Healthcare
BlueCare cuts 60 per cent of enrolled nurses, gags them from telling residents
The state’s largest aged care provider told staff more than 80 enrolled nurses’ jobs would be cut, in a move labelled a “cop out” by Queensland’s peak nursing union.
- by Courtney Kruk
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‘NDIS isn’t a luxury, it’s a lifeline’: Parents hit back at autism funding plan
Parents, health professionals and advocates from across south-east Queensland have weighed in on the federal government’s plan for autism funding.
- by Courtney Kruk
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Healthcare
Safety warning for Victorian hospitals after patients drink, ignite hand sanitiser
In one recent example, a patient drank half a bottle of hand sanitiser in an emergency department and was admitted to intensive care.
- by Henrietta Cook
Disgraced doctor punted from peak body, takes indefinite leave from Sydney hospital
In a move that could prompt action from health regulators, the Australian Orthopaedic Association has stripped Munjed Al Muderis of his membership.
- by Charlotte Grieve
Psychedelics are helping people face death with peace in breakthrough trial
A compound from magic mushrooms is being used to alleviate the fear and despair faced by terminally ill patients.
- by Henrietta Cook
The ‘unworthy’ cancer with a terrible survival rate and the program seeking to change it
It’s Australia’s most lethal cancer. It kills more women and men every year than breast and prostate cancer combined. But it remains deeply stigmatised.
- by Liam Mannix
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Healthcare
Terry received $500,000 in NDIS funding seven days before he died
Palliative care experts warn terminally ill patients are languishing in wards while others are becoming the victims of “bed block” while they wait too long for NDIS decisions and support.
- by Grant McArthur
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Healthcare
WA government tips $50 million into hospitals but denies reports of ailing system
Premier Roger Cook made the announcement on Monday, committing the multimillion-dollar fund to work in three major WA health services.
- by Hannah Murphy
Investigation
Medical misogyny
‘Treated like a hysterical mother’: Assaulted by her son, Alison’s pain was ignored until she collapsed
Alison Beatty was sent away from Katoomba Hospital’s emergency department but, as it turned out, her lungs were filling with blood.
- by Charlotte Grieve
The star surgeon’s patients who told the truth to protect others
In a landmark ruling, Federal Court judge Wendy Abraham found Dr Munjed Al Muderis had devoted much of his life’s work to helping amputees walk again. However, she found there was a significant cohort of patients whom he failed.
- by Charlotte Grieve
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Medical misogyny
Gaslit, dismissed and treated as hypochondriacs: The gender divide in iron deficiency
Ignored by doctors for years, Abigail almost died, with one doctor in the end saying she had the blood count of a shark attack or car crash victim.
- by Kate Aubusson