An aged care home was not warned that a new resident had stabbed his de facto wife to death just over two years earlier. Dennis Wakefield killed partner Beth Staveley and tried to take his own life at the couple’s Southport home in June 2014. He was charged with murder but was found in the Mental Health Court to be of unsound mind. The 75-year-old was confined to The Park Centre for Mental Health, a state-run psychiatric hospital in Brisbane’s west. But in August he was accepted into the Riverview Gardens Aged Care Plus Centre in Ipswich, with the help of Queensland Health. The Salvation Army facility only discovered Wakefield’s history just over a week ago and immediately relocated him. The case has raised questions about the adequacy of Queensland Health disclosures about the history of mental health patients. Salvation Army Aged Care Plus chief executive Sharon Callister said the centre was “made aware of information concerning a resident … which was not disclosed upon their admission” last Thursday.
March 27, 2017
A hospital is being investigated for breaching the privacy of dozens of patients after medical records revealing a “swollen penis” and mental illnesses among other things, were found in a Coburg street. The Australian Information and Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim is investigating how the records of 31 patients were removed from the John Fawkner Private Hospital in Melbourne’s north last month.
March 27, 2017
An application by United Voice & Health Services Union (s.160 – Application to vary a modern award to remove ambiguity or uncertainty or correct error) will be adjudicated by Deputy President Booth in Conference Room 14A – Level 14 in Sydney at 9am.
March 27, 2017
A NSW doctor (Dr John Grygiel) accused of underdosing dozens of cancer patients has settled an unfair dismissal claim against Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital, but has lost a bid to get his job back or receive compensation.
March 27, 2017
Bupa Aged Care Mosman is set to defend a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) lodged by an ex-staff member (Tavassoli).
March 27, 2017
On 21 February 2017, Mrs Nofofakafeao Polutele made an application for remedy for unfair dismissal under s.394 of the Fair Work Act 2009. But she lodged her application late, didn’t complete the form, failed to pay the application fee and then dropped out of sight. Her application has been struck out.
March 27, 2017
An application for approval of the Neighbourhood Houses and Adult Community Education Centres Collective Agreement 2016 (s.185 – Application for approval of a multi-enterprise agreement) is being analysed by Commissioner Booth in his Brisbane Chambers.
March 27, 2017
Sandra Fox has joined the team as clinical aged care manager of Amaroo Aged Care.
