Private specialists working under the new public Northern Beaches Hospital management lament that many of their colleagues will continue to “jump ship” amid uncertainty and unworkable changes.
The tender process for the search for a new private sector operator won’t be complete until June next year. Dr David Dickison, a senior surgeon at the hospital says the current structure one month into the transition is not inspiring confidence among private doctors.
“There's certainly concerns, particularly watching the numbers of operations going down in the hospital. So, a lot of the private doctors are moving themselves out of the hospital, that's for certain,” Dr Dickison told Manly Observer.
"A lot of the private doctors are moving themselves out of the hospital, that's for certain."
Despite these broader concerns, the...
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A Northern Beaches man has been arrested over his alleged role in a ketamine importation from the Netherlands.
Investigations...
A man rescued from the water near Shelly Beach this afternoon has died.
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Collaroy Liquorland had been temporarily locking its front doors from mid-afternoon to prevent large groups from entering and intimidating staff, part of a wider...
Manly Observer provides a weekly summary of development applications lodged with Northern Beaches Council in the last week.
Large-scale development approvals are at the end.
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Firefighter and Manly Station Officer, Peta Miller has been awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) in the General Division in this year’s King’s...
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