Prominent Tasmanian doctor Gary Fettke, who was banned from giving nutritional advice to patients, says he’s been cleared of all charges by the nation’s peak organisation overseeing health practitioners. The Launceston surgeon, who advocates “real food” instead of processed and sweetened food, had been silenced for many years after an official complaint about his views in 2014. Dr Fettke said he would now campaign strongly about nutrition following a decision by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency to drop all charges against him.
October 1, 2018
Fertility care group Virtus Health has appointed former KPMG partner Shane Solomon to its board as a non-executive director. Mr Solomon is a director of Silver Chain, one of the largest community-based healthcare service providers. He will replace retiring director Peter Turner.
October 1, 2018
Surfers Paradise Anglican Crisis Care Inc is facing a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Fair Work Deputy President Dean in his Sydney chambers (Alexander).
October 1, 2018
Steve Greenbaum, CEO of ComForCare has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Home Care Association of America (HCAOA).
October 1, 2018
Virtus Health has appointed Shane Solomon to its Board as a Non-Executive Director. He was previously Group Chief Executive Officer at Mercy Health and Aged Care Victoria.
October 1, 2018
A former teacher who confessed to indecently assaulting an 11-year-old boy wants a clean slate so he can work in aged care. The Kiwi man, who is in his 50s, has applied for his historical offending to be hidden under the Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004 so he can embark on a new career. Today, the High Court at Auckland heard the man, whose identity is suppressed, had indecently assaulted a boy in 1986. A decade later he was convicted following a confession. Judge Lawrence Irwin Hinton declined the man’s application in the District Court. The law allows a person, in some circumstances, to withhold information from the public about their criminal convictions. Justice Mathew Downs heard the man’s appeal today. “Would you employ a person with a history for sexual offending?” Justice Downs asked. “The instinctive response is no.” The man’s lawyer, Dr Roderick Mulgan, argued if his client was not granted a clean slate “word would be all over the city” once he applied to work in the aged care industry.
September 27, 2018
A s.602 (Correcting obvious errors etc. in relation to the FWC’s decisions) application by Anna Grabovsky and United Protestant Association of NSW Ltd T/A UPA has been agreed by Justice Ross, President, Deputy President Asbury, and Commissioner Hampton in Melbourne on 26 September 2018.
September 27, 2018
Catholic Healthcare Limited is facing a trio of s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Fair Work Commissioner Saunders at Level 3 237 Wharf Road Newcastle (Gallagher/Hickson/Hutchinson).
