The Latest Breaking News from Monash Health

Grieving mum asks doctors to 'truly listen' to parents

Doctors must trust concerned parents when they bring sick children in for help, a mother says after a coronial finding on her three-year-old daughter's death.

AAP · Sep 25, 2025

Man Arrested For Scaling RMIT Building In Protest Of ‘The Corruption In The Medical System’

A Melbourne father has taken his grievances with the medical system to new heights – literally.

Pedestrian.tv · Jan 3, 2025

Amrita Lanka’s parents face ‘life sentence of misery’ after daughter’s death at Melbourne hospital, inquest hears

Eight-year-old’s parents describe grief of losing ‘smart, caring’ girl as coroner examines whether hospital’s care was reasonable

The Guardian - AU · Aug 30, 2024

Victoria’s largest public health service faces criminal charge over Indigenous woman’s hospital death

WorkSafe Victoria has charged Monash Health for allegedly exposing a patient to health and safety risks while in its care

The Guardian - AU · Feb 15, 2024

Wasted opportunity as frozen eggs languish in storage

The vast majority of eggs frozen by prospective mothers go unused, causing headaches for IVF clinics and preventing potentially groundbreaking research.

AAP · Dec 30, 2023

Influence, Ibac and violence in hospitals: the many problems uncovered by the investigation into a Victorian union contract

‘We don’t want politics. We want the political leadership to support solutions,’ doctor says, citing escalating violence against health workers

The Guardian - AU · Apr 21, 2023

Review reveals failings in lead-up to Amrita Lanka's death at Monash Children's Hospital

The parents of eight-year-old Amrita Lanka, who died in hospital earlier this year, say it is "torture" knowing their daughter may have lived if she had received better care.

ABC News · Oct 6, 2022

Calls for changes to Victorian hospital policies following death of 8yo Melbourne girl

Amrita Lanka's story triggers calls for change in the health policy, with families now sharing their own horror experiences in the Victorian hospital system.

ABC News · May 12, 2022

Vic girl's death sparks hospital review

A Victorian hospital is being reviewed after a young girl died while receiving treatment at the hospital for stomach pains.

AAP · May 11, 2022

Review launched into death of Amrita Lanka after parents claim their concerns were ignored

Amrita Lanka died 21 hours after being admitted to Monash Children's Hospital, with her parents claiming their concerns were ignored by the hospital.

ABC News · May 10, 2022