The NSW government is recruiting 129 extra security guards to combat violence in emergency department, as two were nurses were allegedly assaulted at a Sydney hospital this week.

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Report into hospital's history finds Aboriginal women forced to give birth on verandah

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Report into hospital's history finds Aboriginal women forced to give birth on verandah

An Aboriginal engagement report has recommended "deep cultural cleansing" of a colonial-era hospital on the New South Wales South Coast which denied Indigenous mothers indoor care.

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Breaking: Townsville hospital could have been mitigated urology failings years earlier

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Breaking: Townsville hospital could have been mitigated urology failings years earlier

An independent investigation has found failings in urology at Townsville Hospital and Health Service could have been mitigated by the board years earlier.

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Review finds Bendigo hospital did not follow procedure for brain deaths

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Review finds Bendigo hospital did not follow procedure for brain deaths

Bendigo Health has acknowledged discussions with family about futility of care in brain death cases should never happen at the same time as conversations about organ donation unless the family raises the issue.

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IVF patient fears Catholic takeover will affect quest to become a mum

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IVF patient fears Catholic takeover will affect quest to become a mum

Moments before going into surgery, Hayley Deniss was told about a potential disruption to her IVF care.

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Preschooler hospitalised with suspected snakebite in northern Victoria

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Preschooler hospitalised with suspected snakebite in northern Victoria

The pre-school aged girl is in hospital awaiting further investigations after a suspected snakebite.

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Backflip on deadline to release plan to attract clinicians into Qld health system

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Backflip on deadline to release plan to attract clinicians into Qld health system

In August, Health Minister Tim Nicholls said the plan was being finalised but has since said there was no timeline for its release.

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Justice system criminalising mental illness, psychiatrists say

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Justice system criminalising mental illness, psychiatrists say

Prisons are putting "security over care" when it comes to managing mentally ill prisoners, the lead body for NSW psychiatrists tells the ABC, joining a chorus of voices demanding radical change in prison health care.

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'Overwhelmed' and 'exhausted' mums plead for more postpartum support

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'Overwhelmed' and 'exhausted' mums plead for more postpartum support

A Perth mother describes the weeks following the birth of her first child as one of the most challenging times of her life — and evidence provided to a federal inquiry into women's health shows she is not alone.

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