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Hospital fine, Australian GPs, step counts: how much do you know from this week's health news?

Seven questions from fresh health news: a hospital fine, patient-satisfaction surveys, Australian GP care, breast cancer screening and the role of walking. This is not medical advice, just a news quiz.

  1. What fine did Szent Imre Hospital receive after the death of an 89-year-old patient?
  2. What was not recognised in time in the fined case of the 89-year-old patient?
  3. What is being introduced in Hungarian hospitals from Monday to survey patients' experiences?
  4. How can healthcare workers report dangers in the promised whistleblower-protection system?
  5. According to a recent survey, what share of Australians have all their GP care covered directly by Medicare?
  6. According to the University of Surrey analysis, by how much is screening detection of breast cancer less frequent among minority and disadvantaged groups in England?
  7. What did a recent study show about daily step counts and Alzheimer's-related cognitive decline?