A contaminated salad containing duck meat is suspected of having killed five residents of a care home for the elderly in southern France. Four women and a man, aged from 76 to 95, died after eating the salad on Sunday night. In all, 20 people at the home near Toulouse suffered vomiting and other symptoms of food poisoning. Twelve of those taken ill are in hospital, but not in grave danger. The salad ingredients, including duck foie gras (pâté), are being examined.
April 4, 2019
An aged care nurse has stolen drugs from patients. A search warrant of Kearalee Flanders’ home on September 27 last year revealed medication prescribed to a deceased person who had been in palliative care.
April 4, 2019
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from Baxter Laboratories Pty Ltd for its Baxter Laboratories Pty Ltd Enterprise Agreement 2018 has been ratified by Fair Work Commissioner Lee in Melbourne on 27 March 2019.
April 3, 2019
Heartland Group Holdings Limited (NZX/ASX: HGH) has appointed Kate Morrison as an independent director of subsidiary, Heartland Bank Limited.
April 3, 2019
A man who unlawfully presented himself as a registered pharmacist has been convicted and fined $24,500 and costs of $15,000. A New South Wales court convicted suspended pharmacist David Le of holding out as a registered pharmacist. The charges, filed by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), alleged that Le had held himself out as a registered pharmacist between 8 August 2017 and 15 August 2018 in contravention of the National Law.1 On 7 August 2017, the Pharmacy Council of New South Wales imposed an interim suspension on Le’s registration after it determined that a suspension was appropriate for the protection of the health or safety of the public or was otherwise in the public interest. AHPRA alleged that despite this suspension, Le continued to open and operate the pharmacy alone without a registered pharmacist on duty. On 7 March 2019, Le pleaded guilty to holding himself out as a registered pharmacist, when he was not. On 27 March 2019, Magistrate Still, in the Local Court, convicted Le and imposed an aggregate fine of $24,500. He was ordered to pay legal costs to AHPRA of $15,000. AHPRA CEO Martin Fletcher said the court outcome demonstrates AHPRA’s work is helping to protect health consumers across Australia.
April 3, 2019
A s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) made by the National Union of Workers citing Sigma Company Limited T/A Sigma Healthcare has been sorted by Commissioner Cirkovic in Melbourne on 28 March 2019.
April 3, 2019
CBHS Health Fund Limited is still defending a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) which is being reviewed by Deputy President Bull in chambers in Sydney (Sethi).
April 3, 2019
The CEO of Connecting Home Ltd has resigned for ‘personal reasons’. He is to return to Queensland. Lisa Zammit is the acting CEO.
