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Bacchus Marsh baby deaths: Australia should learn from the UK and publish clinician performance data

  • Written by Andrew Street, Professor, Centre for Health Economics, University of York
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The United Kingdom has been where the Victorian government is now. After a review confirmed 11 newborn and stillborn deaths at Victoria’s Bacchus Marsh hospital were potentially avoidable, the state is set to overhaul its health services.

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