A s.318 (Application for an order relating to instruments covering new employer and transferring employees) by Fresh Fields Aged Care (NSW) No 1 Pty Ltd T/A Hall & Prior Aged Care has been granted by Commissioner Johns in Sydney on 11 April 2017.
April 12, 2017
Police have charged a man following investigations into an incident at a Cardwell aged care facility. Police will allege at around 5pm an off duty employee has entered the facility and assaulted two staff members, women aged 63 and 49. The 63-year-old allegedly suffered bruises on her neck and behind her ear and the 49-year-old’s ear was injured. The man allegedly fled in a vehicle. Police allege they located a 55-year-old Cardwell man a short time later, who struggled and resisted arrest. He was subsequently taken into custody and charged with two counts of serious assault, one count each of assault occasioning bodily harm and obstruct police. He was due to face Innisfail Magistrates Court this morning.
April 12, 2017
Ferngrove Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd has been notified of a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) by an ex-employee (Ji).
April 12, 2017
A South Australian coroner has made a string of recommendations to health providers after the death of an elderly Beachport man from legionella-caused pneumonia. Edward Mayell went to his Beachport GP in September 2014, complaining of lethargy, loss of appetite and weight loss. The 83-year-old returned to his doctor on two more occasions, before being transferred to Millicent Hospital, Mount Gambier Hospital and later the Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide, where he died on October 5, 2014. The findings of an inquest handed down by deputy state coroner Anthony Schapel found Mr Mayell’s death was from natural causes, but also found that urgent medical information had not been shared between the multiple service providers and practitioners who had treated Mr Mayell. Eight recommendations will be brought to the attention of local, state and national medical service providers and entities following the coroner’s report.
April 11, 2017
C S Nursing Agency Pty Limited has failed to persuade the NSW Workers Compensation Commission to review its previous ruling involving Felicity Ann Blackwell. The medical assessment was made by Dr John Glass, an Approved Medical Specialist, and issued on 25 November 2016. Ms Blackwell worked as a Nursing Assistant at an aged care facility in Caves Beach. She was employed through a nursing agency, working 20 hours per week. She had been working with the aged care facility for about three months prior to her injury. On 17 March 2015 Ms Blackwell was called to come into work and commenced a cleaning shift. She was required to lift a vacuum cleaner onto a trolley and as she lifted it the handle of the vacuum cleaner came off. She grabbed the cleaner from the middle and experienced severe shooting and burning pain in her neck and right arm. She was unable to move her neck. Shortly after the pain radiated down her right arm, passed her elbow and the right arm became “numb”. On the day of the injury she attended the Emergency Department of Belmont hospital. She was released into the care of her regular family practitioner. She was told she had a wry neck as it was tilted to the left. She was seen by Dr Lindsay Marsh on 19 March 2015 who diagnosed a soft tissue injury to her cervical spine. She was advised to rest and a period of physiotherapy was organised and she was given analgesics and anti-inflammatories. She commenced physiotherapy on 20 March 2015 at Macquarie physiotherapy Belmont. She was certified fit for light duties from 30 March 2015 but she did not return to work after the injury due to the severity of the pain. As the symptoms were persisting Dr Marsh referred her for an MRI scan that was taken on 9 April 2015. This demonstrated uncovertebral spurring causing slight narrowing of the right C3/4 foramen with contrast upon the exiting nerve root. There was no evidence of nerve root compression. Over the last 18 months her neck and right arm symptoms have remained unchanged and she has not been able to return to work. She remains significantly disabled due to her symptoms and her neck has remained tilted to the left.
April 11, 2017
Sigma Company Limited is set to defend a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Deputy President Clancy in Court 3 – Level 6 in Melbourne (Khaleel).
April 11, 2017
Allity Pty Ltd has been served with a s.365 (Application to deal with contraventions involving dismissal) by an ex-staff member (Suhr).
April 11, 2017
The Health Services Union and Plenty Valley Community Health Ltd are contesting a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Commissioner Cribb in Conference Room E & F – Level 6 in Melbourne at 4.30pm.
