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The Australian Medical Association, Doherty Institute and Burnet Institute have all called for Australia to reopen from the COVID pandemic slowly, warning again of major strain on hospitals and rising death tolls even after 80 per cent of over-16s have been vaccinated.
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Emergency doctors say South Australia’s embattled healthcare system is “not adequately prepared” to cope with an inevitable COVID outbreak once the state begins opening its borders.
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EXCLUSIVE: More than 60 per cent of South Australian hospital doctors surveyed feel pressured to discharge patients before they are medically ready, with one clinician reporting a death soon after.
Dozens of patients were still waiting for a bed in the Royal Adelaide Hospital’s emergency department this morning, despite hospital management taking the “very unusual” step of declaring an internal “major emergency” yesterday to try to clear the backlog.
SA Health has confirmed the existence of an “internal working document” outlining “various opportunities” for savings identified by consultant firm KordaMentha but says “no decisions have been made”.
UPDATED: A secret savings plan is being prepared by SA Health with consultant firm KordaMentha to axe staff including doctors and nurses from Adelaide hospitals, according to clinicians who say the system cannot cope with any further cuts.
