The Latest Breaking News from Bendigo Health

'Cancer doesn't wait': a new plan to help rural men

One regional patient had to spend more than $20,000 on prostate cancer surgery, as a new health plan aims to address the higher mortality rate in rural areas.

AAP · Aug 1

What drives women to have a ‘freebirth’ without a midwife or doctor? Here’s what the research says

A coronial inquest is this week examining the death of Melbourne wellness influencer Stacey Warnecke after a freebirth at her home in September.

The Conversation · Jun 18

VIC:Baby's death after home birth could have been avoided

A mother should have been transferred to hospital four hours earlier to save her baby's life, a coroner has found.

AAP · May 29

West Wimmera health chief stands on busy highway in bid to attract more staff

The head of a regional health service says a few resumes have landed since he tried a hands-on approach to recruitment.

ABC News · Apr 13, 2023

Coroner recommends improvements to cross-border policing following death of psychiatric patient

An inquest into a 25-year-old psychiatric patient's death has resulted in recommendations for police on both sides of the Victoria-NSW border to improve coordination on missing persons cases.

ABC News · Mar 6, 2023

NSW coroner highlights cross-border police failures in Darren Higgins death inquest

An inquest into the death of First Nations man Darren Higgins, who went missing on leave from a psychiatric facility, is expected to result in recommendations about cross-border police communication.

ABC News · Feb 7, 2023

New medical interns hoped to be part of solution to doctor shortage in regional Victoria

The Australian Medical Association predicts the nation will be 10,000 GPs short in 10 years' time, but these medical interns could be part of the solution.

ABC News · Jan 10, 2023

State-funded COVID testing sites close in Victoria as free RATs offered instead of PCRs

State-funded PCR testing centres will stop operating in Victoria today, but free RATs will be offered at community centres.

ABC News · Dec 29, 2022

Bendigo Health's Aboriginal mental health clinician calls for more funding as program helps heal wounds

For this mental health worker, learning life skill activities is part of recovery. But so is standing on the edge of a river or lake.

ABC News · Dec 24, 2022

Family takes legal action over mum's death

The children of a woman who took her own life in a Bendigo psychiatric unit in 2016 are seeking compensation from the health service.

AAP · Sep 7, 2022