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ACT Health blames pandemic for delays in workplace culture change

ACT Health blames pandemic for delays in workplace culture change

11 December 2020 | By Dominic Giannini
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"We're only here to help": Safety message enforced as silly season begins

5 December 2020 | By Michael Weaver
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Safe Haven Cafes - bridging the gap between crises and ED - set for January rollout

Safe Haven Cafes - bridging the gap between crises and ED - set for January rollout

5 December 2020 | By Dominic Giannini
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Fears lethal fentanyl-laced heroin and cocaine may hit the ACT

Fears lethal fentanyl-laced heroin and cocaine may hit the ACT

1 December 2020 | By Michael Weaver
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Federal police and military deployed to quarantine repatriated Australians

Federal police and military deployed to quarantine repatriated Australians

25 November 2020 | By Michael Weaver
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COVID-19 detected in Batemans Bay sewage - visitors urged to get tested

COVID-19 detected in Batemans Bay sewage - visitors urged to get tested

20 November 2020 | By Michael Weaver
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ED presentations reach record highs at TCH, ambulances diverted to Calvary

ED presentations reach record highs at TCH, ambulances diverted to Calvary

18 November 2020 | By Dominic Giannini
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Canberra's COVID-19 surge facility wins Global Project Excellence Award 2020

Canberra's COVID-19 surge facility wins Global Project Excellence Award 2020

16 November 2020 | By Karyn Starmer
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Canberrans among nation's healthiest but GP affordability struggles remain: AIHW

Canberrans among nation's healthiest but GP affordability struggles remain: AIHW

15 November 2020 | By Dominic Giannini
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ACT leads nation in health expenditure growth: AIHW

ACT leads nation in health expenditure growth: AIHW

9 November 2020 | By Dominic Giannini
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Bushfires and pandemic add extra pressure for new mums

Bushfires and pandemic add extra pressure for new mums

1 November 2020 | By Michael Weaver
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Hospital visitor restrictions ease in the ACT

Hospital visitor restrictions ease in the ACT

25 October 2020 | By Dominic Giannini
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Canberra sports purple spots for disease awareness

Canberra sports purple spots for disease awareness

25 October 2020 | By Lottie Twyford
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Dr Nick Coatsworth takes on his toughest appointment yet

Dr Nick Coatsworth takes on his toughest appointment yet

23 October 2020 | By Ian Bushnell
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MP rushes to reassure patients and families: the Ron Hemmings mental health unit will reopen

MP rushes to reassure patients and families: the Ron Hemmings mental health unit will reopen

22 October 2020 | By Hannah Sparks
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Yass mothers say 'you can drive a truck through the data' in new maternity report

Yass mothers say 'you can drive a truck through the data' in new maternity report

21 October 2020 | By Hannah Sparks
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Canberra's second headspace centre to open in Tuggeranong

Canberra's second headspace centre to open in Tuggeranong

19 October 2020 | By Dominic Giannini
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Tackling type 1 diabetes is not about sugar-coating

Tackling type 1 diabetes is not about sugar-coating

10 October 2020 | By Michael Weaver
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AMA hospital scorecard puts Labor in frame but Liberal plans a stretch

AMA hospital scorecard puts Labor in frame but Liberal plans a stretch

1 October 2020 | By Ian Bushnell
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ACT mental health policy gets a boost off the back of national monitoring website

ACT mental health policy gets a boost off the back of national monitoring website

1 October 2020 | By Dominic Giannini
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Labor's had two decades to fix the health system, so what's gone wrong?

Labor's had two decades to fix the health system, so what's gone wrong?

30 September 2020 | By Dominic Giannini
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Public service back-to-office order will percolate economy

Public service back-to-office order will percolate economy

29 September 2020 | By Ian Bushnell
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ANU researchers find undetected COVID-19 cases with new blood test

ANU researchers find undetected COVID-19 cases with new blood test

27 September 2020 | By Michael Weaver
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Libs pledge $120 million to half surgery waiting times, reconfigure Canberra Hospital expansion

Libs pledge $120 million to half surgery waiting times, reconfigure Canberra Hospital expansion

26 September 2020 | By Dominic Giannini
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Major events still in doubt despite exemptions in new COVID-19 Protocol

Major events still in doubt despite exemptions in new COVID-19 Protocol

23 September 2020 | By Ian Bushnell
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ACT Government fails to improve healthcare for chronic conditions, audit finds

ACT Government fails to improve healthcare for chronic conditions, audit finds

20 September 2020 | By Dominic Giannini
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Don't be complacent, but COVID-19 restrictions ease tomorrow

Don't be complacent, but COVID-19 restrictions ease tomorrow

17 September 2020 | By Dominic Giannini
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Melbourne chef creates hotspot over quarantine in Canberra

Melbourne chef creates hotspot over quarantine in Canberra

16 September 2020 | By Michael Weaver
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$13.5 million to expand Canberra Hospital's Intensive Care Unit

$13.5 million to expand Canberra Hospital's Intensive Care Unit

12 September 2020 | By Ian Bushnell
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R U OK? Day: Canberra Royals captain Ben Johnston is tackling suicide prevention head-on

R U OK? Day: Canberra Royals captain Ben Johnston is tackling suicide prevention head-on

10 September 2020 | By Hannah Sparks
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“I really thought I was going to die

“I really thought I was going to die": Canberra woman's warning about dangerous topical cream

10 September 2020 | By Hannah Sparks
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Check one, two - new app to ease burden on Canberra businesses

Check one, two - new app to ease burden on Canberra businesses

10 September 2020 | By Michael Weaver
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