A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from Southern Cross Care (Qld) Inc for the Southern Cross care (Qld) – Residential Support Staff Enterprise Agreement 2018 has been granted by Fair Work Commissioner Bissett in Melbourne on 28 November 2018.
December 3, 2018
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from Lockington & District Bush Nursing Centre Inc for the Lockington & District Bush Nursing Centre Inc Nurses Enterprise Agreement 2018 has been accepted by Commissioner McKinnon in Melbourne on 28 November 2018.
December 3, 2018
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from the St John Ambulance Australia (Tasmania) Inc for its St John Ambulance Australia Tasmania General Employees Enterprise Agreement 2017 has been approved by Fair Work Commissioner Bissett in Melbourne on 28 November 2018.
December 3, 2018
Oamaru Hospital’s new clinical director will play a key role in the hospital’s transition from a specialist to rural model, Waitaki District Services chairman Chris Swann says. The Waitaki District Council-controlled company officially announced Dr Pragati Gautama has taken on the role.
December 3, 2018
A nurse has been stabbed by a patient at Christchurch’s Hillmorton Hospital, a day before top health officials are due to meet staff over concerns about violence. The staff member was attacked during a shift at the hospital’s adult mental health inpatient unit on Sunday, a Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) spokeswoman confirmed.
December 3, 2018
The New Zealand Medical Association’s 2018 Richard Robinson Award goes to Professor Doug Sellman and co-authors Ria Schroder, Daryle Deering, Jane Elmslie, James Foulds and Chris Frampton. The Robinson Award is given for excellence in medical writing and a clinically relevant manuscript. It is given at the discretion of the New Zealand Medical Journal’s Editor in Chief Professor Frank Frizelle and brings with it $2,000 of sponsorship.
November 30, 2018
Dr Lance Lawler, the former chief executive and one of the founding partners of Pacific Radiology Group, has been appointed the chair of the Research for Life board. Lance joined Research For Life’s board in July last year and succeeds Professor John Nacey who has led the board since 2000. Prof. Nacey will continue to serve as a board member.
November 30, 2018
A Port Hedland man has been charged after an incident on Saturday night, where an ambulance paramedic was assaulted. Port Hedland Police charged the man, 57, after a St John Ambulance paramedic received injuries from an altercation after they were called to a Port Hedland hotel. The ambulance arrived at 6.30pm and first aid was provided to the man. Police said the man, who was showing signs of intoxication, was placed in the ambulance and was being transported to the South Hedland Health Campus when it will be alleged he became verbally abusive and physically stopped the paramedic, who was in the rear of the ambulance with him, from being able to move freely. The ambulance was stopped and a request for urgent assistance was made.
