NEWS-HR

More than 700 public patients and hundreds more in the private system have had their privacy breached after letters from their specialists to GPs were found dumped in a Sydney bin.

A former agency nurse who worked at the troubled Oakden nursing home 15 years ago said she was shocked to hear patients were still being mistreated at the facility. The South Australian Government announced it will be closing the Makk and McLeay wards at the Oakden Older Persons Mental Health Service following a report into the facility. Catherine Branscheid worked at Oakden in the McLeay ward for 12 months and said she witnessed some terrible treatment of patients during her time there.

TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT – misconduct – ss.394, 400, 604 Fair Work Act 2009 – permission to appeal – Full Bench – at first instance Commission found appellant fairly dismissed – appellant claimed error of fact – argued in public interest because the error of fact gave rise to result which was manifestly unjust and unsupported by evidence – Full Bench not satisfied appeal in public interest – found matter did not give rise to an issue of importance and or general application – permission to appeal refused. Appeal by Lehmann against decision and order of Hampton C on 8 February 2017 [[2017] FWC 478] Re: Mary Mackillop Aged Care SA

Estia Investments Pty Ltd has been hit by a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) launched via a staff member (Loveday).

Department of Human Services – Centrelink is involved in a (s.217A – Application to deal with a dispute about variations) before Deputy President Hamilton in the Fair Work Commission 11 Exhibition Street Melbourne (Bringolf).

An application/notification by Health Services Union (s.505 – Application to deal with a right of entry dispute) will be determined by Deputy President Hamilton in the Fair Work Commission 11 Exhibition Street Melbourne at 11.30am.

Barada Barna Aboriginal Corporation must answer a s.365 (Application to deal with contraventions involving dismissal (consent arbitration) instigated by Dargan.

A teen accused of throwing a rock which smashed the back window of a passing St John Ambulance in Alice Springs has been charged by police.