Health
Serious fears about hospital's mental health unit
Tony Moore A 28-year-old patient at Princess Alexandra Hospital's mental health unit had been drinking three bottles of vodka a day inside the centre – without being stopped by staff – in the...
Sex health clinic cuts will see STI rates rise: experts
Tony Moore Queensland Health’s decision to axe 32 jobs from a Brisbane sex health clinic will see the rate of sexually transmitted diseases increase, an experienced sex health nurse said yesterday.
Beards a boon for men's health
Marissa Calligeros Beards may never have gone away per se but they are certainly back in vogue.
Stopping fluoridation imperils Queenslanders' dental health
John Spencer, researcher There are indications that some local government councils have moved with remarkable haste to stop water fluoridation at the behest of a vocal, small minority of anti-fluoridationists.
Ten suicides, one mental health hospital: coroner asks why
Tony Moore System failings have meant 10 patients at Princess Alexandra Hospital's mental health unit have walked to a nearby “suicide hotspot" and taken their lives when they were supposed to be closely...
No job cuts amid health outsourcing: Springborg
Amy Remeikis The government is keenly considering an outsourcing strategy for Queensland Health – but minister Lawrence Springborg says he doesn't anticipate it would cause any job losses.
Health services close across state
Tony Moore Queensland's health services are under massive pressure statewide as health districts make tough decisions to close services and cut staff to meet budget fund reductions.
Amid health brawl, LNP tries to shift job cut spotlight
Daniel Hurst Premier Campbell Newman has given a glowing endorsement of his health minister, as the Liberal National Party government sought to go on the attack over cuts to Queensland Health.
Queensland Health takes brunt of redundancies
Tony Moore More than 4100 Queensland Health employees will be paid redundancies, the Newman government revealed as it detailed the 14,000 public service jobs to go in one of the largest-ever transformations of...
Springborg to 'defy' doubters in health job
Daniel Hurst Queensland's fifth health minister in seven years is determined to prove his doubters wrong - and explains his plans for the state's already 'exceptionally good' health system.
Queensland Health to be abolished 'as we know it'
Daniel Hurst Premier Anna Bligh has announced plans to abolish Queensland Health "as we know it" in the wake of a fraud scandal.
Police failed to follow up Queensland Health fraud lead
Daniel Hurst As police were preparing to charge the alleged Queensland Health fraudster, the state’s top cop yesterday revealed officers failed to follow up a lead last year.
OneSchool a repeat of health fiasco
Kym Agius THE Education Minister, Cameron Dick, says it is unfair to compare glitches in a new computer system used by the state's schools with last year's Queensland Health payroll debacle.
Health staff to disclose gifts
QUEENSLAND HEALTH employees have been asked to declare any gifts they have received from a former employee in the latest twist to the department's fraud scandal.
Payroll debacle: Queensland Health prepares for pay back
Bridie Jabour Queensland Health has announced an overhaul of its payroll system as it moves to recover $74 million in over payments to staff.
Qld government makes new offer in health pay row
Health workers in Queensland are suspending industrial action while they consider an improved pay offer, the state government claims.
DisabilityCare now a reality but how can we protect its future?
Donna McDonald, Griffith University Legend has it that before the introduction of Medibank (now Medicare) in 1974, then-prime minister Gough Whitlam convinced the premiers at a Commonwealth-states meeting to introduce a national...
'Quantum leap' in ride fall boy's recovery
Marissa Calligeros Five-year-old Patrick O’Sullivan began breathing under his own steam in hospital overnight, but his family maintains a bedside vigil in the hope he will soon open his eyes.
Injured boy may be have been too small for carnival ride
Marissa Calligeros Authorities will investigate claims that a boy who is in an induced coma after being flung from a carnival ride on the weekend was below the minimum height requirement.
More cash needed for remote area doctors
Bridie Jabour The Royal Flying Doctor Service has blamed the federal government for a shortage of doctors in remote areas, saying they are not stumping up enough cash to lure doctors to where they are needed most.
