Local

A lost map, an ‘early’ discharge and a tragic death in Adelaide’s south

An Adelaide public health facility that discharged a young man three days before he killed himself also misplaced a suicide note and a map, which his mother believes could have saved his life.

Local

Nurses withdraw threat to elective surgery

South Australian nurses have withdrawn threats to halt some elective or non-urgent surgery in Adelaide’s major public hospitals in a dispute about overcrowding.

Opinion

How SA's hospital system lost sight of patient care

Patient care no longer appears to be the prime consideration in the running of South Australia’s public hospital system. Warren Jones explains how that happened and how it can be fixed.

News

Industrial action looming after SA hospital crisis meeting

Industrial action is looming across Adelaide’s public hospital network with unions calling for an urgent “circuit-breaker” to ease demand on emergency departments.

News

Poor nursing care led to SA man's death

The South Australian Coroner has lashed the nursing care given to an elderly man in a country hospital with expert evidence declaring his death almost certainly preventable.