South west area health


The NSW hospital crisis and an ALP hackette

Another day and another tragic, heart-rending headline about the appalling state of the NSW hospital system. In the hot seat is the new director-general of the Health Department, Deborah Piccone, who is an ALP hackette from way back, writes Alex Mitchell.

Management in WA health: Sick-oooooh!

While so much of the public and political attention in health care of late is focused on the shortage of doctors, there’s another pressing workforce issue – the dearth of good managers in the health bureaucracy. Good management of health care is clearly critical writes Gavin Mooney.