EOI wide open for urgent care services Urgent care services aim to "bridge the gap" between hospitals and primary care. Newcastle Herald · Nov 16, 2022
Nationwide recall for pantry staple amid poison fears Four brands of poppy seeds have been recalled, with Australians being advised to check their kitchens for the hazardous food. The New Daily · Nov 15, 2022
What can we expect from this latest COVID wave? And how long is it likely to last? Australia is now mid-way into its fourth wave of COVID in the Omicron era, driven by a rich soup of Omicron descendants. Unlike previous waves, where a single new variant of SARS-CoV-2 variant such as BA.2 or BA.5 was responsible, we have had an explosion of new variants such as… The Conversation · Nov 15, 2022
'Isolated and traumatised' workers subject to racist slurs call for employers to do more to stamp out bullying and harassment When a woman of Muslim faith in the public sector was asked by a colleague, "What are your cousins in the Taliban going to do next?" she was traumatised but decided to remain silent to avoid further discrimination. Here are just a few confronting examples of workplace racism allegations spanning… ABC News · Nov 13, 2022
Cruise ship Majestic Princess with hundreds of COVID-infected passengers docks in Sydney The cruise ship operator says passengers with the virus are experiencing mild symptoms and will take rapid antigen tests before they disembark from the ship. ABC News · Nov 11, 2022
Majestic Princess: cruise ship passengers disembark in Sydney after mass Covid outbreak Covid-positive passengers told to stay away from public transport after biggest single outbreak since Ruby Princess The Guardian - AU · Nov 11, 2022
Eight hospitalised with poppy poisoning NSW Health are warning people not to drink poppy seeds after a number of cases of poisoning from the precursor to powerful painkillers and illegal drugs. AAP · Nov 11, 2022
Tangara School for Girls in Sydney closes after COVID-19 spreads through staff A school in the city's north-west says students will be remote learning until at least Friday after receiving "prudent" health advice. ABC News · Nov 8, 2022
Free vaccines handed out in western NSW as mosquito-borne illness threat looms NSW Health is distributing free vaccines to concerned locals as the risk of mosquito-borne diseases looms. ABC News · Nov 4, 2022
Surgery changes under 'review' after damning doctors poll An independent review team has been brought in after John Hunter doctor's claims wait times tampered with. Newcastle Herald · Nov 3, 2022
John Hunter doctors worry: Who will take the fall if poll claims stack up? Doctors fear middle and senior managers might be "scapegoated" after poll results. Newcastle Herald · Nov 1, 2022
John Hunter Hospital turmoil explored by independent policy compliance check NSW Health secretary has "no reason" to believe Hunter New England Health chief executive is not executing role in any other way but to support his hospital. Newcastle Herald · Oct 27, 2022
Doctors' damning vote of 'no confidence' in Hunter health district management 'Absolute majority' of senior surgeons have voted 'no confidence' in Hunter New England Health's leadership. Newcastle Herald · Oct 25, 2022
Three-week-old baby likely suffocated to death in his mother’s sling, coroner finds The three-week-old boy was found motionless when he was unwrapped from mother’s fabric sling The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022
Newcastle Herald · Oct 14, 2022 Hospital staff council boss backs health chief The head of the hospital's Medical Staff Council says Mr DiRienzo should not be blamed for funding shortfalls.
AAP · Oct 13, 2022 Infant in sling asphyxiated, coroner finds The position of a three-week-old boy's neck while he was held in a fabric sling caused him to suffocate, a coroner has determined.
ABC News · Oct 10, 2022 NSW recorded more than 3.4 million COVID-19 cases since end of Delta lockdown A year ago today, Sydney emerged from its longest lockdown after the government lost control of the Delta outbreak more than 100 days earlier. More than 3.44 million cases have been recorded in NSW in the first year of "COVID normal".
AAP · Oct 6, 2022 NSW govt spurns 'third world' health claim The NSW health minister has dismissed comments from emergency doctors critical of the state's healthcare system, saying it leads the country.
Newcastle Herald · Oct 3, 2022 Junior doctor bully battles: 'Changing culture is a slow burn' The AMA NSW survey found that of the 24 doctors-in-training at the Calvary Mater who completed the survey, 55 per cent had experienced bullying.
ABC News · Oct 2, 2022 Donor conceived children want legal right to know identity of biological fathers Evie Lucas's biological father was a prolific sperm donor, so the task of seeking out her siblings is enormous — made even more challenging by different laws across Australia that prevent children from finding out their father's identity.
AAP · Sep 28, 2022 Nurses union fined $25k for NSW strikes The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association flagrantly defied orders to not organise strikes in March, a court has found while fining the union $25,000.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2022 ‘Early signs get missed’: moves to support Australian families whose children refuse to go to school Expert says it’s vital to change how student absences are recorded to better track school refusal
Pedestrian.tv · Sep 18, 2022 MAFS’ Martha Spoke About The Pregnancy Illness That Saw Her ‘In Out Of Hospital’ In Europe She has hyperemesis gravidarum AKA extremely severe morning sickness.
AAP · Sep 14, 2022 More NSW encephalitis than first thought Eighty people in a new NSW Health study have shown signs of previous Japanese encephalitis infection.
AAP · Sep 13, 2022 NSW health care in trouble, Labor says Labor says a chronic lack of staff has degraded the NSW health system, as people wait longer for ambulances and to see a doctor in emergency departments.