The new head of nursing at Baptcare Karingal Cara Shearer comes from the first intake of the transition to practice graduate nurse program which aims to increase the number of nurses in aged care. Darren Mathewson from Aged and Community Services Australia in Tasmania said the aged care sector needs nurses and more workers. Mr Matthewson said with the graduate nurse program strategy in its sixth year it has managed to attract more nurses to aged care due to the career opportunities. He said transition to practice positions offered registered and enrolled nurse graduates extra support tailored to working in aged care. Nurses come together for monthly professional development and have a mentor to help. ”We have 25 to 30 graduate nurses a year and a 90% retention rate,” he said. “About 20 to 30 often move into senior positions or leadership positions.”
April 26, 2017
An application for approval of the RPC Care Management – Nurses Enterprise Agreement 2017 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) is with Commissioner Johns in his Sydney chambers for judgement.
April 26, 2017
The Sisters of Our Lady of China Health Care Pty Ltd are facing a s.773 (Application to deal with an unlawful termination dispute) lodged by Agawin before Commissioner McKenna in Hearing Room 12-2 – level 12 in Sydney at 3pm.
April 26, 2017
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Ramsay Health Care Australia Pty Limited for its Ramsay Health Care New South Wales and Health Services Union (HSU) New South Wales Enterprise Agreement 2016 has been approved by Commissioner Johns in Sydney on 24 April 2017.
April 26, 2017
An application for approval of the Allied Health Professionals (Victorian Public Health Sector) Single Interest Enterprise Agreement 2016-2020 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be reviewed by Commissioner Johns in his Sydney Chambers at 11am.
April 26, 2017
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and Estia Investments Pty Ltd will debate a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Commissioner Johns in Hearing Room 1401 and Conference Room 14A – level 15 in Sydney at 8.30pm.
April 26, 2017
SA Health has admitted it failed to appropriately follow review recommendations which found serious deficiencies at its state-run Oakden nursing home in 2008. The health facility in Adelaide’s north-east is now set to close, after an independent investigation by South Australia’s chief psychiatrist found cases of mistreatment, over-medication and inappropriate restraint of residents. The earlier report was done by Victorian consultants Dr Simon Stafrace and Alan Lilly after the Commonwealth Department for Health and Ageing sanctioned the nursing home in late 2007.
April 26, 2017
A s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) by Brent Connor against Allity Management Services Pty Ltd has been dismissed by Commissioner Cambridge in Sydney on 24 April 2017 “for want of prosecution”. Connor simply lost interest.
