The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and Albury Wodonga Health are arguing a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) before Commissioner Cribb in conference room E – level 6 in Melbourne today.
July 25, 2017
Millions of older people have been targeted by scammers and one in ten have responded to a fraud attempt, new research reveals. Single pensioners are more vulnerable to sharks, with 16 per cent admitting being duped into handing over money compared with 6 per cent of those who are married. Some 22 per cent of over-65s who are single provided personal information versus 2 per cent of those who are married.
July 25, 2017
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation and Western District Health Service have a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) beef on foot.
July 25, 2017
Cocaine-snorting nurse Tara Seymour will not face a challenge to her relaxed drug screening regimen despite medical authorities arguing tougher testing was needed to keep the public safe. The John Fawkner Private Hospital nurse blamed sweaty sex with a drug user for a positive cocaine test while convincing the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal to reduce the drug testing imposed on her by the Nursing and Midwifery Board. The board and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency had until last week to appeal the VCAT decision to place Ms Seymour on Group 2 level drug tests — four random urine samples a month and a quarterly hair test — rather than more onerous Group 1 screening — 12 random urine samples a month and quarterly hair tests. The authorities argued tougher testing was needed to protect the public and ensure Ms Seymour, who has also failed previous tests, remained drug free. However, a week after refusing to say if an appeal was being considered, AHPRA spokeswoman Rachael Davies said the board had accepted the VCAT ruling. “In making its decision, we recognise that the tribunal had more information available to it than was available to the board,” she said. The board and AHPRA again refused to comment on why no action was taken when Ms Seymour’s suspected illicit drug use was first brought to attention in 2014. The John Fawkner Private Hospital says Ms Seymour is appropriately supervised and has a sound nursing record, with colleagues describing her as a “passionate nurse”.
July 25, 2017
The Health Services Union and Epworth Foundation are in a s.739 (Application to deal with a dispute) armwrestle.
July 25, 2017
Uraidla Physio is facing a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Deputy President Anderson in chambers (Mitchell).
July 25, 2017
The former aged care branch of the Returned and Services League of WA was forced to pay $17 million to settle a damaging dispute that scandalised the veterans’ community, documents show.
July 25, 2017
Metlifecare has announced the appointments of Mark Binns and Rod Snodgrass as Independent Directors.
