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Putting it off: Hunter hospitals postpone more and more surgeries

Postponed surgeries increase at Hunter hospitals by up to 160 per cent in four years

Newcastle Herald

$21m health black hole blamed on workforce shortages

Hunter New England Health struggles to fill 330 medical staff positions

Newcastle Herald

Hunter New England Health's 'cooked books' review to stay secret

'These were both internal reviews, not formal reports, and as such will not be released publicly' says HNEH

Newcastle Herald

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Children so addicted to nicotine they sleep with vapes under pillow, Australian hearing told

Medical professionals warn tobacco addiction is rising after years of decline and call for reforms on political donations and corporate sponsorships

The Guardian - AU

Reactions to NSW state budget and its surprise surplus

The NSW Labor government has delivered its first state budget since 2010, revealing a surprise surplus and promising to funnel spending into essential services.

AAP

'Waste and costs' to be cut in health system

The Hunter has not been immune from the health system's troubles.

Newcastle Herald

Vaccinations urged ahead of winter school holidays

With winter flu and COVID-19 cases surging, parents are being urged to get their children vaccinated before heading off on school holidays.

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Elective surgery waiting lists rise, as COVID backlog surfaces

'These are people in pain with reduced function.'

Newcastle Herald

Doubled in a decade: what Hunter emergency department data tells us

'Emergency medical care had developed as a specialty over the last decade.'

Newcastle Herald

'We need to build a public health system where everybody wants to work'

Some patients get tired of the waiting times in the public system and go private.

Newcastle Herald

'Kids are being preyed on': Junk food ad ban gathers pace

Strong links made between sugar and disease.

Newcastle Herald

'I haven't got a life': long wait for surgery at John Hunter Hospital

'I can hardly walk again and I'm stuck at home.'

Newcastle Herald

Hunter emergency department staff get thumbs up, despite health crisis

Without health professionals, there'd be 'no one to help them'.

Newcastle Herald

New South Wales pharmacies sign up to prescribe UTI medications and resupply the pill

From next month, New South Wales pharmacists taking part in a trial will be able to prescribe medication for urinary tract infections (UTI) to women under the age of 65 as well as resupply younger women with the contraceptive pill.

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More Than 1000 NSW Pharmacies Will Be Able To Prescribe UTI Meds And The Pill In A New Trial

NSW pharmacies are able to prescribe medications in a new trial that is set to relieve the lengthy wait times at GPs.

ABC News

Amber alerts issued in NSW for drugs in critically low supply

An amber alert has been issued by New South Wales health officials for certain dosages of a life-saving blood-thinning drug and a sleep-inducing anaesthetic.

Newcastle Herald

Doctors in 'Hunger Games' fight for resources

Urgent action is needed to address a workforce collapse in NSW, as doctors say they are competing for resources in a "healthcare Hunger Games".

The New Daily

Doctors are setting debt collectors on Telehealth bill dodgers

Former AMA president Dr Mukesh Haikerwal has called in debt collectors to chase up payment for telehealth consultations.

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NSW doctors slam 'disgusting' union advert

An ad campaign depicting a doctor pocketing cash and a patient having a heart attack has been slammed by the peak NSW medical association as a "sucker punch".

AAP

Patients abusing, attacking doctors, staff

The AMA wants tougher penalties for people who assault health workers after a survey found doctors and staff are being verbally abused, threatened and attacked.

AAP

NSW health care in trouble, Labor says

Labor says a chronic lack of staff has degraded the NSW health system, as people wait longer for ambulances and to see a doctor in emergency departments.

AAP

Concerns over NSW's rural health response

NSW paramedics and doctors say more needs to be done to fix rural and regional healthcare as the state government responds to a damning inquiry.

Newcastle Herald

High exposure: 1 in 10 health workers off sick as virus woes rise

About 780,000 people across Australia were working fewer hours than usual due to illness in June.

ABC News

Doctors plead for help as respiratory infections rise in Australia, putting young children at risk

After a COVID-induced lull, respiratory infections are on the rise again. Young children are at risk and doctors are pleading for help to stop transmission.

ABC News

Queensland and NSW are spending big on health, but will there be enough doctors to go around?

Construction will soon begin on a new hospital in Toowoomba, but doctors are concerned that an interstate bidding war might leave it short on staff.

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