Preventable Deaths, Ignored Warnings, No Accountability — Inside WA Health Crisis | Suresh Rajan #35

Western Australia is a wealthy state. It also has mothers giving birth on the side of the road after being turned away from hospital. How does that happen — and who is being held accountable?In this episode, health advocate Suresh Rajan joins us to expose the systemic failures quietly costing lives in WA's public health system: ignored bypass protocols, cultural and communication barriers, a complaints process that protects institutions over patients, and a cycle of recommendations that go nowhere.Through real cases — including a young mother's traumatic roadside birth and a 21-year-old whose neglected leg injury nearly ended his future — Suresh makes the case for the reform WA urgently needs: an independent, empowered Health Ombudsman with the authority to investigate, enforce, and finally break the cycle.If you care about healthcare that works for everyone — not just the statistics — this one is essential viewing.Follow Suresh Rajan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sureshrajan1/#HealthcareReform #WesternAustralia #PatientRights #HealthPolicy #PublicHealth #HealthOmbudsman #AustralianHealthcare #SystemicChange00:00 The Health Crisis in WA12:06 Crisis & Racism in WA Health System23:06 Proposal for WA Health Ombudsman35:08 Breaking the 'Recommendation' Cycle47:15 Navigating the Maze of Health Agencies57:02 The Commonwealth Health Ombudsman01:01:58 Mediation vs Reporting in Healthcare01:08:23 Cultural Sensitivity in Healthcare01:13:30 Learning from Queensland & NSW--------------------------------------------------------------------Join and Subscribe to Perth Dialogues on our channels 👇Support us Here: https://perthdialogues.au/ Join on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/PD-Youtube Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/PD-Spotify Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/PD-ApplePodcasts Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/PD-AmazonMusic --------------------------------------------------------------------Follow our host, Nirmal Singh, atWebsite: https://nirmalsingh.au/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/nirmalsingh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nirmalsingh.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nirmalsingh.au LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/psknirmal/