Gold Coast Health has stepped up security at Gold Coast University Hospital after an alleged carjacking on Friday night. A nurse was arriving at the hospital when a man threatened her with a knife and stole her car. She was uninjured during the attack.
July 15, 2019
An eastern suburbs psychiatrist has avoided losing his licence to practice, despite a tribunal finding he breached professional boundaries after going on a night out at the Star Casino with a patient he knew had a problem with gambling. Dr Nathan Fleisch — who practices out of Bondi and Botany — landed himself in hot water and faced a series of serious allegations after the out of office interactions with a patient he had consulted 19 times. Some of the Health Care Complaints Commission’s allegations included claims he asked to borrow money from the 69-year-old man he was treating for a raft of mental health issues, a claim Dr Fleisch denied In one incident, it was alleged the pair got into an altercation at the casino after the patient lost $30,000 in one go, a claim that was also denied by Dr Fleisch, who attempted to stop the man from gambling away more. The health practitioner watchdog also brought forward allegations the Maroubra physician offered his patient alcohol during consultations, which Dr Fleisch again denied, and that he had even stayed in his patient’s VIP room at the casino. The 50-year-old told the The Civil and Administration Tribunal he “should have known better” as his own gambling addiction was costing him $4000 to $5000 a week. The tribunal heard Dr Fleisch now considers The Star, where the events unfolded and where he was once a VIP member, “an evil place” and that the whole saga was a “mistake and a huge wake-up call”. A fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Dr Fleisch moved to the east after stints at the Bankstown Hospital and the Northern Area Health service. He has practised out of Bondi Junction and Botany since 2012. Dr Fleisch was unable to be reached for comment. Character references tendered reveal Dr Fleisch was remorseful for his behaviour and that he was “very concerned for the welfare of patients”. The tribunal found the four complaints brought before it by the HCCC were established, though some of the particulars were not proven. The HCCC had submitted that suspending or cancelling Dr Fleisch’s licence was justified, but that a reprimand was appropriate as some of the boundary violations were less serious. As part of the of the findings, Dr Fleisch can no longer treat new patients without discussing it with a supervisor first.
July 15, 2019
The Health Services Union and Bellarine Community Health Ltd have a s.739 dispute application on foot before Fair Work Deputy President Hamilton in Melbourne at 11.45am.
July 15, 2019
The Health Services Union and Echuca Regional Health will debate a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) in front of Fair Work Commissioner Cirkovic in Chambers in Melbourne at 10am.
July 15, 2019
Western District Health Service is facing a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) before Commissioner Wilson in Chambers in Melbourne (Hafkenscheid) at 4.15pm.
July 15, 2019
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from Macarthur Paediatric Occupation Therapy T/A Macarthur Paediatric Occupational Therapy for the Macarthuer Paediatric Occupational Therapy Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2019 has been ratified by Fair Work Deputy President Young in Melbourne, on 21 July 2019.
July 15, 2019
A s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) lodged by Amal Hanna citing Home Care Assistance has been rejected by Fair Work Commissioner Cambridge in Sydney, on 12 July 2019. The determination precis reads: “Unfair dismissal – summary dismissal for serious misconduct involving abusive and threatening behaviour – advice of dismissal conveyed by email – dismissal for valid reason but with defective procedure – on balance dismissal not harsh, unjust or unreasonable – application dismissed.”
July 12, 2019
Aveo Group is facing a s.372 (Application to deal with other contravention disputes) before Fair Work Deputy President Lake in chambers in Brisbane (Janicska).
