Clot Death: Mum Seeks Truth

A MAJOR hospital has admitted that it failed to properly treat a disabled woman who died while in its care. Karen Stone, 41, was admitted to Sydney's St George Hospital in October 2004, with acute leg pain.

More Kids In Need Of Foster Care

THE growing number of Illawarra children in crisis has prompted Centacare to expand its foster care program.

It's The Death Of The Supermum

A FIFTH of families say the high cost of child care has stopped them from having more children.

Rebecca Was Doomed, Say Parents

REBECCA MURRAY'S death after a postpartum hemorrhage illustrates the huge challenge facing the special commission of inquiry given the task of finding solutions to the problems of acute care services in NSW public hospitals.

Warrigal Care Boss Retiring

WARRIGAL Care chief executive officer Ian Wilson will retire on April 4.

The Prerequisite For Improving Hospital Care Is A Team Effort

William Wolfenden wants to take hospital management back to pre-Medicare days, when doctors were the only health professionals worthy of consultation, to ensure their lofty position in the hierarchy (Letters, March 8-9). The management of hospitals by doctors, for doctors, did not work in the 20th century. Why should it work now?

Abc's Us Centres In The Lurch As Talks Go On

THE future of ABC Learning Centres' child-care centres in the US is in limbo, as the company continues talks with an as-yet-unidentified interested party.

Care Of Patients Being 'neglected'

PATIENT care at John Hunter Hospital is dangerously poor and at an all-time low according to a senior surgeon who has left the public system after 16 years.

Foster Care Families 'alienated By Docs'

THE Department of Community Services' rude and disrespectful treatment of foster carers could imperil its ability to recruit volunteers to care for the increasing number of children being taken from their parents, the commission of inquiry into child protection heard yesterday.