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The Latest Breaking News from Hunter New England Health

Mater PPP financial penalties blow out to an eye-watering $300 million

'We don't know who the bondholders are.'

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'Unacceptable risk': Mater report should have prompted action two years ago

'What was the point of commissioning an engineering review?'

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Why did NSW Health drop $170m in hospital fines?

'This new information raises even more questions.'

Newcastle Herald

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Multiple failures caused mould contamination in cancer wards at the Mater for years

Documents reveal the extent of the 'systemic problem'.

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'Significant': Aboriginal youth mental health service to lose its home base

Systemic racism led to the creation of the service 27 years ago.

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'The place is crumbling': claim Mater Mental Health starved of resources

'I felt my condition was worsening while I was there.'

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'Everyone's struggling in some way': reaching out for a little bit of help

'People don't know where to find support, they've never had to.'

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'Critical': IV fluid shortage hits Hunter hospitals, threatening treatments

'The critical disruption to supply of IV fluid bags is ongoing.'

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Anglican Care's nursing home site sell-off 'not in good faith' say critics

Community expected 'sustained, long-term healthcare services'

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Hospital harm in the Hunter prompts concern over errors due to workload

'Staff need more proactive support before incidents occur.'

Newcastle Herald

Hunter New England medical negligence payouts reach averages of up to $2.4m

Hunter New England health service holding back comparative data

Newcastle Herald

Revealed: private program slashed Hunter's 8620 elective surgery backlog

Call for new efforts to improve elective surgery backlog.

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'Backbone of the health service': The joy, trauma and rewards of nursing

Nurses celebrated and revered on Florence Nightingale's birthday.

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A 'wheel-y' good way to get around: health workers swap to e-bikes

'Our local area is just so easy to access, there's some great bike paths.'

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'Our way': First Nations health research on agenda in Hunter project

'Our people have been more likely to be research subjects.'

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Public health budgets leave no room for cost-saving changes, inquiry told

Senior Newcastle physician Dr Ross Kerridge at funding inquiry

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'Systemic failure': Hunter New England has highest suicide numbers in NSW

The 'heartbreaking' 1331 suicides in a decade in our district.

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Kahi Simon's family asked if he could stay on as a patient: 'They said no'

A probe into the 20-year-old's suicide excluded crucial details.

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Midwives working 18-hour days amid staff shortages and patient safety fears

'A mother could have a haemorrhage and bleed to death.'

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'Disgraceful': Aged care closure leaves family with nowhere to go

After 15 years at the Wallsend facility, family now left in lurch.

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Old Maitland Hospital site plans unknown to public

The hospital was closed two years ago.

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'Wave on top of wave': Hunter's COVID cases highest in 12 months as new variant hits

The wave sweeping through the Hunter is the largest the region has seen in a year.

Newcastle Herald

John Hunter Hospital reintroduces face masks after rise in COVID cases

It's 2024, but its going to feel very 2020-21 again at the John.

Newcastle Herald

'Unwell': Wait times in emergency grow, as health minister seeks answers

Sickest patients get treated first, but wait times are worsening.

Newcastle Herald

Medical students now in hospitals as nursing assistants to boost workforce

Hunter pilot program enables students to gain paid work experience.

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