The South Australian parliament will be asked to legislate ambulance response times and require the government to report against those targets under a bill proposed by the South Australian Greens. The legislation will be introduced this week amid ongoing ramping issues outside Adelaide’s major hospitals. “Ending the ramping crisis was the centrepiece of Labor’s election…
Australian Health Ministers Meeting to Tackle Widespread Hospital Bed Block
Federal, state, and territory health ministers will meet on Friday to discuss options to tackle the nationwide issue of bed block, which occurs when patients in emergency departments (EDs) cannot be moved to hospital beds because they are occupied. The ministers will travel to Canberra to address the problem by looking at ways patients who…
Australian Opposition Promises to Partner with South Australia to Tackle Ambulance Ramping
May 9, 2022
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The Australian Labor Party has promised to partner with the South Australian Labor government to expand Adelaide’s health capacity to tackle the city’s ambulance ramping crisis if elected in the upcoming May 21 federal election. Under the partnership, a $400 million (US$283 million) expansion of Flinders Medical Centre, with 160 new beds for the south…
$24 Million in Research Funding to Keep Elderly out of Emergency
May 6, 2022
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The Australian government has committed $24 million (US$16.9 million) to innovative research through Australian universities to find ways of keeping elderly people out of hospital emergency departments (EDs) to relieve pressure. Projects at Flinders University in South Australia, the University of Western Australia, and the University of Tasmania are among ten projects around the country…
$252 Million Reform to Tackle Ambulance Ramping in Western Australia
The Western Australian government has announced a $252 million (US$178.6 million) reform package to address the systemic causes of ambulance ramping and improve access to emergency care in the state. This will come as part of the government’s 2022-23 Budget, due to be unveiled next week. Ambulance “ramping” is the term used when a patient…
Ambulance Ramping Continues to Rise in Southeast Queensland
Almost half of all patients waited more than half an hour in an ambulance before being admitted to a hospital in southeast Queensland in December. Queensland Ambulance Service figures show ramping rose two percent to more than 46 percent of patients in the heavily-populated southeast between November and December 2021. There was a major COVID-19…
Ambulance Ramping Times Continue Upward Climb in Australian State
A new audit has revealed that Queensland’s ambulance ramping—the time it takes to transfer patients from an ambulance to the emergency department—has continued climbing “significantly” over the past five years. The audit is the latest report to highlight ongoing problems with the state’s health system, including delays for patients, and mismanagement. “In 2020–21, ambulance lost…
Death at Australian Hospital Due to Mismanagement: Review
November 3, 2021
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One death at a hospital in the Australian state of Queensland was caused by mismanagement stemming from a “negative workplace culture” which potentially compromised quality of care, according to an inquiry. The Metro North Hospital and Health Service, which covers northern Brisbane, is carrying out a review into its operations after the state opposition party…
Infighting, Weak Leadership Weighing Down Australian Public Health System: Former State Leader
November 3, 2021
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Weak political leadership has allowed competing interests to fester in Australian hospitals, leading to extended delays and poorer outcomes for patients, according to a former state leader. The comments come after video emerged in September showing the extensive “ambulance ramping” at one Melbourne hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ambulance ramping is the time patients spend…
Non-Urgent Surgeries Off the Table as Victoria Tries to Cope With COVID-19 Infections
The Australian state of Victoria will pause non-urgent surgeries as it scrambles to deal with rising demands on its health service amid a growing outbreak of the CCP virus. Health Minister Martin Foley confirmed that public hospitals from Oct. 14 will only perform Category 1 surgeries (must be treated within 30 days) or 2A surgeries…
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