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Young Women's and Children's Hospital cochlear implant bungle victim describes years of struggle

Jun Ting Song — who has just turned nine years old — is one of 30 identified children whose cochlear implant was not programmed properly at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital.

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Greens seek to legislate ambulance response times

The Greens in South Australia will seek to legislate ambulance response times in a bid to help drive improvements in the system and increase transparency.

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Review into cochlear implant issues for SA kids

An independent review has been ordered into the incorrect programming of cochlear ear implants for as many as 30 children in South Australia.An independent review has been ordered into the incorrect programming of cochlear ear implants for as many as 30 children in South Australia which left

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Review ordered into cochlear implant issues for SA kids

The South Australian government has ordered an independent review of how about 30 children with cochlear ear implants had their devices incorrectly programmed.

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Nursing union pleads for better security after incident at South Australian hospital

The Nursing and Midwifery Federation is campaigning against violence towards nurses after an incident at the Wallaroo hospital left staff terrified.

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Bulk-billed, walk-in, urgent-care centres to open in Adelaide and Mount Gambier

The clinics will be open for extended hours seven days a week as part of the federal government's plan to alleviate congested hospital emergency departments.

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Man tasered in 'terrifying' incident at Wallaroo Hospital, after windows smashed

Staff at the Wallaroo Hospital were left terrified by an incident that ended when a man who had allegedly smashed a dozen windows was tasered by police, the nurses' union says.

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Birthing services return to Kangaroo Island after hiatus due to staff shortages

A new service model means new mothers will no longer have to leave Kangaroo Island to give birth.

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Linen shortage hits South Australian hospitals as report shows ambulance waiting times worst nationally

The union for healthcare and laundry workers says a linen shortage is leading to hospital beds being unable to be used in South Australia, just as a Productivity Commission report says the state has the worst ambulance waiting times nationally.

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COVID-19 cases fall in South Australia but ramping up slightly in December

The number of new COVID-19 cases reported in South Australia falls by a third in a week, but the hours patients are waiting in ambulances outside hospitals increases again.

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Doctors train for assisted dying regime

The South Australian government says 42 doctors have signed up for training to take part in the state's new voluntary assisted dying regime.

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Adelaide mum had to 'beg for help on Facebook' after daughter was discharged from Flinders

An Adelaide mother who says her daughter should never have been discharged from hospital after falling from a wheelchair and breaking her femur has urged for greater flexibility for patients with complex needs.

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COVID wave shows no sign of abating in SA, stats reveal ambulance ramping again on the rise

Predictions of an end to South Australia's current COVID wave appear dashed, with the state recording another jump in cases and deaths at the same times as ambulance figures show an increase in ramping across the hospital system.

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JEV vaccine eligibility expanded in Riverland but concerns surprise power outages may spoil jabs

Thousands more people will be eligible for a vaccination against the Japanese encephalitis virus as the River Murray continues to rise in South Australia, but a pharmacist warns that power outages may spoil the vaccines.

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SA Government seeks urgent plan after Women's and Children's PICU loses major training accreditation

The Women's and Children's Hospital has lost a major teaching accreditation, after an inspection found staff were overworked, and the facilities don't meet current standards.

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SA predicted to reach COVID peak next week, health officials urge Black Friday shoppers to wear masks

The South Australian Government says its modelling shows the state will reach the peak of the latest COVID-19 wave next week.

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First Nations elders dismayed about FIFO mental health model planned for South Australia's APY Lands

Some of Australia's most vulnerable children will not have access to in-community mental health support staff, with the South Australian government set to install a fly-in-fly-out model, against the wishes of elders and the advice of experts.

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More palliative care nurses for rural SA

The South Australian government will hire more specialist palliative care nurses to provide end-of-life services in regional communities.

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Questions around regional access, transparency for South Australia's euthanasia rollout

The public needs more than "the bare necessities" to be confident in the timing and fairness of the voluntary assisted dying rollout, argues an advocate.

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SA Health Minister Chris Picton defends service after complaints from disgruntled patients

Chris Picton says other cases were rightly prioritised over a mother and son who were stabbed and a skateboarder who broke his leg early on Sunday morning.

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Funds approved for SA assisted dying laws

The South Australian government has allocated $18 million over five years to administer voluntary assisted dying provisions that come into force from February.

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Board to review SA assisted dying laws

The South Australian government has named a review board to take charge of the state's assisted dying laws, which come into effect next year.

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Adelaide researchers make world-first link between meth use and Parkinson's disease

Adelaide researchers have made a world-first link between methamphetamine use and Parkinson's disease, as the state government begins highlighting the health impacts on pizza boxes.

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How plans for a multi-billion-dollar city hospital have made a historical site expendable

In Adelaide, a dispute has erupted over the state government's plans to bulldoze a historic site to build a new city hospital. It's raised the question: Are some heritage sites more important than others?

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SA expands virtual health service for aged care residents, as ramping figures drop slightly

The SA government expands a virtual care program for aged care residents to try and ease pressure on emergency departments, as figures show ambulances spent 3,567 hours ramped in September.

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