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.
March 21, 2016
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.
March 21, 2016
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.
March 18, 2016
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.
March 18, 2016
The peak body representing major private residential aged care providers has called for the mandatory registration of personal care workers in aged care, saying there is a “compelling case” for a national system in Australia.
March 18, 2016
The operators of Coleambally’s aged care home want to postpone a key fire safety measure due to the high cost.
March 18, 2016
Trend Laboratories Pty Ltd is claimed to have landed a low blow (s.394 – Application for unfair dismissal remedy) on a hapless staffer (Lowe).
March 18, 2016
The New South Wales Nurses and Midwives’ Association and Australian Hospital Administration Pty Limited are embroiled in a dispute.
