Angela Middlemiss says the decision to withdrawn the manslaughter charge against the woman who cared for her son is “a kick in the guts”. The mother of a high-needs teenager who was left to drown in a bath says there is a definite public interest in pursuing a manslaughter case against the woman who was in charge of her son at the time he died. Angela Middlemiss’ 15-year-old son, Nathan Booker, drowned in a bath at the Idea Services-owned Woburn Family Support Centre in Palmerston North on January 10, 2014. He was left alone in a bath for 15 minutes, despite having the physical capabilities of a 6-month-old.
December 8, 2015
An aged care worker accused of killing two nursing home residents and trying to murder a third is allegedly a compulsive liar who posted a message on Facebook reading: “I hate old people”. Garry Steven Davis has been committed for trial over the 2013 deaths of Gwen Fowler and Ryan Kelly and the attempted murder of Audrey Manuel. All three, residents of the Summit Care Wallsend nursing home in Newcastle, were in good health when they were allegedly injected with lethally high doses of insulin, despite none of them being diabetic.
December 8, 2015
A nurse has been suspended for stealing drugs to use at home to treat his chronic back pain. Daniel Benjamin Oakleigh was also ordered to undergo random drug testing and not work with certain medications when he resumed work earlier this year. A tribunal found Oakleigh had committed professional misconduct and suspended him for one year.
December 8, 2015
Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance Incorporated is being asked to justify its firing of an employee (Moroney).
December 8, 2015
Caritas Australia is being forced to defend a dispute with an employee (Forde).
December 8, 2015
Lifeline Broken Hill Inc has cut an employee adrift (Fitzpatrick).
December 8, 2015
Cara Inc has rattled the cage of an employee (Nelpurackal) who has responded with an unfair dismissal claim.
December 4, 2015
The Fair Work Commission has ratified the Australian Multicultural Community Services Care Workers Enterprise Agreement 2015-2016.
