Elderly patient dies after being ramped at Flinders Medical Centre

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Elderly patient dies after being ramped at Flinders Medical Centre

September 20, 2019 Up to 40 per cent of staff have said they would not want to be treated in the area’s hospitals. An elderly patient who waited more than an hour for treatment while being ramped at...

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Ambo ramping was worst on record in August, union says

September 19, 2019 Leaked data shows how many mental health patients are waiting more than a day to be treated – as the ambulance union warns ramping is worse than ever....

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The death of Alex Braes still haunts doctors who didn’t even know him

September 9, 2019 Up to 40 per cent of staff have said they would not want to be treated in the area’s hospitals. In the small hours of a Wednesday in an outback town, a teenager struggled to sleep....

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Ambo angels get a raw deal on the job

July 29, 2019 The Advertiser, 7_29_2019 (Carol Whitelock) LAST Sunday evening something terrifying happened at our house. We were watching TV when my husband suddenly started making strange gurgling...

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Hospitals under pressure as all metro Emergency Departments declare code white

July 29, 2019 All metropolitan hospital emergency departments were treating more people than their capacity on Sunday, with waiting times exceeding two hours in the northern suburbs. Emergency...

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Adelaide researchers look at why PTSD among paramedics is twice as high as other health workers

July 22, 2019 The rate of post-traumatic stress disorder among our paramedics is skyrocketing, with a team of Adelaide researchers desperately trying to determine the cause — and what can be done to...

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Veteran paramedic urges MPs to pass stronger proposed new emergency services protection Bill

July 4, 2019 She’s been assaulted three times in her 20 years as a paramedic — now Amanda Martin has a message for SA’s MPs…...

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Ambulance Fees UP, Ambulance Service Delivery down – The Public are Paying more but getting Less

June 17, 2019 Whilst the State Government slipped through an increase to the cost of ambulance on the weekend, they continued to sit on their hands in providing the ambulance service South Australians...

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