A second Townsville university will offer an on-campus nursing degree with CQU announcing plans to hold the course next year. The new course will start from term 1, 2017 after strong demand from prospective students inquiring about on-campus nursing degrees.
July 12, 2016
Southern Cross Health Society is looking for a new chief executive after the resignation of Peter Tynan. He will to remain in charge until a successor is found, which is expected to be by December.
July 12, 2016
Barwon Health is warning staff to be safe after a female doctor felt threatened by five men in a hospital car park on the weekend. A hospital spokeswoman said the five men didn’t interact with the woman but their presence at the Swanston St car park was enough to leave her feeling uncomfortable and she returned to the hospital to alert others. “We can confirm that a staff member finishing work on Saturday night felt threatened by a group of five men while she was walking to the staff car park on Swanston St. Fortunately this staff member was not physically injured and did not require treatment,” the spokeswoman said.
July 11, 2016
Torts – negligence – medical negligence – nervous shock – breach of duty of care admitted – whether psychiatric injuries suffered – nature and extent of injuries – assessment of non-economic loss and past and future economic losses – judgment in favour of plaintiff in each case – costs awarded against the South Western Sydney Local Health Network.
July 11, 2016
S Taglieri has established that work for the Department of Health and Human Services in Tasmania has resulted in a “whole person impairment of not less than 20 per cent”.
July 11, 2016
Clata Kitchens Home is defending via a s.365 (Application to deal with contraventions involving dismissal) its decision to pension off staff member Lai.
July 11, 2016
Limestone Coast Health Unit Trust has told Paltridge to take a hike. Now a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Commissioner Hampton in his chambers must be defended.
July 11, 2016
Health Services Union and Goulburn Valley health are in a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) armwrestle before Commissioner Cribb in Conference Room E – Level 6 in Melbourne.
