Gosford-based housing provider, Pacific Link Housing, has announced the appointment of long-standing senior executive Daphne Wayland as interim CEO.
February 26, 2018
A s.185 (Enterprise Agreement) application by Indochinese Aged Care Services, NSWNMA and HSU NSW Enterprise Agreement 2017-2020 has been sanctioned by Commissioner Saunders in Newcastle on 23 February 2018.
February 26, 2018
A urologist who was once cleared of the wilful murder of a terminally ill patient has been fined $30,000 over his care of a man with bladder cancer. In 2013, Daryl Alan Stephens failed to read a pathology report for up to three months that revealed one of his patients had high-grade bladder cancer that had grown into the muscle. When he realised the patient had the aggressive cancer, he did not tell the man about the recommended treatment options of surgery or radiotherapy, instead opting for conservative management. After a State Administrative Tribunal hearing, Dr Stephens was this week told he would be fined the maximum of $30,000 but would be allowed to keep working as a specialist. The tribunal found the urologist had engaged in professional misconduct and was incompetent in his treatment. But it ruled the protection of the public was not at issue in the case and found Dr Stephens had shown significant insight and had taken steps to ensure his behaviour was not repeated. Dr Stephens told the tribunal he felt conservative management was the best option. The patient died in October 2014 but no allegation was made that his death was caused by the treatment or lack of treatment from Dr Stephens. Dr Stephens was involved in a murder trial over allegations he killed cancer patient Freeda Hayes with fast-acting drugs in 2000 but was acquitted.
February 26, 2018
The Southern DHB has been given a three-week extension to a deadline for improving workplace conditions in extreme heat at Lakes District Hospital. WorkSafe issued three ”improvement notices” to the DHB on February 9 requiring it to assess if heat stress was a significant risk to its workers and others, and to review its processes for mitigation and engaging with staff over the issue.
February 26, 2018
More than a dozen patients were caught smoking meth while in hospital between January 2011 and June 2017. One nurse suffered a head injury during their first day on the job as they struggled to deal with an angry, drug-fuelled patient, an industry representative said.
February 26, 2018
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Yooralla for its Yooralla Disability Support Workers Agreement 2017 has been granted by Fair Work Commissioner Saunders in Newcastle on 25 February 2018.
February 26, 2018
A s.319 (Application for an order relating to instruments covering new employer and non-transferring employees) by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation has been turned down cold by Fair Work Deputy President Hamilton in Melbourne on 22 February 2018. On 24 October 2017, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation applied for orders under s.319(1)(b) and (c) of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) that the Royal District Nursing Service Ltd Victorian Operations Enterprise Agreement 2016 cover non-transferring employees of RSL Care RDNS Limited performing transferring work in the State of Victoria and that the RSL Care Enterprise Agreement 20152 does not and will not cover non-transferring employees of the new employer performing transferring work in the State of Victoria.
February 23, 2018
The James Brown Memorial Trust will defend a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Fair Work Commissioner Platt in his Adelaide chambers (Braithwaite).
