It’s hard to imagine a more politically inept, tone deaf, hopelessly incompetent performance from an apparently experienced State Government than what we have seen from the Cook regime over the past week.
Editorial
Maintenance workers’ list of jobs at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital continued to grow after a bout of flooding in one of the hospital’s ageing buildings overnight.
Hannah Cross
A reported ‘radioactive’ water leak at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital - strongly denied by the Cook Government - is still raising more questions than answers with the Opposition calling for proof.
Charlton Hart
Health Infrastructure Minister John Carey has finally admitted that he wants more money to fix the ailing Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, despite other ministers rejecting evidence it has fallen into disrepair.
Jessica Page
A new study suggests a diet rich in fruits and vegetables can help alleviate psychological distress.
Savannah Meacham
Late-night boozing and bad habits on weekends may be causing more than Mondayitis - it could be triggering a spike in sleep disorder symptoms.
Aaron Bunch
The findings have prompted fears the true impact of sleep apnea, or sleep disordered breathing, may be underestimated, placing sufferers at greater risk of some health conditions.
Rhianna Mitchell
In constant pain and hallucinating from cancer treatment, Perth dad Joseph Payne spent precious hours of his dwindling life trying to sleep on the floor of Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital’s emergency department.
A whistleblower says shocking conditions at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, including reports of human waste leaking through the ICU and deteriorating infrastructure, are ‘much worse’ than has been reported.
In a statement, the North Metropolitan Health Service did not say how it was able to verify the incidents without any reports or assessments of what occurred.
Only one-third of packaged foods in supermarkets display health star ratings, making it difficult for consumers to compare items and identify healthy options.
Rachel Jackson
Health Infrastructure Minister John Carey has refused to repeat Roger Cook’s claim that WA’s health system is ‘world-class’ while insisting legionella levels at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital are not unusual.
Australian teenagers are seeking out health information from social media but more than a third of those surveyed say it is impacting their body image.
Allanah Sciberras
Roger Cook has reassured West Aussies that serious infrastructure failures within one of WA’s biggest hospitals is nothing to worry about. How much longer can the Government pretend that everything is fine?
Faced with disturbing revelations about the crumbling state of Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Health Infrastructure Minister John Carey chose to attack the messenger.
Insults flew in Parliament as the Health Minister defied the evidence in maintenance logs and staff complaints to insist Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital is ‘safe’, despite mould and hundreds of water leaks.
The president of WA’s peak body for doctors says Roger Cook needs to drop the rhetoric around WA’s ‘world-class health system’ if we want to fix the problems riddling the State’s ageing hospital infrastructure.
A woman claiming to be a nurse has slammed the ‘embarrassing’ conditions at Sir Charles Gairdner hospital, as more damaging allegations come to light including mushrooms growing from mould in the ceiling.
West Australians deserve adequate, affordable, accessible health and mental health care. And that’s what they were promised eight years ago. The time for systemic reform isn’t someday, it’s right now.
Taryn Harvey
Here are the details of the most urgent and concerning work orders issued for Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
This is not the fault of the maintenance crews inundated with more than 1000 work orders, or the frontline nurses and doctors raising the alarm. The buck stops with the Premier.
British backpacker Alicia Kemp has pleaded guilty to an e-scooter crash that killed a Perth father while she was intoxicated.
Emma Kirk
An ancient Hindu practice involving blowing into a shell has shown promise in treating symptoms of sleep apnoea.
Storm Newton
Albany’s specialist care nursery for premature babies was deemed open for business on Friday, more than eight months after it reached practical completion.
Melissa Sheil
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