An elderly woman has been left traumatised after thieves broke into her residence at Autumn Lodge in Macksville last night. The break-in happened some time between 1.30 and 2am and there were no signs of forced entry according to police. Her handbag with wallet and identification was taken, as was some jewellery with high sentimental value.
November 23, 2018
An application by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (s.240 – Application to deal with a bargaining dispute) will be determined by Fair Work Commissioner Cribb in Conference Room E and Conference Room F – Level 6 in Melbourne.
November 23, 2018
A mental health nurse has dodged any time in jail after admitting to biting a security guard on the arm in a drunken attack outside a Townsville nightclub. John Richard Elliot was in handcuffs when he sunk his teeth in the arm of security guard Luke Colebrook. He was sentenced to 12 months jail but released on immediate parole after pleading guilty in Townsville District Court to assault occasioning bodily harm in public while adversely affected by alcohol.
November 23, 2018
Ramsay Health Care Australia Pty Ltd is fighting a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) in front of Commissioner Spencer in his Brisbane chambers (Campbell).
November 23, 2018
A former doctor has been fined for seven counts of falsely claiming a member of his staff was a registered health practitioner. Roger Bernard let Phoebe Pacheco treat patients for cosmetic and medical conditions at Werribee Cosmetic Medicine between June 16 and November 3, 2016. Bernard pleaded guilty and was fined $16,500 in the Sunshine Magistrates’ Court and $27,600 in costs was awarded to Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. Bernard’s registration had been subjected to conditions when he was registered as a medical practitioner. It was during a check by agency officers on those conditions that the breaches were detected.
November 23, 2018
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from MannaCare Inc for its MannaCare Inc, ANMF and HSU Enterprise Agreement 2018 has been passed by Fair Work Deputy President Masson in Melbourne on 20 November 2018.
November 23, 2018
A man who fatally punched a surgeon at a Melbourne hospital has been found guilty of manslaughter after a four-week trial. Patrick Pritzwald-Stegmann, 41, suffered head injuries when struck by 24-year-old Joseph Esmaili at Box Hill Hospital in May 2017. His life support was turned off four weeks later. A Supreme Court jury returned a guilty verdict on Wednesday after 2½ days of deliberations. Esmaili had pleaded not guilty. The pair had a confrontation in the foyer of the hospital on the night Mr Pritzwald-Stegmann was struck, allegedly after the doctor asked Esmaili and a group of his friends not to smoke in a non-smoking area outside, the court was told. Esmaili’s friend Corey Rogers said one of the group told the doctor to “f— off” and Mr Pritzwald-Stegmann went inside to get security, following Esmaili.
November 23, 2018
A gynaecologist who called a patient a “pretty girl”, told her he enjoyed sex and invited her to his home for dinner has kept his job — and will instead be fined $5,000 for unprofessional conduct. The Northern Territory’s Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NTCAT) handed down its findings regarding the conduct of Dr Bhupendra Khara, who has been a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist for about 38 years. The NTCAT found that in April 2016, a patient referred to as HC attended the outpatient gynaecology clinic at Royal Darwin Hospital for investigation of lower abdominal pain associated with menstrual periods. “The patient had not previously been examined by a male gynaecologist and was surprised that the gynaecologist was male,” the tribunal’s findings stated. Dr Khara performed a vaginal examination and took a swab from the patient. But after she dressed, he said to her, “you are petite and pretty”, and then, later in the conversation, said: “Yes, I do like sex, but I am not interested in any relationship”. Four days later, when the patient’s swab had not yet been analysed, he telephoned her, asking, “how is the pretty girl doing?” before inviting her to his home for dinner, the tribunal found.
