NEWS-HR

State Medical Assistance Pty Ltd is facing a s.372 – application to deal with other contravention disputes) lodged by a staff member (Laplain).

Hawkesbury Community Outreach Services Inc is to appear to defend its position, after a s.739 (application to deal with a dispute) was lodged by a staffer (Knott).

An application for approval of the Amaroo Care Services Inc Nurses Enterprise Agreement 2015 (s.185 – application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) is also with Fair Work Commissioner Johns.

An application for approval of the Monash House Private Hospital Pty Ltd Nurses’ Enterprise Agreement 2016 (s.185 – application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) is being heard by Fair Work Commissioner Johns in Sydney.

An application for approval of the St John of God Pathology Victoria – Health Services Union – Caregiver Enterprise Agreement 2015 (s.185 – application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement) will be determined by Commissioner Johns.

The Community and Public Sector Union and the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Central Operations are in a s.739 (application to deal with a dispute) arm wrestle.

An administrative worker has left Wellington Hospital after an investigation revealed she was behind a string of privacy breaches. The breaches have sparked an independent privacy review of the Capital & Coast District Health Board’s privacy practices, which recommended more thorough auditing, restrictions on access to electronic medical files, and better staff training.

A woman who faked nursing qualifications to gain senior positions in aged care facilities across South Australia has been jailed for at least 14 months. Jennifer Anne Reed, 65, pleaded guilty to seven counts of deception relating to nursing positions she acquired at aged care facilities between 2009 and 2014. The District Court heard she stole the details of a registered nurse with a similar name and forged documents and references to apply for positions. The court heard she was employed at facilities in Evanston Park, Elizabeth East, Gawler, Moonta, Willaston, Seaton, Semaphore, Grange and Angle Park. It heard during her employment she administered medication including morphine to the elderly residents. Judge Paul Muscat said it was a deliberate and well-planned course of deception that amounted to a serious breach of trust.