A drug-dealing nurse faces losing her registration for trafficking deadly painkillers that she ordered in the names of aged-care residents. Working at an aged-care facility in Lysterfield as a nurse, Aneta Kramarz was responsible for ordering boxes of powerful oxycodone painkillers for patients. A police raid on Ms Kramarz’s home found many empty boxes of medication she had ordered from a local pharmacy in the name of residents at the facility. Police were called when it was noticed Ms Kramarz, in breach of the facility’s policy for the collection of medications, often went to collect the painkillers from the pharmacy. In all, police said Ms Kramarz obtained 50 boxes of Endone 5mg tablets consisting of 1000 pills and 15 boxes of Oxynorm consisting of 300 pills. In a criminal proceeding last year, Ms Kramarz pleaded guilty to trafficking a drug of dependence and obtaining the oxycodone pills by deception. She was placed on a Community Corrections Order without conviction. The matter was referred to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal by the Nursing and Midwifery Board to assess the seriousness of her conduct. VCAT last week found Ms Kramarz had engaged in professional misconduct and that her conduct meant she was not a fit and proper person to hold a registration as a nurse.
June 25, 2018
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from Uniting NSW ACT T/A for the Uniting Aged Care Enterprise Agreement (ACT) 2017 has been ratified by Fair Work Deputy President Masson sitting in Melbourne on 22 June 2018.
June 25, 2018
An application by Victorian Hospitals’ Industrial Association (s.240 – Application to deal with a bargaining dispute) will be determined by Commissioner Cribb in Melbourne.
June 25, 2018
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application from the Hall & Prior Aged Care Organisation for its Hall & Prior Aged Care Organisation Employee (Non-RN) Enterprise Agreement 2018 has passed muster with Fair Work Commissioner Lee in Melbourne on 22 June 2018.
June 25, 2018
A s.394 (Unfair dismissal) application by Heidi Corey against Lyndee Nicholson/Self Managed T/A NDIS (Lyndee self employed) has failed. Fair Work Commissioner Bissett in Melbourne on 22 June 2018 ruled “I am satisfied Ms Corey has not completed the required minimum employment period and her application has no reasonable prospects of success. Consequently, the application is dismissed under s.587(1)(c) of the Act.”
June 25, 2018
A GP and former high profile sports doctor who kept calling, emailing and meeting a married ex-patient, long after their sexual relationship ended, has had his registration cancelled. Dr Neville Blomeley had been suspended over the sexual affair and had attended six counselling sessions, without telling the counsellor he was back in contact with the woman.
June 25, 2018
Smoke was detected at the Hobart Private Hospital and it is believed patients of the maternity ward were evacuated as a precaution and were moved to another area of the building. Investigations into the fire are in the preliminary stages but police say it appears to be minor.
June 25, 2018
Paramedics in full time equivalent roles in Townsville are quitting their jobs at a higher rate than any other region in Queensland. The clinical attrition rate for paramedics in Townsville is 5.4 per cent, according to Queensland Ambulance Service public performance indicators for the financial year to March 2018. The attrition rate is calculated as the number of full time equivalent employees in operational roles who leave QAS as a proportion to the total number of employees.
