Turmoil surrounds private hospital operator Healthscope. The Canadian-owned health giant operates 38 private hospitals across the country, including Sydney’s Northern Beaches Hospital ,which has recently made headlines due to the death of two-year-old Joe Massa and subsequent NSW parliamentary inquiry. ...
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Parliamentary inquiry into Northern Beaches Hospital announced after death of 2 year old boy
The NSW government will conduct a parliamentary inquiry into Northern Beaches Hospital after a two-year-old boy died after receiving care at the hospital. Joe Massa was taken to Northern Beaches Hospital on September 12 after he began vomiting. Two-year-old Joe ...
More »Both nurses charged over anti-Semitic video
The second nurse caught up in an anti-Semitic video filmed at Bankstown Hospital has been charged. Sarah Abu Lebdeh and Ahmad “Rashad” Nadir were deregistered by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of NSW, effective from February 13, after a video circulated online ...
More »Sector reacts to antisemitic nurses’ suspension: pollies speak out, nurses rally, migration laws under review
A nurse who vowed to “kill” Israeli patients and another who claimed he had already sent Israeli patients to the afterlife have now been banned from practising “anywhere in Australia, in any context”. Ahmad “Rashad” Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh were deregistered ...
More »Western Sydney nurse struck off after vile act involving dementia patient
A western Sydney nurse masturbated in front of a dementia patient after turning the lights off and closing the curtains to her private room, a tribunal has heard. Ropes Crossing man Arnold Bulwayan Alunday, 48, had his nursing registration revoked for a minimum ...
More »‘Serious and opportunistic’: Permanent ban for AIN who stole $100k from a patient
A nursing assistant who took advantage of vulnerable patients in a series of fraud offences – including using a patient’s card to make transactions amounting to more than $100,000 – has been permanently banned from providing any health services in a bid ...
More »The LNP has won in Qld – here’s what’s been promised for health
David Crisafulli has lead the Liberal National Party to victory in the Queensland state election, ending the Labor government's nine-year reign. The new premier has promised the state a "fresh start", with election promises centred on the state's youth crime ...
More »Government’s Chief Medical Officer announces retirement plans
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the Department of Health and Aged Care, Professor Paul Kelly, has announced his intentions to retire by the end of the month. Professor Kelly joined the Department as Chief Medical Advisor in 2019, moving ...
More »“Private healthcare crisis” – St Vincent’s cuts ties with nib
Australia's largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, St Vincent’s Health Australia, has announced they will be cutting ties with private health insurance provider nib. St Vincent’s CEO Chris Blake said nib had left the organisation with no choice but to end their ...
More »2 in 5 nurses consider leaving primary health care
The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) has released survey data showing almost 40 per cent of primary health care nurses and midwives are considering leaving the sector in the next two to five years. The APNA National Workforce ...
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