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There were 42 serious emergencies left uncovered across South Australia overnight with some patients waiting more than six hours for an ambulance to arrive, the paramedics union says, as the ambulance service concedes it is “undoubtedly facing unprecedented demand”.
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Public hospitals are caught in an unending cycle of crisis caused by a funding formula which has failed to arrest a decline in performance over a decade, the Australian Medical Association says in a new report.
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One woman’s recent experience inside the Royal Adelaide Hospital reveals the disturbing reality of an overstretched, underprepared public health system trying to cope with patients in the grip of mental health crisis. Warning: this story may be distressing for some readers.
Public hospital nurses are set to take stop-work action from the end of the month as their union pushes for higher pay and staffing levels.
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.
If the South Australian Government wants to end long surgery waiting lists, it must work with the Commonwealth and private health funds – or we could end up with a ludicrous and inefficient outcome, writes Rachel David.
A new SA Health plan to ease pressure on elective surgery waiting lists could see more than 1000 public patients shifted to private hospitals for treatment over the coming year.
