September 27, 2026 — 5:00am

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Healthcare workers are demanding answers after NSW’s patient safety agency banned hospitals from using eco-friendly medical supplies in favour of single-use products that end up in landfill and cost taxpayers millions of dollars each year.

Clinicians have accused the NSW Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC) of siding with a multibillion-dollar manufacturer of disposable medical devices that would lose money if the sustainable products were widely adopted.

The stoush revolves around remanufactured materials…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU