{"id":309256,"date":"2025-10-30T12:11:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T02:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=309256"},"modified":"2025-10-30T12:16:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T02:16:01","slug":"immoral-unethical-top-doc-slams-er-indigenous-fast-track-policy-at-st-vincents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=309256","title":{"rendered":"Immoral, unethical: Top doc slams ER Indigenous fast-track policy at St Vincents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A former president of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians<\/a>, who was also member of Alfred Health\u2019s ethics committee, warns a policy to give Aboriginal patients priority care is a major breach of medical codes of conduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is response to a recent admission by St Vincents Hospital they priortise aboriginal patients for emergency care over and above non aboriginal persons<\/a> in desperate need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The position is also being reviewed at the Federal Government level over potential breaches to funding arrangements. It goes from bad to worse for Jacinta Allan<\/a> and her government, poor decision making at every turn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fact Jacinta Allan applauded this position by St Vincents Hospital<\/a> further highlights how she is completely disconnected from the people of Victoria. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No one should be supporting medical apartheid in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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