On any given day,550 people are in our hospital beds with no clinical reason to be there
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On any given day,550 people are in our hospital beds with no clinical reason to be there

A shortage of aged care staff is putting pressure on hospitals,which are unable to discharge patients due to a lack of beds.

  • byHarriet Alexander

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Paramedics threaten boycott over 20 per cent pay rise demands

Paramedics threaten boycott over 20 per cent pay rise demands

More than 1500 of the state’s paramedics plan to boycott renewing their national registration,leaving them unable to work from December 1.

  • byAngus Thomson
Doctor warns palliative care appointments could be cancelled amid cuts

Doctor warns palliative care appointments could be cancelled amid cuts

The state’s local health districts have been told they have less to spend on palliative care than promised under Dominic Perrottet.

  • byAlexandra Smith andMichael McGowan
Joint replacements could become day surgeries to cut down on backlog
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Joint replacements could become day surgeries to cut down on backlog

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.

  • byAngus Thomson
Qantas chair and Senate tormentor in grand final truce

Qantas chair and Senate tormentor in grand final truce

After grilling Richard Goyder in the Senate last week,Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie shook his hand on Saturday in the name of grand final unity.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andDavid Estcourt
Karen has delivered thousands of babies. Three deaths still haunt her
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Karen has delivered thousands of babies. Three deaths still haunt her

Former midwife Karen Buckley has nightmares about dead babies. She says it’s a result of trauma on the job and understaffing,and she wants urgent change.

  • byLaura Banks
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Record wait times,more sick patients:NSW’s health crisis laid bare

Record wait times,more sick patients:NSW’s health crisis laid bare

Emergency department wait times have reached a record high while hospitals and paramedics in NSW are treating record numbers with life-threatening conditions.

  • byAngus Thomson andLaura Banks
Premier promises more nurses despite thousands leaving each year

Premier promises more nurses despite thousands leaving each year

Premier Chris Minns has conceded the government urgently needs to address the 6500 nurses leaving the NSW public health system each year.

  • byAngus Thomson
‘Not what emergency care is about’:Major funding shake-up for NSW hospitals
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‘Not what emergency care is about’:Major funding shake-up for NSW hospitals

Minister Ryan Park says a royal commission-style inquiry will examine the entire NSW health system,including a root-and-branch review of the state’s hospitals.

  • byMichael McGowan
The four candidates lining up for Labor leadership after disastrous byelection

The four candidates lining up for Labor leadership after disastrous byelection

NSW Labor is facing a bitter internal battle over leadership as MPs prepare for Jodi McKay’s fall.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Calls for inquiry into medical watchdog as complaints back up

Calls for inquiry into medical watchdog as complaints back up

The state's healthcare watchdog is taking almost a year to fully investigate serious allegations of wrongdoing amid rising numbers of complaints and allegations of dysfunction within the organisation.

  • byKate Aubusson