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Ambulance service demands reach unprecedented levels

Victoria's ambulance service demands have surpassed the height of the pandemic, with one family sharing a horror experience after their child stopped breathing.

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Flight path changed before hospital project about-face

Seven extra storeys can now be built as part of relocated Melbourne hospital redevelopments after a flight path change, Victoria's health minister says.

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Minister's plea before nurse and ambo industrial action

As Victoria's nurses prepare to up the ante in their industrial action, the health minister is urging them, and paramedics, to sign new enterprise agreements.

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Elective surgery target slashed by Victorian government

Workforce shortages and non-invasive technology is being blamed for the Victorian government lowering its target to deliver 240,000 elective surgeries a year.

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Healthy hospital staff posed as ‘fake’ patients for Victorian minister’s visit, investigation confirms

Health minister Mary-Anne Thomas says 10 people who were not unwell were inside Colac area health’s urgent care clinic during her 2023 visit

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Plea for task force to dig into growing asbestos crisis

Pressure is mounting on the Victorian government to follow the lead of NSW by setting up a task force to get to the bottom of Melbourne's asbestos crisis.

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Liberal leader vows to name contributors to legal fund

Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto has pledged to disclose all donations to his defamation battle with expelled Liberal MP Moira Deeming.

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Ambulance wait times not where we want to be: minister

Victoria's health minister admits more needs to be done as ambulance response times remain below target, while fewer people are waiting for elective surgery.

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Hospital's 'fake patients' claim under investigation

An investigator will look into allegations staff and family members posed as urgent care patients when a minister visited a hospital in regional Victoria.

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Afternoon Update: top political donors revealed; Nikki Haley targets age of rivals; and toddler rescued from Hello Kitty claw machine

Clive Palmer once again tops list of political donors with $7.1m given to UAP while major parties report $210.7m total

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Investigation launched into claims fake patients used during Victorian minister’s hospital visit

Reports 10 people, including one who arrived by ambulance feigned illness at Colac urgent care clinic

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Hospital embroiled in alleged fake patients scandal

Victorian Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas insists her office played no part in an alleged fake patients scandal at a regional hospital's urgent care clinic.

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Australian-first inquiry into women’s pain launched as Victoria seeks to tackle ‘shame and stigma’

Premier Jacinta Allan says ‘there is a gendered pain gap’, as survey of women finds two in five suffer from chronic pain

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Gender pain gap inquiry to look into women's suffering

Women affected by health issues like periods, pregnancy, birth and postnatal care often feel overlooked, prompting an inquiry into the gender pain gap.

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More hubs help cut down the elective surgery waitlist

Victoria's health minister says a series of new centres will help the state reach its target of 240,000 elective surgeries annually.

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Victoria to offer free healthcare to those who have fled Israel-Gaza war

Those not eligible for Medicare due to their visas to get free hospital care, dental and other services

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New body to take charge of IVF, pest control and vapes

A new health body will have greater regulation and enforcement powers over IVF, vapes, cigarettes, pest control and other issues in Victoria.

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More Melbourne hospitals to offer surgical abortions

Melbourne women will have greater access to surgical abortions as hospitals in the city's east, west and Mornington Peninsula begin to offer the procedures.

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Victoria expands abortion services to more public hospitals to improve accessibility

Exclusive: Hospitals in Melbourne’s eastern and western suburbs, and in the Mornington Peninsula, will now offer surgical abortions

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Labor, Liberals trade blows a year on from Vic election

Victorian Labor and the Liberal leaders have hurled insults at one another to mark the one-year anniversary of the bitter 2022 state election.

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Long waits persist for Victorian ambulances, surgery

Victoria's ambulance response times and planned surgery waiting list are falling but the health minister admits they won't return to pre-COVID levels overnight.

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Health warning for 'experimental' IVF treatment add-ons

Experimental add-on treatments for would-be parents undergoing IVF could cause harm and reduce their chances of having a baby, a regulator warns.

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Victorian Liberals’ moderate credentials looking shaky as commitment to treaty wavers

After the voice referendum, John Pesutto appears non-committal on treaty – but it’s unclear whether an about-face will be well-received in the ‘Massachusetts of Australia’

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New-look Victorian cabinet sworn in as Allan era begins

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan's first cabinet has been sworn in, a week on from Daniel Andrews' shock resignation and a day before parliament returns.

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Victorian community health organisations, hit by budget cuts, warn against 'short-sighted' changes

Victorian community health organisations say they have been blindsided by news that their services will see funding cuts in the next financial year, warning the decision could see vital programs lost.

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