The Latest Breaking News from Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

Mackay Base Hospital loses accreditation to train doctors in general surgery

In the middle of a staff shortage in healthcare, Mackay Base Hospital has been stripped of its ability to train surgeons and obstetricians and left looking for a permanent urologist.

ABC News · Feb 17, 2023

Patients dying daily due to poor ‘soft skills’ among Australian surgeons, experts warn

Nearly all avoidable deaths in surgery exhibit a breakdown in communication and cooperation, research shows, as doctors call for medical system reform

The Guardian - AU · Oct 22, 2022

Australia’s problem gambling capital is looking for more pokies, and here’s who profits

You may suspect the last thing a socially-challenged town like Alice Springs needs is more gambling machines, but that’s just what is proposing.

The New Daily · Aug 26, 2022