Melbourne City Mission is preparing to defend a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) lodged by a staff member (Kostas).
June 14, 2017
Nurse have been directed not to speak in a language other than English in the staffroom of one major metropolitan hospital in South Australia. Flinders Medical Centre nurses were told via an email from the hospital’s nursing director Suzanne Foot, who heads intensive and critical care services, that “it is not appropriate to speak in a language other than English” in the staffroom. Hospital heads have distanced themselves from Ms Foot’s directive and said “we don’t condone this email and apologise to anyone who took offence”, while others have labelled the email “disappointing”. “If you are in the staffroom with only staff who speak a particular language and you choose to converse, that’s up to you, but I request that you stop when others enter the area,” the email to staff reads.
June 13, 2017
Health Workforce Queensland Ltd has a s.382 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) to defend (Danielsen).
June 13, 2017
The Boneham Aged Care Services Inc application for the Boneham Aged Care Services Inc Care Sector employees and ANMF SA Employment Agreement 2016 has been granted by Fair Work Commissioner Gregory in Melbourne on June 7 2017.
June 13, 2017
An inquest into the death of teenager Ahlia Raftery in a Newcastle mental health unit in March 2015 has led to recommendations to improve patient care and help prevent future tragedies. Ms Raftery had only just turned 18 when she took her own life in the Mater Mental Health Centre’s intensive care unit during a deep depressive episode. The coronial inquest into her death has identified a number of specific shortcomings in Ms Raftery’s care and “areas which suggest that there is scope for improvement in general mental health care”. Deputy state coroner Derek Lee has made seven recommendations to the Hunter New England Health District to improve policies, nurse training, record keeping and communication between staff.
June 13, 2017
A s.394 (unfair dismissal) application by Mandy Morrow against MedHealth Pty Limited T/A MedHealth is being kept alive by Commissioner Platt. “I am satisfied that Ms Morrow has completed the required minimum employment period and therefore is a person protected from unfair dismissal under s.382 of the Act, ” he said. The application will be referred to an alternative member of the Commission for consideration of the merits.
June 13, 2017
Uniting Care Wesley Adelaide Inc will argue a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Commissioner Platt in his Adelaide chambers (Marlow).
June 13, 2017
An aged-care home billing itself as “warm and welcoming” breached clinical standards when audited in a surprise government inspection. The 72-bed Ozanam Apartments facility in the ACT suburb of Garran cares for a large number of high-needs residents as well as those with dementia. The Australian Aged Care Quality Agency found the home, operated by Southern Cross Care, failed standards related to clinical management, behavioural management and skin care. Helen Emmerson, the head of care services at Southern Cross Care, said these issues had been fixed immediately and the residence was now up to scratch.
