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Harriet Alexander

@HatAlexander

Senior reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald @smh.

 Sydney
smh.com.au
Joined March 2011
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Average 2-party swing against government at NSW by-elections since 1988 is 10.5%, range from +14% to -26% #nswpol
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Justin Coleman@drjustincoleman14 Mar 2017
Thx @SMH for tale of bolt-cutter surgeon smh.com.au/nsw/bega-surgeon-… But I've done worse! drjustincoleman.com/2017/03/… @HatAlexander

Bega surgeon attempts to use his own bolt cutters amid industrial dispute in Bega

Health minister intervenes as surgeons walk off job, leaving a backlog of patients waiting for orthopaedic procedures.

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Sunny Jassal@DrSunnyJassal18 Oct 2016
Not the worst. GPs can also better inform themselves on specialist fees and advocate for their patients. @mpwoodhead @HatAlexander teapawt.org/drbastianseidel/status…
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Yadu Singh
@dryadusingh3 Sep 2016
No justification for Jillian Skinner to resign. NSW Health is a $19.3 billion system with 108,000 staff treating... fb.me/7T6RN7n4F
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Sophie Scott@sophiescott21 Jul 2016
Ex AMA president @BrianOwler on the future of healthcare smh.com.au/comment/i-fear-fo…

I fear for our health system and the consequences facing patients

I am deeply concerned what the next three years will bring for health care if the last three years is any guide.

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Emma Partridge@em_partridge1 Jul 2016
Doctor was drunk during operation. Exclusive by @HatAlexander m.smh.com.au/national/health…
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@smh4 Jun 2016
Public transport and open spaces: how the shape of your suburb can make you healthier. ow.ly/Lua7300VdKt @HatAlexander

Residents of dense neighbourhoods with better public transport and parks are healthier

Some neighbourhoods are much more conducive to healthy residents than others.

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Peter Martin@1petermartin4 Jun 2016
Antibiotics are failing. There's a simple tweak that could save us: goo.gl/sH62Pq @smh @theage #ausecon
Image from Peter Martin (@1petermartin)
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Alison Verhoeven@AlisonVerhoeven4 May 2016
Public hospitals - $2.9 billion just a down-payment - AMA ln.is/ama.com.au/ausmed/qGYU…
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Anna Patty@AnnaPattySMH3 May 2016
Very sad about the loss of John Kaye: integrity, principle and a very good heart. His extraordinary intelligence helped give us Gonski
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julia medew@juliamedew28 Apr 2016
I actually felt sick when I heard this baby's spine manip. No evidence of benefit but how risky is it? #chiro m.theage.com.au/national/hea…
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@smh24 Mar 2016
Report shows asbestos, leaking roof, and a possum at Concord Hospital ow.ly/ZSDJ5 | @HatAlexander
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Katharine Murphy@murpharoo3 Mar 2016
Pell's pain. The philosophy of inaction. David Marr on the past four days gu.com/p/4h92q?CMP=Share_iOS…
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Sandra Turner@sandraturner498 Feb 2016
Replying to @smh
@HatAlexander Point is: all men w prostate cancer are not getting full tmt options. This is NOT a 'War'. @smh @TargetingCancer @USANZUrology – at Sydney, New South Wales
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David Rood@DavidnRood16 Aug 2015
MARCHING ORDERS: Blind, 89-year-old grandmother forced from Sydney hospital. smh.com.au/national/health/h… Via @smh via @HatAlexander.
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@smh9 May 2015
How to have a good death, according to a mortician and crematorium operator. ow.ly/MJCNj
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Jacqueline Maley@JacquelineMaley8 Feb 2015
The Libs have some serious commitment issues over the GP co-payment. Pick a side, people!
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Terry Barnes@TerryBarnes524 Jan 2015
Replying to @juliamedew
@juliamedew MBS needs dose of salts & Extended Medicare Safety Net shld be abolished. Good article by you @HAlexanderSMH & @DHarrisonAgeSMH
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The New Yorker
@NewYorker8 Oct 2014
.@BorowitzReport: An Ohio man has become infected with misinformation about Ebola through contact with cable news nyr.kr/1uwVQzu
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NHPA@NHPAreporting2 Oct 2014
Read more about our new report on malignant breast, bowel and lung #cancer surgery wait times #publichospitals ow.ly/CbAxF
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