Monday, May 25, 2009

SHAME, PREMIER and MINISTER PAUL LUCAS - SHAME

SHAME: That Queensland Health employs bullies to manage/mismanage Eventide, Brighton and Cooinda House, Redcliffe and places them in positions of power.

SHAME: That the dismissed Whistleblower has just received a bill for the grand total of $31.12 overpayment by Queensland Health's Salary Adjustment Unit. This repayment is to be paid by the Whistleblower before the 29 May 2009. This ridiculous payment to be paid after Queensland Health spent $27,000 in taxpayers' money to a private company hired to investigate (and SING uses this word tongue-in-cheek) serious matters regarding Eventide Nursing Home, Brighton.

SHAME: That a protected Whistleblower speaking out in the public interest and for the common good, had Eventide management try to black - list her. SING has proof that a very senior Eventide management staff member tried to interfere with the employment of one of our members now employed at Redcliffe Hospital. It wasn't enough that our member has suffered for exposing serious abuse and assault at Eventide, Brighton - but this suffering was compounded when our member was informed by Queensland Health that Eventide management tried to jeopardise her position at Redcliffe Hospital. This matter is now in the hands of the Queensland Police Service.
Emails from Queensland Health substantiating this alleged interference and recorded evidence regarding this serious matter will be posted shortly.

SHAME: That Eventide management encouraged subordinate staff to discredit and defame another protected Whistleblower with claims of racism, poor work practice and other trumped-up allegations. These allegations by a registered nurse and other colleagues were eventually withdrawn, but no apology was ever given. SING is informed that the Nursing Unit Manager responsible for encouraging this deliberate discrediting of the Whistleblower, has been deployed to another house at Eventide. The Whistleblower was so distraught at these blatant lies, that she took ten weeks off on long service leave. Please refer to "Discrediting Whistleblowers is easy ...." 30 January 2009.
Email and recorded evidence of this serious matter will be posted shortly.

SHAME; That the protected Whistleblower's Deed of Settlement and Release, signed by Queensland Health in October 2006 has never been honored. The protected Whistleblower agreed that she would forgo exoneration and an apology if certain clauses were included in this Deed. Please see Sunday 22 February 2009.

SHAME: That Queensland Health employed private groups to investigate serious assault and other matters reported to the Crime and Misconduct Commission on the 9 October 2007, and still the report has not been released to the taxpayer.
SING HAS REPEATEDLY ASKED FOR COPIES OF THESE REPORTS AND OTHERS, BUT TO DATE HAVE RECEIVED NOTHING.

SHAME: That the report into allegations against the protected Whistleblower was completed in early September 2008, but our SING SUPPORT MEMBER'S termination of employment did not take place until late February 2009, some 6 months later. THIS REPORT WAS POSTED TO THE WHISTLEBLOWER WITH COPIES OF PROGRESS NOTES INCLUDED. Only Eventide management were interviewed by this private company.
SING HAS HANDED OVER A COPY OF THIS REPORT AT THE REQUEST OF THE QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE. THIS REPORT HAS ALSO BEEN REQUESTED BY AN OPPOSITION MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT.

SHAME: That those speaking out about serious abuse and assault have REPRISAL committed against them and suffer accordingly. Hair loss, depression, anxiety, loss of career opportunity, loss of reputation, sleeplessness, broken teeth (due to grinding of teeth whilst asleep), weight gain or weight loss and many other harms to the Whistleblower or informant. SHAME, PREMIER AND MINISTER LUCAS - SHAME.


SHAME: That one of our SING members had to walk away from Eventide, after 11 years of service without even a reference, after being bullied by Eventide management.

SHAME: That the Employment Separation Certificate of the protected Whistleblower now reads MISCONDUCT and DISMISSAL - effectively destroying any opportunity for the Whistleblower to obtain any employment of any kind. Other serious acts of REPRISAL committed against another SING Whistleblower, by Eventide management, are soon to be posted. But the abusers remain employed at Eventide, Brighton.
THIS EMPLOYMENT SEPARATION CERTIFICATE WAS ALSO REQUESTED AND DULY GIVEN TO THE QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE.

SHAME: That those speaking out have to seek help from outside professional entities to obtain justice. THESE MATTERS ARE NOW IN THE HANDS OF LAWYERS.

SHAME: That the general public remain unaware of the amount of taxpayers' money Queensland Health spends to destroy Whistleblowers or Family members who dare to speak out about substandard care.

SHAME: That the witch-hunt continues against two of our SING members who clearly have had REPRISAL committed against them.

SHAME: That Queensland Health has become so arrogant that they believe that their endless pot of taxpayers' money insulates them against litigation, investigation or complaints, by the underdog.
NOT TRUE, PREMIER - NOT TRUE.

SING SUGGESTS THAT THESE TIME DELAYS ARE DELIBERATE AND DESIGNED TO WEAR DOWN ANYONE WHO REPORTS ABUSE, ASSAULT OR NEGLECT; WHETHER THEY BE INFORMANTS OR PROTECTED WHISTLEBLOWERS. BUT SOMETIMES, PREMIER, THESE PEOPLE SURVIVE AND DO NOT SUCCUMB TO OPPRESSIVE TACTICS USED BY YOUR SYCOPHANTIC BUREAUCRATS.
MORE DAMNING EVIDENCE OF BULLYING, INTIMIDATION, AND CORRUPTION TO BE POSTED. 18 HOURS OF RECORDED INTERVIEW WITH A PRIVATE GROUP AND OTHER RECORDED EVIDENCE SOON TO BE POSTED. THIS EVIDENCE CLEARLY SHOWS THAT CERTAIN EVENTIDE NURSING UNIT MANAGERS DEFAMED AND ENCOURAGED INCITEMENT AGAINST SING MEMBERS AND PROTECTED WHISTLEBLOWERS.



5 comments:

  1. I know the young accountant, employed by the AWB.
    She refused to sign off money tranfers and creditds with do not match debits.
    She was ordered to do so - she refused.
    She valued her licance as a practising accountant. She was raised with integrity and values.
    She bullied isolated, had all her reports removed and vertually sat in a corner to starve her out for 3mths.
    She finally accepted a payout which was attached to a GAG clause.
    She suffered major health isssues which she battles every day.
    Shortly after she was ushered out the back door of the premises, having her handbag mailed to her thereafter.
    Her health declined for many months.
    For six months NOT one of the recruitment agencies would give her an interview.
    She signed hte gag clause in good faith but the AWB did not act in good faith.
    Approximately 2 months later the AWB activities were exposed and made the headlines.
    The justice that they were caught and the legal system then became involved.
    What did this do for the young woman's health and lost opportunities - bugger all.
    Another whistle blower damaged for life.
    Who cares??? not those responsible for her hurt and health injury and loss of wages and caree opportunity.

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  2. I am employed by a well known church owned organisation who operate many aged care facilities in Queensland as well as community care services.
    The corporate directors and CEOs indirectly are employed by the church, therefore are employed by God.
    These directors and CEOs who lie and cover up elder abuse, staff abuse , victimisation, are acting contra to the teachings of the Lord.
    Why is it that the whistle blowers who tell the truth and speak out about abuse, bullying, intimidation continue to be persecuted, while those responsible are rewarded with promotions and protection from prosecution?
    Those of us who have had our lives destroyed by bullies and senior corporate managers pray to God every day to regain our health, confidence and self worth.
    My faith has been strongly tested knowing that I have been treated with such lack of integrity by one of Gods employees.
    My faith is tested when I know God’s representatives do nothing about abuse of residents and the pain and suffering of whistle blowers.

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  3. No one cares about the people that are bullied, victimized and intimidated. People don't care anymore? Why is that? It is a sad place to be when our elderly are institutionalized and no one really cares.. To many people are willing to turn a blind eye. No one cared about Mr Hadgkiss or Mr Jenner.. They may speak up and loose there jobs? Maybe they sold their souls to management and received favours to shut up? We will never know?

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  4. For far too long now nurses have been destroying their own profession.
    The saying ‘nurses eat their young” is still alive and thriving, only now destruction of nurses careers is daily sport for Narcissistic managers who place no value on anyone but themselves.
    Their goal is to get to the top of food chain for financial and ego maniac gratification.
    The corridor talk was once the method of threatening non witnessed chats.
    The HR calculated destructive behaviours currently practiced have far more threatening and damaging consequences for the organisation and the victim.
    The organisation recovers financially and heads roll if a scapegoat if identified.
    The victim never recovers and the shortage of nurses becomes a crisis.
    These people have NO respect for any patient or resident who suffers as a consequence of the impact on constant recruitment and retention of staff.
    The public opinion of Nursing has changed dramatically over the year . Sadly Nurses are not seen as the Angels with the Lamp any more. We have lost our identity and integrity .
    The bottom line has replaced the care factor. Nursing has become robotic factory line driven to meet the demands of the bottom line.
    CEOs of Health and Aged Care Corporations would do well to follow the McDonalds business advice.
    “Take care of the top line of the business – customer satisfaction,then the bottom line will always follow”

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  5. The most effective way for resident abuse to be stopped - families to take action against the organisation and suppport the efforts of staff who speak out.
    Families have more political clout than staff.
    If staff complain the government departments do not listen.
    If families complain the response is very different.
    With so many of the DOHA accreditors working for aged care organisations as well as remaining registered as an assessor what hope is there for accurate and truthful assessing and reporting.

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