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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.
- Henrietta Cook
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Junior doctor accused of toilet spying hit with 127 new charges
Sex crime detectives have charged a trainee surgeon with alleged offending against colleagues at three major Melbourne hospitals.
- Carla Jaeger and Erin Pearson
How a small investment in community health would pay off big for Victoria
Victoria’s vital community health centres are in dire need of more funding to stop them falling apart. The outlay would also ease the strain on public hospitals.
- Adam Carey and Broede Carmody
Patient died at home after vital signs ‘incorrectly’ recorded: inquest
Rosemarie Campbell, 62, died three days after gastric bypass surgery was performed by former premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s partner.
- Courtney Kruk
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‘I lost everything’: How denouncing surgeon Al Muderis landed biggest critic in prison
What began as enthusiasm for a cutting-edge surgery ended in acrimony and incarceration.
- Charlotte Grieve
Victoria spent over $1b on a surgery catch-up plan. The financial watchdog can’t say if rapid clinics worked
The state’s surgery catch-up blitz following the pandemic has missed key targets, delivering 30,000 fewer procedures than expected.
- Broede Carmody and Kieran Rooney
The two Sydney hospitals with the worst patient satisfaction
Liverpool and Blacktown hospitals in Sydney’s south-west and west scored markedly lower than the other 82 hospitals across the state in the latest inpatient survey report.
- Kate Aubusson
Government denies ‘radioactive waste leak’ at Perth hospital
The state government has denied there was ever a “radioactive waste” leak at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, but a registered nurse who works there has said there were many other issues that needed addressing.
- Holly Thompson
The surreal moment this man saw a piece of his brain in a bank
If not for two white scars, concealed under a sweep of brown hair, there’s no evidence that 21-year-old Max Shearer was once seriously ill.
- Courtney Kruk