There are nearly twice as many public hospitals east of Parramatta than there are to its west,yet Parramatta is the geographical heart of Sydney.
Wednesday’s nine-hour digital outage at public hospitals came hot on the heels of two deaths attributed to medical delays.
An 11-year fight has been portrayed as a turf war between doctors. And yet,the decision-making rests with others.
The family of a 20-year-old man who died as a result of catastrophic errors at a Sydney hospital say they were lied to about crucial medical notes being destroyed.
The state’s local health districts have been told they have less to spend on palliative care than promised under Dominic Perrottet.
A probe into the death of a woman who died just hours after being discharged from Fiona Stanley Hospital after giving birth to twins has found the hospital failed to follow protocol.
A small number of NSW hospitals currently offer same-day discharge. The NSW government’s surgical taskforce wants to expand the option to the rest of the state.
There are calls for an independent inquiry into the management of the Western Sydney Local Health District amid fresh bullying claims and a staff exodus.
Court documents revealed the male patient allegedly spent 30 minutes crawling along the floor behind chairs he had set up in the ward earlier to avoid CCTV as he made his way to the girl’s room.
WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch said police prepared a brief of evidence for the Director of Public Prosecutions and charged the boy,but revealed the victim’s family did not want to proceed.
Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson said staff did not follow protocols and revealed disciplinary action had been taken against four PCH staff for their “inexplicable” decisions.