Woman with down syndrome tied to chair for 12 hours a day in Queensland residential care unit says Queensland’s Office of the Public Guardian (OPG).
January 30, 2018
A Goldfields Aboriginal health worker and medical researcher has received recognition for her outstanding achievement and service. Annette Stokes has been made a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to indigenous health, to medical research, and to the communities of the Goldfields in WA.
January 30, 2018
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has appointed local Clinical Nurse Educator, Karen Crombie, as Chairperson for the NSW North Region.
January 29, 2018
Queensland’s Public Guardian wants the Federal Government to bring in Blue Card controls for aged care because existing police checks fall short. “Greater protection for residents from abuse and poor practices might be achieved if there were consistent national processes for the screening of aged-care, said Queensland’s Public Guardian.
January 29, 2018
Health Services Union and Eastern Health have a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) on foot before Commissioner Cribb in Conference Room E and Conference Room F – Level 6 in Melbourne at 4pm.
January 29, 2018
Karrinyup St Luke Medical Centre Pty Limited has a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) set for hearing by Commissioner Cirkovic by telephone hook-up at 2pm (Freeth).
January 29, 2018
Detectives have charged a 51-year-old man with arson over a fire at a Bacchus Marsh retirement village. The man, from Bacchus Marsh, has been charged with one count of arson and was remanded in custody to appear at Ballarat Magistrates’ Court today. The charge follows a fire at the Gisborne Rd address, near Masons Lane, at 11.45pm yesterday. A number of residents were treated for smoke inhalation. One man went to hospital with lacerations suffered during the incident.
January 29, 2018
Sigma Company Limited T/A Sigma Healthcare Limited has had its Sigma (Western Australia) Enterprise Agreement 2017 granted by Deputy President Gostencnik in Sydney on 24 January 2018.
