Tag: Health Administration
Opposition queries surgery summer break
The NSW Government and Opposition are at odds over a summer holiday for elective surgery.[MORE]
Alfred CEO's departure not related to Kossmann: hospital
The chief executive of the Alfred Hospital, Jennifer Williams has resigned and will leave the job next year.[MORE]
Doctors' group welcomes $68m RFDS boost
The Rural Doctors Association has welcomed a major funding boost for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS).[MORE]
Bathurst maternity ward at 'crisis point'
The Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists says Bathurst Hospital's maternity ward is at a "crisis point".[MORE]
Poor finances blamed for post-natal unit shutdown
The New South Wales Opposition says cost cutting is behind a decision to close Camden Hospital's post-natal care unit for three months.[MORE]
Opposition claims case growing against waterfront hospital
Tasmania's Opposition has seized on comments by TasPorts in its campaign for the State Government to abandon its waterfront redevelopment of the Royal Hobart Hospital.[MORE]
New maternity model offers midwife choice
Queensland Health says women will now be able to choose to have a midwife deliver their baby, under an innovative new plan to improve maternity services in south-west Queensland. [MORE]
Poor housing options send nurses packing
Nurses are leaving the Northern Territory for interstate because they can't find anywhere to live, according to the Nurses Federation.[MORE]
Cut disability bureaucracy: Oppn
The SA Oppn says disability services would be improved with a reallocation of resources.[MORE]
Calls for NT Health Minister and Department CEO to resign
The NT Opposition has renewed calls for the Health Minister and the CEO of the Health Department to stand down.[MORE]
Doctors' group protests against maternity services move
The fight to retain services at a New South Wales far south coast hospital has received the backing the Rural Doctors Association, which mounted a protest in Sydney at the weekend over a range of health issues.[MORE]
Job cuts won't deliver positive health outcomes: Greens' MP
New South Wales Premier Nathan Rees is under increasing pressure to reverse plans to cut hundreds of jobs from the North Coast Area Health Service.[MORE]
Protesters march against Pambula health plans
Anger about New South Wales' far south coast health services spilled over at the weekend when about 2,000 people rallied in support of the Pambula Hospital.[MORE]
NSW a leader in HIV prevention: Della Bosca
New South Wales Health Minister John Della Bosca says new data shows the state remains a world leader in HIV prevention.[MORE]
Reducing NSW trauma centres 'overdue'
The Australasian College of Emergency Medicine says a move to reduce the number of major trauma centres in New South Wales hospitals is long overdue.[MORE]
Garling report urges rural doctors boost
A report into New South Wales' public hospital system says the Health Department needs to take immediate steps to increase skilled clinicians in rural areas.[MORE]
'Red tape' frustrates Bombala Shire health push
Health issues on the Monaro are back on the public agenda with the Bombala Shire Council saying it is getting the "run-around" from the Federal Government.[MORE]
Labor MPs 'must support Vanessa's Law'
New South Wales Labor MPs are being urged to support the Opposition's bill to improve medical care for children in the state's hospitals.[MORE]
Report urges rural stint for junior doctors
The Greater Western Area Health Service's advisory council says there will be an increase in the number of medical professionals in the region, if the New South Wales Government adopts recommendations of a special commission of inquiry.[MORE]
Child hospital bill 'a tribute to Vanessa'
The NSW Opposition wants paediatricians to oversee the treatment of children in adult wards. [MORE]
NSW hospitals in period of crisis: report
The man appointed to examine acute care services in NSW has handed down his long-awaited report.[MORE]
Two NSW hospitals fudged figures?
New South Wales Health Minister John Della Bosca says he is seeking more information about claims two hospitals manipulated the performance figures of their emergency departments.[MORE]
Stop ignoring rural health: doctors
The Rural Doctors Association says it will demand improvements to maternity and paediatric services in regional areas when it meets with the New South Wales Health Minister this afternoon.[MORE]
New plan to reduce surgery waiting lists
Tasmania's Health Minister Lara Giddings has launched a plan to reduce the elective surgery waiting list by 1,500 operations over the next year.[MORE]
Fears aired over nurse training changes
There is concern changes to nurse training will create a bigger shortage of nurses in smaller towns in the central western New South Wales region.[MORE]
