The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Q.) has a (s.739 – Application to deal with a dispute) it must defend before Commissioner Simpson (Copeland), St Vincent De Paul Society has to deal with a (s.372 – Application to deal with other contravention disputes) before Commissioner Johns in his Sydney chambers (Campbell).
August 7, 2017
Oolong Aboriginal Corporation will defend a (s.365 – Application to deal with contraventions involving dismissal) lodged by an ex-staff member (Longbottom).
August 7, 2017
A rostering bungle that hindered the treatment of two patients who died of strokes at the Royal Adelaide Hospital reflected a “casual” approach to health administration, South Australian Coroner Mark Johns said. An inquest has been told that the hospital’s two clot-busting specialists were on leave at the same time and there was a mix-up over what arrangements had been made to cover for them. In response to the revelations yesterday, Mr Johns questioned the “culture” of health administration. “It’s just a way too casual approach to take,” he said. “That’s my view of the matter.” The coroner is investigating the deaths of Michael John Russell, 60, and 87-year-old Leslie Robert Graham.
August 4, 2017
Jennifer Scholz has failed to prove that she was unfairly dismissed by The Paraplegic & Quadriplegic Association of South Australia Inc T/A HomeCare+.
August 4, 2017
Benetas has appointed Helen Phillips to its board of 10 directors.
August 4, 2017
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Swifts Creek Bush Nursing Centre Inc. for its Swifts Creek Bush Nursing Centre Inc. Nurse Enterprise Agreement 2017 has been approved by Commissioner Johns in Sydney on 2 August 2017.
August 4, 2017
A rogue dentist who used nursing homes to perform involuntary dental surgery on helpless elderly patients — including one who was 99 years old — just so he could claim government cash could be back practising in two years. Dr Andrew Istephan — who also happens to be a former Liberal Party councillor — was driven by “speed and greed” and had “no moral compass” when he destroyed the teeth of elderly patients at five aged care facilities — all in a six week period — so he could claim up to $4,250 in federal government funding per patient. Of the 69 patients, 52 were unable to give informed consent and even among those who were able to consent, Dr Istephan failed to obtain it, according to a decision of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal on Tuesday.
August 4, 2017
There has been a spike in flu outbreaks in NSW nursing homes and health authorities are warning visitors who are sick to steer clear. More than 50 aged care facilities have had outbreaks in the past week alone, taking the total number of outbreaks this year in such facilities to around 140.
