A Geelong mother has vowed to continue to fight for her disabled son’s safety after his carer of 15 years was jailed for sexually abusing him. The mother, who can’t be named for legal reasons, said she didn’t think the one-year jail term former Department of Human Services disability worker Craig Gilbert Handasyde, 48, received was adequate. Handasyde pleaded guilty to 11 counts of indecent act with a person with a cognitive disability by a care worker.
September 17, 2015
Naracoorte GPs are seeking legal advice after bitter contract talks broke down with Country Health SA.
September 17, 2015
Two staff have been arrested in a joint police and hospital sting for allegedly stealing prescription drugs. The pair face charges relating to the theft of a large amount of prescription anaesthetics from a secure area. The police said it appeared one of the staff was stealing the drugs so the other could use them, and both were fully aware of their roles during the theft.
September 16, 2015
Baptistcare Inc will be defending an s.394 (application for unfair dismissal remedy) from an ex-employee (Anderson) before Fair Work Commissioner Williams in Perth today.
September 15, 2015
An audit into snooping behaviour by prying staff has resulted in multiple dismissals. Former nurse Elizabeth Raju was sacked after an audit revealed a breach of patient confidentiality and was censured. Now it has been revealed that three other staff have been dismissed following an audit.
September 15, 2015
Every health service and hospital in Queensland has been told to check it does not have fake or fraudulent staff lurking in its midst. Health Minister Cameron Dick warned that while there was quick and decisive action in regard to alleged fake Aurukun nurse Nicholas Crawford, he could not ensure such a scenario wouold not play out again. Mr Crawford, 33, is facing 115 charges relating to alleged medical mistreatment while he posed as a nurse at the Aurukun Primary Health Care for about eight weeks.
September 15, 2015
Ten Burnside Hospital patients have been struck down with the potentially deadly infection salmonella from food consumed at the hospital. The hospital’s chief executive officer, Heather Messenger, sent a letter to all patients admitted to the hospital in the past six weeks to inform them of their “potential exposure”.
September 15, 2015
Nardy House has irritated a staffer (Perry) into lodging an s.739 (application to deal with a dispute) with the Fair Work Commission in Sydney.
