A nurse who stole 1l boxes of a restricted drug from her employer and a hospital nurse who stole a doctor’s script pad and forged prescriptions to get drugs have been disqualified. Dorothy Macdonald, 63, a nurse for 40 years, took 11 boxes of antipsychotic drug Seroquel, containing 110 tablets, from her workplace, Q-Medical Centre at Woodridge. She was a passenger in a car when the driver was pulled over for a random breath test in 2013 and a search of the vehicle revealed the drugs. Ms Macdonald first told police it was her medication, for her daughter, but later changed her story. The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal found her guilty of professional misconduct and suspended her registration for six months.
January 10, 2017
An elderly man has suffered horrifying facial injuries after he was allegedly bashed inside a retirement village over an alleged stolen coffee mug on Saturday. The 88-year-old retiree living in The Haven suffered bleeding to the brain after he was viciously assaulted by another tenant at the centre, police claim. An altercation broke out between the victim and a 69-year-old man after the alleged assailant accused the 88-year-old of stealing his favourite coffee mug. It is believed the older resident denied the allegations, before he was punched in the head multiple times.
January 10, 2017
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and Western Health have a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Commissioner Cribb in Conference Room E & F – Level 6 in Melbourne at 3.30pm.
January 10, 2017
Western Health and the Health Services Union have a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) being heard by Commissioner Cribb in Conference Room E & F – Level 6 in Melbourne at 2pm.
January 10, 2017
An application for approval of the Pulse Administrative Employees Agreement – 2016 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be determined by Commissioner Gregory in his Melbourne chambers.
January 10, 2017
Close to 100 staff have been sacked from the Waikato District Health Board in the past six years, with more than 1300 disciplined. But the reasons why are unknown – and it will cost at least $38,000 to find out. An Official Information Act request revealed that 1335 DHB staff faced disciplinary action between January 2010 and August 2016. And of those that were disciplined, 97 were given the boot. The DHB’s director of people and performance, Greg Peploe, said that number is expected from an organisation with nearly 7000 staff members. “Not every one of our employees is exemplary,” Peploe said. “We have theft … it’s a large organisation.”
January 10, 2017
“Hospital specialists are saddened by the tragic death of our Whanganui Branch President Dr Chris Cresswell whilst mountain bike riding,” says Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS).
January 10, 2017
An application for approval of the Medea Park Association Incorporated General Staff Enterprise Agreement 2015 (s.185 – Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be determined by Commissioner Roe in his Melbourne chambers.
