Australian Medical Association WA president and orthopaedic surgeon Omar Khorshid said hospital staff grappled with trying to get patients through the system quickly. “At one hospital I work at, it is full every day and we get warnings by email every day that the hospital is full and that just creates a certain amount of pressure,” Dr Khorshid said. “We know as clinicians we need to get patients out as quickly as we can to get the next one in.” Dr Khorshid said widespread cost cutting had led to low staff morale. “We’ve seen substantial job losses across hospitals in allied health, in management, a little bit in the medical and nursing areas,” he said. Health Minister Roger Cook said WA could not afford health spending to grow on its current “unsustainable” trajectory. He believes WA is in a better position to rein in spending growth in the wake of activity-based funding. “We have a much better line of sight in terms of where those big cost centres are,” Mr Cook said. “I think you’ll see over the next few years, we start to get that expense growth much better managed.” But Dr Khorshid believes many of the issues affecting the health system will take 10 to 15 years to address.
August 1, 2017
Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation is up against an ex-employee in a s.394 – Application for unfair dismissal remedy (Newchurch).
August 1, 2017
An influenza outbreak has led Cherrywood Grove Nursing home in Orange to restrict access to visitors.
July 28, 2017
Police are investigating a theft at a Coburg North aged care facility. Investigators believe a male gained entry to the Sydney Road facility and stole a laptop and a charity tin containing a quantity of cash.
July 28, 2017
More Oakden aged care home staff have been referred for investigation as the minister responsible for the facility prepares to face questioning in Parliament on Thursday. A progress report by SA Health shows 32 staff have now been referred to the national health regulation body for investigation over alleged abuse at the home. The number of staff referred to police has risen from eight to nine. There are also 15 staff on paid leave, pending investigation.
July 28, 2017
Thompson Healthcare Pty Ltd is to face a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) lodged by an ex-staff member (Adamopoulos).
July 28, 2017
A Sch. 3, Item 15 (Application by agreement to terminate collective agreement-based transitional instrument) by Phoenix Health Fund Limited for its Phoenix Health Fund Collective Agreement 2009 has been agreed by Senior Deputy President Hamberger in Sydney on 27 July 2017.
July 28, 2017
An application by Health Services Union (s.229 – Application for a bargaining order) is on the agenda of Deputy President Barclay in hearing room 8, first floor in the ACT at noon.
