A bogus doctor who worked in NSW for more than a decade using a stolen identity has been fined $30,000, the maximum penalty available.
April 4, 2017
The Institute for Urban Indigenous Health Ltd is to defend a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Commissioner Riordan in his Sydney chambers (Bell).
April 4, 2017
The Auditor-General is considering a fresh investigation into ACT Health’s data problems, covering the “management and reporting of performance information”, just two years after the last audit of the directorate’s “data integrity”. Weeks after Health Minister Meegan Fitzharris ordered a system-wide, “root and branch” review of the data problems, the audit office has confirmed it is considering starting what would be the fourth audit in seven years to examine data-related problems inside ACT Health and Canberra Hospital.
April 4, 2017
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by South Eastern Nursing and Home Care Association Inc T/A South Eastern Community Care for its South Eastern Community Care Nurses Enterprise Agreement 2017 has been approved by Commissioner Gregory in Melbourne on 3 April 2017.
April 3, 2017
A pensioner who stabbed his defacto wife to death was found to be of unsound mind, despite apologising to her family afterwards. But in August he was accepted into the Riverview Gardens Aged Care Plus Centre in Ipswich, with the help of Queensland Health. Queensland Health failed to warn the facility of Wakefield’s history. He has since been moved to an undisclosed location.
April 3, 2017
Two paramedics have allegedly been assaulted by a 22-year-old man in the Hunter Valley suburb of Belmont.
April 3, 2017
Christchurch Hospital has beefed up security after a nurse was attacked on her way to work. A hospital spokesman confirmed that the victim is a nurse and that “extra surveillance” has been put on in the wake of the attack.
April 3, 2017
A s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) by Colleen Moody against TriCare Limited T/A TriCare has failed. Mrs Moody claimed that her dismissal was unfair because she disputed allegations of misconduct made against her by TriCare. TriCare allege Mrs Moody was terminated as she engaged in behaviour that resulted in serious breaches of the code of conduct and Charter of Rights and Responsibilities of Care. The matter was heard at the Bundaberg District Courthouse. Mrs Moody was represented by Mr Ebert of Finemore Walters and Story Solicitors. TriCare was represented by Mr Merrell of Counsel. Both parties were granted leave to be represented in accordance with s.596. Mrs Moody was the only person to give evidence in support of her application and filed two witness statements. TriCare called five witnesses who provided statements (Stephen Wheeler, Lauren Hart, Frances Beare, Christopher O’Brien and Daniel Aitchison). Fair Work Commissioner Simpson ruled in favour of TriCare in a 15 page written ruling.
