
Private contracts paper over public hospital dysfunction
The State Government’s move to outsource some elective surgery borders on a stunt to divert attention from ongoing problems in the public hospital system, writes Warren Jones.
The State Government’s move to outsource some elective surgery borders on a stunt to divert attention from ongoing problems in the public hospital system, writes Warren Jones.
South Australian nurses have withdrawn threats to halt some elective or non-urgent surgery in Adelaide’s major public hospitals in a dispute about overcrowding.
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