Health Administration

There are growing calls for an independent inquiry into a series of deaths and medical traumas at Latrobe Regional Hospital.

A private hospital in Tasmania's south says it's preparing to pick up "as many" additional births "as possible" in light of the impending closure of Hobart Private Hospital's maternity services.

Medical staff at one of Victoria's biggest regional hospitals have told the ABC that for every death at the facility, there are many close calls. Grieving and angry parents are demanding an independent investigation into staffing and care standards.

Expectant mothers face an "upheaval, emotionally and logistically", one doctor says, after a maternity service provider's shock exit from Hobart and Darwin hospitals.

An internal document obtained by the ABC sheds further light on abortion services in western NSW when Orange hospital temporarily suspended abortions with no pregnancy complications.

A proposed shake-up of NSW abortion law would make it compulsory for most of the state's hospitals to offer the medical service.

Parents say the closure of the colorectal unit will rob them of vital support and guidance.

Australian researchers dependent on US funding are facing an uncertain future as the Trump administration attempts to slash funding and slap restrictions on medical and scientific research.

With room temperatures reportedly reaching around 30 degrees inside the Launceston General Hospital, staff and patients have been given frozen treats to help them cope because of inadequate air-conditioning.

Senior doctors at Mackay Base Hospital have raised concerns about whether senior medical officers are working within the scope of their training and competence. 

A coronial inquest has heard that multiple attempts to escalate an emergency response were made after a ramping-related death in Adelaide, but staff were told the situation did not meet the criteria.

Patients in some Launceston General Hospital wards have had to use wet face washers and take off blankets to try to stay cool due to a lack of air conditioning, a family member says.

Up to 1,000 Bunbury Regional Hospital staff will have to park offsite and get a shuttle bus to work for at least four years as a major redevelopment of the West Australian health campus begins.

An independent report into maternity services at the Royal Hobart Hospital has found those working within the service "haven't felt supported and valued to be able to speak up and talk about safety and quality concerns".

An investigation has found 18 staff either engaged in misconduct or inappropriately accessed the records of a patient who died after a hit and run crash last year, understood to be the son of the state's police commissioner.

Last year, the government tripled bulk-billing incentives for some people, but doctors did not claim all the benefits. Here's why.

The South Australian Government's response to a bungle that resulted in the potential miscalculation of 1,700 pregnant women's due dates was "sub-optimal" and "inappropriately prolonged", but there was no harm caused to patients, an independent review has found.

Family Planning Australia has analysed data on medical terminations across NSW, highlighting how access to abortion remains a postcode lottery.

Frontline workers at the Northern Territory's troubled private ambulance service are calling for a government overhaul of St John NT following a damning report into its governance and culture.

The New South Wales Health Secretary offers an apology to women who have been affected by recent abortion bans, adding that she has written to hospital executives across the state reminding them of their responsibilities.