Does anyone at Eventide, Brighton know anything about the night George Hadgkiss died in November 2005?

SING has been given information that George Hadgkiss died in a very disturbing manner. Just as the sexual abuse case in Bramble House, Eventide, Brighton has been confirmed - could some one please come forward if you have any information regarding George or any other resident who has been abused/assaulted? George Hadgkiss deserves justice.


Two of George's family members and the Whistleblower were interviewed by a reporter at the Whistleblower's home on the 5th April 2005.

SING HAS RECENTLY RECEIVED INFORMATION REGARDING THE NIGHT GEORGE DIED. THANK YOU TO THOSE BRAVE PEOPLE SPEAKING OUT. YOUR ANONYMITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY IS GUARANTEED.

To find out more please click on 'Elderly man's jaw broken' posted on the 26 January 2009

Premier: First there were two and then there were seven. When will this serious matter be addressed?

Premier,
It appears that Eventide's Nursing Unit Manager at the time, Eventide management and Queensland Health's sycophants showed more NATURAL JUSTICE to this registered nurse and the abusive assistant in nursing mentioned in the documents above, than they have ever shown to the Whistleblower.

This registered nurse openly admitted to the Queensland Police Service (when they finally interviewed her and her abusive colleague, some ten months after the Whistleblower's disclosure to the Crime and Misconduct Commission) her involvement in the murder of a person in New South Wales. At Eventide, she openly informed staff with whom she worked, of her involvement with drug gangs and with criminals in New South Wales. She openly discussed her involvement with drug smuggling. She openly admitted to hastening the death of an Eventide resident to the Whistleblower. She openly admitted assaulting a male mental health resident and threatening to kill him.

It was, however, the Whistleblower, Queensland Health removed from the mental health unit. The two staff mentioned above, remained in the unit for a further two months after Eventide management were informed of three assaults and the admission of hastening of death of a resident. Please view the link on the right by Matt Peacock of 7.30 Report.

This is the same Whistleblower who has had her employment terminated on the 25 February 2009 - 11 months later - for releasing information to Network Ten News in March 2008 regarding the sexual assaults of seven female residents by a male resident in Bramble House, Eventide. HER FAMILY NOW HAVE NO INCOME FOR 13 WEEKS.

This registered nurse went about her employment for many years with the full approval of Eventide management. She openly went about revealing these criminal matters to staff - without censure. She was left in charge of Flinder's House Mental Health Unit and other units - on night shifts at Eventide - for many years.
For further information of this serious matter, please read SING's post dated the 2nd March 2009.


WHISTLEBLOWERS RECEIVE NO "NATURAL JUSTICE". THE ABUSERS RECEIVE "NATURAL JUSTICE" IN SPADES. MANY STILL REMAIN EMPLOYED. "SHOOT THE MESSENGER" IS ALIVE AND WELL IN QUEENSLAND HEALTH.

Whistleblowers mentioned in the post below have received no such NATURAL JUSTICE neither from Eventide management nor Queensland Health. The protection is granted under the Whistleblowers' Protection Act and is not granted arbitrarily by the Crime and Misconduct Commission.

Premier,
Queensland Health's sycophants TERMINATING THE EMPLOYMENT of the Whistleblower in this serious case mentioned below, does not mean this case will be covered up.

Terminating the employment of the protected Whistleblower does not mean that the deliberate REPRISAL committed against her by your sycophants, will be covered up.

Premier,
Eventide management have some serious explaining to do, for this and many other cases.

Premier,
Where is the Corporate Success Group's report? This report was to give answers to five serious questions - one of which was the sexual abuse of two female residents of Bramble House, Eventide. Why are complainants wanting to view this report, being forced to pay through Freedom of Information to obtain it? The Queensland taxpayers have paid for it - they have a right to know where their taxpayers dollars go. Why was the first investigator inexplicably dismissed shorty after interviewing Mrs Jenner? Where are the results of the 18 hours of interview given by the protected Whistleblower, at her own expense?

SING ONCE AGAIN CALLS FOR AN INQUIRY INTO EVENTIDE AGED CARE FACILITY, BRIGHTON - AS A MATTER OF URGENCY - BEFORE MORE REPORTED ABUSE IS AGAIN COVERED UP AND MORE CREDIBLE STAFF HAVE THEIR EMPLOYMENT TERMINATED FOR SPEAKING OUT.

More SING evidence of other recent assaults/abuse will be posted shortly. Documents proving that the Internal Witness Support Unit refused to interview a Whistleblower and an informant in September 2008 regarding more serious allegations of assault at Eventide, Brighton to come.

Premier and Health Minister Lucas: Why is the Ethical Standards Unit playing another game of "pass the parcel" with another protected Whistleblower?

Premier and Health Minister Lucas,

Why have your Ethical Standards Unit sycophants decided to "pass the parcel" and send another protected Whistleblower back to LkA Group to be interviewed - at taxpayers expense - after there is clear evidence that these investigations and their findings are not true and correct? These private companies are restricted by Queensland Health to very narrow terms of reference. The Whistleblower is then in turn restricted at any interview to very narrow terms of reference. The Whistleblower is limited to their choice of support person. The private company often only interview management. Often witnesses suggested by the Whistleblower are never interviewed and the list goes on.

These matters are often delayed for many months and eventually the Whistleblower may or may not be informed of the outcome. If the Whistleblower wants to find out the outcome after many months of fruitless waiting, they usually then have to spend money to obtain the outcome through Freedom of Information.

In the meantime, the abusers remain employed at Eventide, Brighton and credible staff begin to realise that reporting witnessed assault to management, will eventually lead to termination of their employment, reprisal, intimidation, bullying, victimisation or no further work, if they are casuals. SING suggests that driving the reporting of abuse/assault underground, is of course the intention of management.

In this particular ??? report below, the Director of Nursing, Eventide, Brighton states:
Ms ....... did not know Ms Smith very well as Ms .......'s role meant that she did not have much contact with AIN's ( Assistants in Nursing). An interesting comment and very disturbing.

SING HAS RECENTLY SPOKEN TO A DETECTIVE AND THE ADVICE WAS: STAFF NEED TO CONTACT THE QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE ASSAULT. IF STAFF DO NOT ACT QUICKLY AND REPORT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, THE TRAIL RUNS COLD.

SING SUGGESTS THAT AN INQUIRY INTO EVENTIDE, BRIGHTON IS URGENTLY NEEDED.

Premier: Are your top Queensland Health minions aware that to commit reprisal against protected Whistleblowers may be a criminal offence?

Premier,
The flyer below will be distributed to the general public - in the public interest - at different locations on election day. SING finds it very hard to believe - after the media coverage of serious cases, and the damning evidence being revealed on this website - that your elected members are not aware of these cases of mismanagement at Eventide, Brighton, over many years. Eventide and other facilities cannot afford to lose any more credible advocates, whose only crime was to speak out on behalf of our frail, vulnerable, older and disabled citizens.




Premier,
Your Metro North Health Service District Chief Executive Officer and your Deputy Director-General Corporate Services may have committed a criminal offence by terminating the employment of Karen Smith SING SUPPORT GROUP member.

Karen Smith gained Whistleblower protection when she presented to the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) on the 9th October 2007. The sexual abuse of two female residents in Bramble House, Eventide and other serious matters were reported. By the time this matter aired on Network Ten News on the 26th March 2008, the number of victims had increased to seven. For more in depth information regarding the chronology of events, please refer to March 2009 archives on the right side of the website and click on the 6th March.

Karen Smith received this email below from Mr Dean Wells, but is not confident that any action will be taken after the election, assuming that this government will remain in power after Saturday's election.

Karen Smith has been advised to seek legal advice regarding this serious matter. SING suggests that not only was her termination of employment unlawful, but reprisal can be clearly proven.

Another SING SUPPORT GROUP member gained Whistleblower protection on the 31 October 2008 from the CMC, when she reported serious matters regarding abuse and assault of residents in Ebbtide House, Eventide. SING believes that this protected Whistleblower has also had reprisal committed against her.


AN INQUIRY IS IMPERATIVE. THE CODE OF CONDUCT WAS FOLLOWED TO THE LETTER IN THESE CASES. IT WAS THE DELIBERATE DISREGARD BY EVENTIDE MANAGEMENT AND QUEENSLAND HEALTH TO ADHERE TO THEIR OWN POLICIES THAT EVENTUALLY LED TO PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES TO THE CMC AND THEN TO THE MEDIA

Premier: Why did the Director of Nursing of Cooinda House, Kippa Ring treat this Mother so badly?

Premier,
Why was this direction given to surveill this Mother?

Premier,
Why was this Mother, in the article below, treated so badly by an ex-Eventide Nursing Unit Manager (NUM)? Is it perhaps because the Mother dared to complain about her Son's care?

Why was a staff member so terrified of this ex - Eventide NUM, that she contacted an advocacy group to report that residents were put to bed late on the night of 25 August 2007, because staff were busy working on James Jenner's file?

Why was this ex - Eventide NUM able to direct staff to have this Mother under surveillance?

Why was this ex-Eventide NUM, able to be instrumental in having the guardianship removed from this Mother, just days before James Jenner's death?

Why did it take three days before James Jenner's death was reported to the Queensland Police Service?

Why did this Mother have to endure three hours in a Queensland Police station where she was cautioned? This interview took place less than a week after James died.

Why did the sum of $500,000, put aside for James, dramatically reduce to $100,000 after his death?

There are many other questions still unanswered regarding this case.


Premier,
SING HAS EVIDENCE THAT THIS EX-EVENTIDE NUM, BULLIED, INTIMIDATED, HARASSED AND SWORE AT OUT OF FAVOUR STAFF, ON MANY OCCASIONS. SING HAS EVIDENCE THAT THIS IS STILL A COMMON TRAIT AT EVENTIDE, UNLESS YOU ARE ONE OF THE FAVOURED FEW.

SING IS IN POSSESSION OF SOME OF THE EXIT STATEMENTS OF STAFF WHO ENDURED SUCH BULLYING AND HARASSMENT AT THE HANDS OF EVENTIDE MANAGEMENT.

SING HAS EVIDENCE OF THE SHOCKING PHYSICAL STATE OF JAMES JENNER, SHORTLY BEFORE HIS DEATH.

SING SUGGESTS AGAIN, THAT NOTHING SHORT OF A PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY INTO SOME OF THESE MATTERS WILL SUFFICE.

Premier: What does "in due course" and "please be assured" actually mean?

Premier: Has this Government learnt anything since the Bundaberg Hospital Commission of Inquiry in 2005?

Premier
THREATS, THREATS AND MORE THREATS!
COVER UP, COVER UP AND MORE COVER UP!
CORRUPTION, CORRUPTION AND MORE CORRUPTION!

Do Eventide management and Queensland Health really believe that these veiled threats will stop staff from speaking out about assault and abuse? SING has clear evidence that staff do report serious matters and they are ignored.

Do Eventide management and Queensland Health really believe that distressed staff will not take the opportunity to speak out without fear of reprisal, intimidation or termination of their employment, now that they have an anonymous and confidential forum in which to do so?

Is this Government really so arrogant that they believe that staff don't recognise the use, once again, of THE CODE OF COVER UP, dressed up and presented to staff under the guise of THE CODE OF CONDUCT?

Predators and abusers can continue on their merry way and management can turn a blind eye, but do not let the general public know what is going on. AT ALL COST KEEP IT QUIET. Anyone stepping out of line is to immediately be threatened with the CODE OF CONDUCT.

But what, Premier, will this government do when the threats do not have the desired outcome?

What will this government do when staff realise that to fulfill their obligations and to advocate for the frail, older and disabled citizens in their care, that certain disclaimers apply? When the safety of their residents is jeopardised, when frail, older female residents are being sexually assaulted, when staff report these assaults to the registered nurse and the line manager and the authorities do nothing, when every avenue open to them has been exhausted - they should have the right to inform the media. The public have a right to be informed when their loved ones are being molested and sexually assaulted.

SING has irrefutable evidence that in 2004, staff reported the assault and abuse of residents in Flinders mental health unit to the Nursing Unit Manager and she did nothing.

SING has irrefutable evidence that the Director of Nursing, Cooinda House, Redcliffe, directed staff that the Mother of a dying son was to be under constant surveillance at all times, when she visited him. The Mother's crime: She complained about her son's care.

SING has irrefutable evidence that in 2007, the Registered Nurse and the Nursing Unit manager received reports from staff regarding the Bramble House sexual assaults and they did nothing.

SING has irrefutable evidence that one of these victims became a victim for the second time, when she was transferred to Ebbtide House. Once again staff reported assault and abuse to the registered nurse, the Nursing Unit Manager and the Director of Nursing. Once again they did nothing.

IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST PREMIER, SING SUGGESTS THAT NOTHING SHORT OF A PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY INTO EVENTIDE MANAGEMENT/MISMANAGEMENT WILL DO.

Does anyone know what happened in Bramble House, Eventide on or about the 14 February 2007?

Does anyone know what happened to ANDREW (not his real name) on or about 14 February 2007? His family desperately needs to know what happened to him. ANDREW was a resident in Bramble House, Eventide. SING is informed that the Nursing Unit Manager at the time, informed the family that ANDREW's injuries were caused through the complexity of his condition. The family do not believe this statement. The family believes that someone knows what happened, but they are too afraid to speak out. The family suffers every day because they have been told by Police that they may never find out what happened to their loved one - now deceased. A private Doctor informed the family that Andrew had been bashed and they should contact the Police, which they did.
PLEASE CONTACT SING SUPPORT GROUP IF YOU CAN HELP THIS FAMILY HAVE CLOSURE.

Premier: Why does this Queensland Government continue to play "pass the parcel"?

Premier,
Why do the following entities appear to love the game of "pass the parcel" so much?

The Ethical Standards Unit
The Internal Witness Support Unit
The Crime and Misconduct Commission

This email above clearly shows that the recently dismissed protected Whistleblower exhausted all avenues to obtain protection for a new Whistleblower. The dismissed Whistleblower finally obtained this protection by presenting for the new Whistleblower as support person, to the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) on the 31 October 2008.
Why is it Premier that this game continues. SING can only assume that this game is loved by all who play, except of course for the Whistleblowers.

The witness speaking out, in the first instance, duly reports the matter to the Registered Nurse or Nursing Unit Manager.
The Registered Nurse passes the parcel on to the Nursing Unit Manager.
The Nursing Unit Manager passes the parcel on to the Director of Nursing.
The Director Of Nursing passes the parcel on to the District Manager.
The District Manager passes the parcel to the Chief Executive Officer.
The Chief Executive Officer passes the parcel on to the Ethical Standards Unit.
The Ethical Standards Unit passes the parcel on to the Internal Witness Support Unit.
Somewhere whilst playing this game the Department of Health and Ageing become involved. They then pass the parcel back to Eventide management.
In the meantime the witness is so sick of the game that she seeks Whistleblower protection from the Crime and Misconduct Commission and gains protected Whistleblower status.
The Crime and Misconduct passes the tattered debris - that was once a parcel - back to the Ethical Standards Unit.
The Whistleblowers are then shot, as all of the above have tired of the game, and it is simpler to just "shoot the messenger".

SING apologises if any entities have been omitted.

Minister Elliot, Minister Roxon and Premier Bligh: SING SUPPORT GROUP and others to protest outside Eventide.

Minister Elliot, Minister Roxon and Premier Bligh

The second email was sent to you and many others on the 27 February 2009. SING SUPPORT GROUP can only assume that you intend to DO NOTHING as there has been no response from your office.

SING SUPPORT GROUP acknowledges that the general public have a right to know that some are not willing to be cowed by Queensland Health or Eventide management.

SING intends to inform the public that staff speaking out will have their employment terminated, or, as in the case of another whistleblower - no casual work at Eventide. This deliberate message is designed to prevent credible staff from reporting abuse.

SING intends to inform the public that one of its members has had her employment terminated by Queensland Health.

SING intends to inform the public that this member and her family will have no income for three months until she is entitled to a Centrelink benefit.

SING intends to lobby for an Inquiry into the management/mismanagement of Eventide.

SING intends to place a newspaper advertisement with the times and dates of the protest rallies.

SING intends to set up a booth with articles, taped radio interviews with family members and various staff, photographs, DVD's and any other evidence relevant to the cases in SING's possession.

AS STATED IN THE FIRST EMAIL MINISTER: PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID TO COME FORWARD WITH INFORMATION and it is information, that SING intends to disseminate to the general public. Cover up at Eventide has been allowed to flourish for too long under the guise of CODE OF CONDUCT. The genuine advocates at Eventide are not being protected and the abusers flourish.

TO COME: PROOF THAT AN EVENTIDE NURSING UNIT MANAGER MADE REMARKS TO OTHERS ATTENDING A MEETING, THAT CONSTITUTE THE TORT OF "INCITEMENT". DEFAMATORY REMARKS WERE MADE AGAINST THE SING MEMBER WHO HAS HAD HER EMPLOYMENT TERMINATED BY QUEENSLAND HEALTH. DOCUMENTS WILL BE POSTED SHORTLY.

ALSO EVIDENCE THAT AN ENORMOUS SUM OF MONEY ($500,000) SET ASIDE BY QUEENSLAND HEALTH, DRAMATICALLY REDUCED IN AMOUNT ($100,000) UPON THE DEATH OF A MALE DISABLED RESIDENT OF COOINDA HOUSE, REDCLIFFE. THE MOTHER OF THIS DECEASED RESIDENT WAS UNDER SURVEILLANCE AT THE DIRECTION OF MANAGEMENT. IT APPEARS THAT THIS MOTHER DARED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT HER SON'S CARE TO COOINDA HOUSE MANAGEMENT. THIS MOTHER HAD HER GUARDIANSHIP REMOVED DAYS BEFORE THE MALE RESIDENT'S DEATH. ONE OF THE INTERESTED PARTIES INVOLVED IN THIS REMOVAL OF GUARDIANSHIP, WAS THE DIRECTOR OF NURSING OF COOINDA HOUSE. A FEW DAYS AFTER HER SON'S DEATH THIS MOTHER ENDURED A 3 HOUR POLICE INTERVIEW AND WAS CAUTIONED.

Premier and Minister Elliot: Why haven't Queensland Health released this report to the protected Whistleblower who has been dismissed?

Premier and Minister Elliot,
Why hasn't this finalised report, mentioned in the email above, been released to the complainants and to the public? After all it is the taxpayers money paying for this private company's report. Is the Whistleblower going to be forced to pay out more money to obtain this report through Freedom Of Information?

This serious matter was brought to the attention of the registered nurse in 2007.

This serious matter was brought to the attention of the Nursing Unit Manager in 2007.

This serious matter was brought to the attention of Eventide management in 2007.

This serious matter was originally reported to an advocacy group in July 2007.

This serious matter was brought to the attention of Queensland Health (Qld Health) in 2007.

This serious matter was brought to the attention of the Department of Health and Ageing in 2007.

This serious matter became too much for the original informant and she left the facility.

This serious matter was brought to the attention of the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC)in October 2007 by a representative of the advocacy group, the second Whistleblower and her lawyer. Protected Whistleblower status was granted at this interview and evidence was produced.

These serious matters then becomes a game similar to "pass the parcel". This serious matter, as usual, was passed from the CMC back to Qld Health in 2007.

This serious matter was passed by Qld Health to a private company to investigate. - Corporate Success Group.

This serious matter was allocated to a private consultant who was then inexplicably removed after interviewing the dismissed protected Whistleblower.

This investigator interviewed the protected Whistleblower for approximately 18 hours of tape recorded interview. For her own protection the Whistleblower had her lawyer present as another four very serious matters were also being investigated.

This serious matter was then allocated to a second investigator.

SING is in possession of 18 hours or more of the tape recorded evidence and it is in the process on being transcribed.

And so it went on.

PREMIER AND MINISTER ELLIOT - WHERE IS THIS REPORT? WHY HASN'T IT BEEN RELEASED? WHY HAS THE TAXPAYER PAID FOR A REPORT THAT LOOKS LIKE NEVER SEEING THE LIGHT OF DAY? WILL IT GO THE WAY OF THE INCIDENT REPORTS MENTIONED IN THE EMAIL ABOVE - SHREDDED AND PUT IN THE RUBBISH? WHY IS IT THE WHISTLEBLOWER WHO HAS HAD HER EMPLOYMENT TERMINATED AND OTHERS INVOLVED AT EVENTIDE, HAVE NOT HAD TO ANSWER FOR THIS DEBACLE?
WHY DID IT TAKE QUEENSLAND HEALTH ALMOST 12 MONTHS TO TERMINATE THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE PROTECTED WHISTLEBLOWER, AFTER THIS SERIOUS CASE WAS AIRED ON NETWORK TEN IN MARCH 2008?

THE FEMALE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES DESERVE TO HAVE ANSWERS.


Another serious case of abuse and assault at Eventide was discussed yesterday at CMC headquarters with four staff from Queensland Health. A protected Whistleblower (protection was granted by the CMC on the 31 October 2008) and SING member who wanted to come forward to give her evidence of serious abuse and assault to Queensland Health back in September 2008, was rebuffed. This evidence to be posted by SING as soon as it is collated.

SING will post the photographs of another resident abused at Eventide and ignored by management, as soon as permission is gained from the family. This serious matter was aired on Madonna King's ABC radio programme in June 2007.

SING SUPPORT GROUP SUGGESTS THAT, IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT AN INQUIRY IS URGENTLY BEGUN INTO EVENTIDE MANAGEMENT'S HANDLING/MISHANDLING OF THESE VERY SERIOUS MATTERS.

Minister Elliot: Why aren't you keeping your word to protect those speaking out?

Minister Elliot,
Wasn't this email above sent to Network Ten on the night a segment aired about the sexual abuse taking place at Bramble House, Eventide?


Why then Minister, is the person below now unemployed after having her employment terminated by Queensland Health, for speaking the truth? All avenues were exhausted before the media was contacted. In the public interest those who speak out should be protected. They should not have their employment terminated. SING SUPPORT GROUP is expecting you to honour your word Minister and make sure that "PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID TO COME FORWARD WITH INFORMATION".




If state and federal reporting systems are working, why Minister has SING been receiving so much damning evidence? No Minister, staff who speak out are not safe. They are vicitmised, bullied, intimidated and ostracised and will eventually have their employment terminated.

A new protected Whistleblower will meet with Queensland Health on the 5 March 2009. Within her collated evidence will be a package full of hair. Yes Minister - her hair. It has fallen out due to the distress coming forward and being victimised has caused her. She has not been given work at Eventide since she reported abuse.

WILL THIS PROTECTED WHISTLEBLOWER HAVE HER EMPLOYMENT TERMINATED BY QUEENSLAND HEALTH AFTER SHE PRODUCES HER CREDIBLE EVIDENCE? SING WILL LET YOU KNOW.

Premier: Why has it taken so long for Queensland Health to deal with another case of abuse at Eventide, Brighton?

Premier,
Why has this case taken so long to be addressed? This case goes back to last year. It is only on Thursday this week that the protected Whistleblower will be able present credible and significant evidence, to prove her case against Eventide management. Reprisal and victimisation of a protected Whistleblower is a very serious offence.

And why Premier, has LKA Group's private investigator - paid for by the taxpayer - lied in his report about the Whistleblower he was investigating? This report which was finalised in September 2008?. Tape recorded proof available proving two claims made by this investigator to be absolutely false. Email regarding this matter will be posted soon.

And why Premier, does Queensland Health refuse to release the Corporate Success Group's report - paid for by the taxpayer - to the three complainants? IS IT TOO DAMNING? SING has evidence that many were not interviewed by the investigator. Perhaps they had too much evidence! The first investigator was inexplicably removed. PERHAPS HE WAS GETTING TOO CLOSE TO THE TRUTH!

Why is it Premier, that when this protected Whistleblower or others present at the CMC or Queensland Health headquarters they are restricted to only one support person? SING knows of no such policy; indeed SING has asked for a copy of this policy many times and we receive no credible answer. The same restriction has not been placed on Queensland Health, there are four to attend so far for Queensland Health. They appear to be able to have as many as they see fit. This unequal distribution appears to be deliberate. SING is informed that this ploy is often used on staff at Eventide. Staff are summoned to the office where a number of management appear. The staff member is basically ambushed, intimidated and bullied. Is this why staff are restricted to only one support person, Premier?

Some of the evidence so far:

The Director-General was informed of this case in early September 2008.

Evidence that staff had reported this abusive Assistant in Nursing (AIN) long before the Whistleblower.

Proof that the Department of Health and Ageing were informed of the abuse in September.

Proof that Queensland Health refused to meet with the Whistleblower in September 2008.

Proof that the Whistleblower and others provided credible evidence to Eventide management which was ignored.

Proof that the DoHA contacted Eventide's Director of Nursing on the 25 September 2008 and informed her that serious abuse had been reported.

Proof that last year, one meeting arranged with the CMC was inexplicably cancelled and and another was postponed. The matter was once again passed back by the CMC to Queensland Health to investigate. And the list goes on.

It is the protected Whistleblower, Premier, who was informed by the Crime and Misconduct Commission that she had been victimised. It is the protected Whistleblower, after her Public Interest Disclosure (PID) to the CMC on the 31 October 2008 and gaining protected Whistleblower status, who has received no work from Eventide's Workforce since.

The protected Whistleblower along with a SING SUPPORT GROUP member, a recently dismissed Whistleblower and former Queensland Health employee, will present to the CMC headquarters on Thursday to prove misconduct by Eventide management in this serious case.

ONCE AGAIN, PREMIER, SING SUGGESTS AN INQUIRY INTO THE MANAGEMENT/MISMANAGEMENT OF EVENTIDE FACILITY, BRIGHTON

Premier: Why does Queensland Health terminate the employment of a protected Whistleblower, but allow corruption to flourish at Eventide?

The registered nurse (RN) mentioned in the Queensland Police Service Report (QPS) above, was left in charge of Flinders' House Mental Health Unit on night shift. By her own admission she was 'mentally insane'. The advanced assistant (AAIN) in nursing mentioned in the same QPS report, worked with the same registered nurse on night shift. For many years the RN openly admitted her involvement in drugs and murder in New South Wales. She openly admitted to hastening the death of a resident. She openly admitted to assaulting a male mental health patient. The AAIN mentioned in the QPS report had a long history of verbally abusing residents. At the time of these serious investigations taking place at Eventide, Queensland Health's history was:
The Health Minister was Gordon Nuttall.
The Director-General was Steve Buckland.
The Chief Health Officer was Gerry Fitz-Gerald.
The District Manager was Gloria Wallace.

All names that should be now be familiar now to the general public.

HAS ANYTHING CHANGED IN 5 YEARS SINCE THIS CASE IN 2004?

The Nursing Unit Managers in charge of some of the houses in which these two staff worked were often informed of their behaviour - but chose to do nothing. THAT HAS NOT CHANGED.

A couple of years later, a similar scenario has taken place in the Bramble House, Eventide sexual assault case. Management turned a blind eye to abuse reported to them. THAT HAS NOT CHANGED.
Distressed staff left the unit.

Another serious abuse case is now being investigated by the Crime and Misconduct Commission who have directed Queensland Health to investigate. This case involves the abuse of residents by a night shift staff member at Ebbtide House, Eventide. (The Whistleblower has made a complaint to the CMC of reprisal against Eventide's Director of Nursing). This abusive night shift staff member has been reported to Eventide management many times over the years and still Eventide management turn a blind eye. THAT HAS NOT CHANGED.

There are many other cases. Staff report the abuse and management ignore it. THAT HAS NOT CHANGED.

But Premier, it is the Whistleblowers that Queensland Health vilify.

It is the Whistleblower who is black listed and receives no work at Eventide. It is the Whistleblower who has their employment terminated.

Why is that Premier?
PERHAPS YOUR GOVERNMENT AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REALLY NEEDS TO COME CLEAN AND ADMIT THAT YOU REALLY DO NOT WANT STAFF REPORTING SERIOUS ABUSE.