Rudd's fervour fades on health

ACCORDING to the Productivity Commission, 2007-08 was a bad year in NSW hospitals for accidents which harmed or even killed patients. There were 59 so-called sentinel incidents - severely harmful events due to systemic failures - in NSW, 40 per cent of the national figure, from the state which accounts for only 30 per cent of hospital admissions. The state government, though, says the poor result - a big turnaround from the previous year - was simply because this state now collects better statistics than other states, through the Clinical Excellence Commission. Well, perhaps.

Doctors Call For Review Of Cancer Treatments

CANCER treatments should be independently reviewed to ensure toxic, expensive and ineffective drugs are not being overused at the expense of patients and taxpayers, according to leading oncologists.

Doctors Urge Cancer Treatment Reviews To Stop Drug Overuse

LEADING oncologists have called for cancer treatments to be independently reviewed to ensure toxic and expensive drugs are not being overused at patients' and taxpayers' expense.

Our Luckiest Suburbs Revealed

AFTER an Illawarra grandmother pocketed a record $16 million in the $2 Jackpot Lottery last September, there is no doubt that Warilla was the luckiest lottery suburb in the Illawarra for 2008.

Ominous Uni Send Warning To Rivals

THEY spoke of sending a message to their rivals, and Sydney University ensured it was heard loud and clear with a clinical and comprehensive win over Warringah on Saturday night, securing the minor premiership for the second successive year.

On Song Olympic Sound Ominous Warning

HAMILTON produced their most clinical performance of the season yesterday to record a 3-0 win over Weston at Darling Street Oval.

South Coast Protect Top-six Status

SOUTH Coast United responded to a challenge to their top-six position with a clinical 4-1 win over Wollongong United at McLennan Park yesterday.

Tigers 'took A Big Step Backwards': Wallace

RICHMOND took a sizeable step backwards yesterday, according to coach Terry Wallace, who said his players had been "shell-shocked" during the clinical 82-point dismantling executed by a rampant Sydney at the SCG.

Form And Fortune Help Eagles Soar

FOUR successive wins have pushed Edgeworth into outright second on the Northern NSW State League ladder, the latest a clinical 3-0 victory over South Cardiff at Ulinga Park yesterday.

Australia Can Be Trial Hub, Biotech Review Told

AUSTRALIA is well placed to become a hub for clinical trials of new drugs with the available medical expertise, leaders in biotechnology say.

Mental Health In Poor State

NSW mental health services get relatively less money, have fewer clinical staff and fewer inpatient and residential beds than elsewhere in Australia, a federal government report says.

Nearly Half Of Wollongong Patients Not Eating Enough

NEARLY half of Wollongong Hospital's patients are malnourished, say three clinical dietitians who yesterday gave evidence at a hearing into NSW public hospitals.

Funding Share A Win For Patients

THE Hunter has the state's highest level of funding for public health and clinical research into cancer.

Hospital Boosted By Nursing Professor

AN internationally recognised clinical nurse has joined the Illawarra health service in one of the most significant nursing appointments for the region.

Volunteers For Fish Oil Trial

THE University of Wollongong is seeking 200 women to participate in a world-first clinical trial.