah Meacham andFraser Barton
Ask parents about concerns,coroner tells hospitals after finding toddler’s death preventable

Ask parents about concerns,coroner tells hospitals after finding toddler’s death preventable

A Victorian coroner says the 2021 death of Noah Souvatzis after a visit to an understaffed regional hospital should prompt medical staff to pay more attention to parents’ concerns.

  • byErin Pearson
Devastated Perth parents slam findings over their toddler son’s death

Devastated Perth parents slam findings over their toddler son’s death

The family of 21-month-old Sandipan Dhar,who died from undiagnosed leukemia,are rejecting Ramsay Health Care’s finding that he received “appropriate” care.

  • byHolly Thompson
Funding alone is not the magic bullet in fixing Victoria’s hospital crisis
Opinion
Opinion

Funding alone is not the magic bullet in fixing Victoria’s hospital crisis

No amount of funding will improve service delivery if we cannot find nurses to fill positions under current conditions and improve healthcare culture.

  • byJohn Wilson
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The longest surgery wait list,budget cuts and a disputed $500m hospital fix

The longest surgery wait list,budget cuts and a disputed $500m hospital fix

Anger is boiling over in Albury-Wodonga,where the waiting list for planned surgery is already the worst in regional Victoria.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
Coming to a hospital near you:People to be filmed in bodycam trial

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.

  • byChristopher Harris
‘I still hope it’s all a dream’:Woman grieves baby’s death at Joondalup hospital

‘I still hope it’s all a dream’:Woman grieves baby’s death at Joondalup hospital

A bereaved woman whose baby Amir died in the hours between his induction and his birth at Joondalup Health Campus says she still has “no answers” from the staff.

  • byEmma Young
The care has been stripped from WA healthcare. But we can turn things around
Opinion
Medicine

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.

  • byDr Lucy Caratti
The people’s verdict:What you made of the NSW budget

The people’s verdict:What you made of the NSW budget

From builders and electricians to health workers and concerned parents,here’s what the people made of Daniel Mookhey’s second budget.

  • byAngus Thomson,Anthony Segaert andMichael Koziol