
QEH heart researchers beg for cash after funding cut
EXCLUSIVE | The former head of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s cardiology unit is making a public appeal for donations after SA Health cut its main source of research funding.
EXCLUSIVE | The former head of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s cardiology unit is making a public appeal for donations after SA Health cut its main source of research funding.
The head of cardiology at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital has accused Labor of failing to live up to its promises for his unit, penning an extraordinary open letter that accuses the State Government of misleading the public.
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SA Health has quietly rejected one of the key findings of a comprehensive review into the suspension of doctors – a report ordered by Health Minister Jack Snelling after a disastrous case which led to a multi-million-dollar payout to a wrongly accused surgeon.
SA Health has declined to give suspended Queen Elizabeth Hospital head of cardiology John Horowitz any detail about the bullying allegations against him, two months after he was suspended from duty.
More than 60 Queen Elizabeth Hospital staff have signed a letter of support for suspended cardiology unit boss John Horowitz which accuses SA Health of a “deliberate personal attack” on the experienced clinician.
One of the state’s most senior doctors fears his suspension for alleged misconduct is connected to his criticisms of the State Government’s Transforming Health process.
Cardiology services in South Australia need to change to reduce the risks of disability or death, writes Transforming Health clinical ambassador Dorothy Keefe.