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The Latest Breaking News from NSW Health

John Hunter doctors worry: Who will take the fall if poll claims stack up?

Doctors fear middle and senior managers might be "scapegoated" after poll results.

Newcastle Herald

John Hunter Hospital turmoil explored by independent policy compliance check

NSW Health secretary has "no reason" to believe Hunter New England Health chief executive is not executing role in any other way but to support his hospital.

Newcastle Herald

Doctors' damning vote of 'no confidence' in Hunter health district management

'Absolute majority' of senior surgeons have voted 'no confidence' in Hunter New England Health's leadership.

Newcastle Herald

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Three-week-old baby likely suffocated to death in his mother’s sling, coroner finds

The three-week-old boy was found motionless when he was unwrapped from mother’s fabric sling

The Independent UK

Hospital staff council boss backs health chief

The head of the hospital's Medical Staff Council says Mr DiRienzo should not be blamed for funding shortfalls.

Newcastle Herald

Infant in sling asphyxiated, coroner finds

The position of a three-week-old boy's neck while he was held in a fabric sling caused him to suffocate, a coroner has determined.

AAP

NSW recorded more than 3.4 million COVID-19 cases since end of Delta lockdown

A year ago today, Sydney emerged from its longest lockdown after the government lost control of the Delta outbreak more than 100 days earlier. More than 3.44 million cases have been recorded in NSW in the first year of "COVID normal".

ABC News

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NSW govt spurns 'third world' health claim

The NSW health minister has dismissed comments from emergency doctors critical of the state's healthcare system, saying it leads the country.

AAP

Junior doctor bully battles: 'Changing culture is a slow burn'

The AMA NSW survey found that of the 24 doctors-in-training at the Calvary Mater who completed the survey, 55 per cent had experienced bullying.

Newcastle Herald

Donor conceived children want legal right to know identity of biological fathers

Evie Lucas's biological father was a prolific sperm donor, so the task of seeking out her siblings is enormous — made even more challenging by different laws across Australia that prevent children from finding out their father's identity.

ABC News

Nurses union fined $25k for NSW strikes

The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association flagrantly defied orders to not organise strikes in March, a court has found while fining the union $25,000.

AAP

‘Early signs get missed’: moves to support Australian families whose children refuse to go to school

Expert says it’s vital to change how student absences are recorded to better track school refusal

The Guardian - AU

MAFS’ Martha Spoke About The Pregnancy Illness That Saw Her ‘In Out Of Hospital’ In Europe

She has hyperemesis gravidarum AKA extremely severe morning sickness.

Pedestrian.tv

More NSW encephalitis than first thought

Eighty people in a new NSW Health study have shown signs of previous Japanese encephalitis infection.

AAP

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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

Mourning plans on national cabinet agenda

Event arrangements for the national day of mourning public holiday are expected to feature at this week's national cabinet meeting.

ABC News

Sydney news: NSW Labor commits $17 million to Kids Helpline

MORNING BRIEFING: NSW Labor promises to provide the Kids Helpline with $17 million over four years if elected at the 2023 state election as the service struggles with increased demand.

The Guardian - AU

Concern ‘culture of fear’ will remain within NSW Health after new watchdog ruled out

Creation of new ombudsman was recommended by damning inquiry into regional health services

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Newcastle Herald

Hunter toddler diagnosed with meningococcal amid awareness push

Health authorities confirmed a toddler from the region had a confirmed case of meningococcal disease, one of the 15 cases across the state this year.

ABC News

NSW nurses and midwives go on third strike, call for increased staff levels

Health workers across the state stage their third strike of the year, claiming the NSW government is not addressing staffing issues.

ABC News

Sydney news: NSW rail industrial action goes ahead, cold weather to ease

MORNING BRIEFING: The rail union says trains will run to an enhanced weekend timetable while members consider the legal deed presented by the state government, while NSW starts to defrost after a cold snap. It will be yet another day of disruption across Sydney's rail network, with reduced services across…

ABC News

NSW Health confirms first local transmission of monkeypox in the state

The first locally acquired case of monkeypox has been recorded in the state with 42 people now infected with the virus.

The Guardian - AU

NSW detects first locally acquired cases of monkeypox amid concerns about vaccine shortage

Health authorities are urging the public to remain ‘vigilant’ for symptoms as the state recorded three cases of community transmission on Sunday

ABC News

Senior doctor tells Newmarch House COVID-19 inquest of his 'crisis day' as the nursing home outbreak unfolded

A senior doctor has told the inquest into Newmarch House care and infection control were "severely compromised" due to critical staff shortages, and he had been looking for help before the outbreak escalated.

AAP

Third meningococcal case from NSW festival

NSW Health say a child who attended July's Splendour In The Grass in Byron is likely to be the third case of meningococcal disease from the music festival.

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