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The strain on Victoria’s maternity services has reportedly led to some women giving birth in emergency departments or being discharged early from hospital, only to return with complications.
Manager and head of infection control at a Melbourne quarantine hotel both fired after reports of dozens of incidents were lodged in the first four weeks of its operation.
Advertisement Health experts are demanding Victoriaâs hotel quarantine workers get personal protective equipment on a par with staff in high-risk COVID hospital wards, as a coronavirus cluster linked with the Holiday Inn hotel grew to eight on Wednesday. South Australia closed the border to residents of Greater Melbourne at midnight on Wednesday in response to the growing outbreak, with that stateâs Chief Health Officer Nicole Spurrier saying she was âvery concernedâ. And about 10pm on Wednesday, the Department of Health tweeted that they were âtaking a precautionary ...
Doctors fear conversion therapy ban will deny treatment to vulnerable patients Normal text size Advertisement Doctors and psychiatrists want the Andrews government to make changes to its plan to ban gay conversion therapy, due to concerns it will discourage some practitioners from treating vulnerable patients. The Victorian branches of the Australian Medical Association and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists say the proposed legislation is too broad and the sanctions are too severe. Australian Medical Association Victoria president Julian Rait voiced concerns over t...
Pfizer vaccine hubs to be created in major Melbourne hospitals Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement COVID-19 vaccine hubs with ultra-cold freezers to store the Pfizer vaccine will be set up in some of Melbourneâs major hospitals, in a large-scale inoculation operation led by the Austin, Western and Monash health services. The Therapeutic Goods Administration approved Pfizerâs vaccine for use in Australia on Monday, and from the middle of next month it will be distributed to high-risk groups inclu...