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Nothern Hospital - No spin, the facts - Doctor shortage strikes again
Doctors have confirmed the pressures of staff shortages at the
AMA Victoria understands
“One was a night medical registrar responsible for admitting patients into the hospital, leaving one doctor responsible for immediate ward calls for the majority of patients in the hospital,” AMA Victoria President Dr
AMA understands this was the case between
“While there may have been have been registrar back-up from other units at the hospital, these registrars would have been committed to patient care issues in their own units.
Dr Yates said the situation at
“Full credit must be given to the doctors and other staff on duty because they struggled through, but it is unreasonable and unsafe to put that amount of pressure on doctors and nursing staff.
“Incidents such as this and the closure last week of the
“The Bracks Government’s inaction is putting patients at risk. It must ensure our hospitals are adequately funded and ensure we have enough doctors.
“If the Bracks Government does not put in measures to ensure Victoria can attract and retain doctors, cases such as at Werribee and Northern will become common.
“Doctors are exhausted, frustrated and angry. Many are working under extreme pressure in our public hospitals and it is untenable, they can only hold up the system for so long. The Bracks Government must improve conditions for our doctors.
“With poor conditions and other states paying doctors 50 per cent more, it is little wonder our hospitals are struggling to retain and attract doctors.
“It is only luck that a tragedy has been avoided so far.”
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