SING ALSO ASKS PREMIER ANNA BLIGH, MINISTER PAUL LUCAS OR QUEENSLAND HEALTH - WHAT ELSE IS NEW? WHAT ELSE HAS CHANGED?

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Please see link on right of website (1a) Q HEALTH SPEAKOUT

Queensland Health blamed for " a culture which paid little attention to quality of care" . SING ASKS: WHAT ELSE IS NEW?

WHAT ELSE IS NEW WITHIN QUEENSLAND HEALTH?

A culture that encourages others to 'SHOOT THE MESSENGER' when serious matters of wrongdoing are brought to their attention

A culture that encourages others to label Public Interest Whistleblowers as troublemakers, having personality conflicts or being racists

A culture that encourages bureaucrats to cover up wrongdoing rather than deal with the issue in the first instance

A culture that encourages others to remain silent by making examples of Public Interest Whistleblowers who dare to speak out

A culture that encourages those in positions of power to make a scapegoat of anyone who dares to speak out in the Public Interest

A culture that encourages deliberate delay of evidence gathering to give those in positions of power enough time to re-write history

SING suggest that Queensland Health's Code of Conduct (Code of Cover Up) should be re-written:

DENY
DISCREDIT
DELAY
DECEIVE
DEMORALISE
DESTROY

SING ADVISES THE GENERAL PUBLIC:
AT THE TIME OF THIS SERIOUS CASE, ANOTHER DEBACLE WAS TAKING PLACE AT QUEENSLAND HEALTH'S EVENTIDE NURSING HOME, BRIGHTON (SANDGATE), BRISBANE.

THOSE IN POSITIONS OF POWER AT THE TIME WERE:

CHIEF HEALTH OFFICER - GERRY FITZGERALD

DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF HEALTH - STEVE BUCKLAND

MINISTER FOR HEALTH - GORDON NUTTALL

SING ADVISES THE GENERAL PUBLIC:
WHAT ELSE IS NEW?
WHAT HAS CHANGED IN QUEENSLAND HEALTH?

Please see article (1a) Jayant Patel's supervisor, Dr Darren Keating, accused of failing to investigate complaints.

An open letter to Prime Minister Julia Gillard concerning whistleblower protection, from teacher of ethics Peter Bowden, University of Sydney.

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DR. DEATH JAYANT PATEL FOUND GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER! TONI HOFFMAN HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HIGH. JUSTICE HAS BEEN DONE.

Rob Messenger looks on as Toni Hoffman speaks of her emotions after hearing Patel was found guilty.


Toni Hoffman hold your head up high and know that you have survived and flourished - no matter what has been thrown at you over the last 7 years. You are an inspiration to all who have traveled the Public Interest Whistleblower road and been treated atrociously by Queensland Health.

SING congratulates you on this historic GUILTY verdict and is in awe of the fortitude, honesty, dignity and integrity that you have shown to all who have had the pleasure of knowing you.

This writer is proud to have known you and supported you. ONWARD AND UPWARD.
Karen Maree Smith.

Please see (1a) "Patel guilty on all charges", "Victory for brave nurse and MP" and "Hedley Thomas broke the Jayant Patel story to the world" on right of website.

Heads roll over Queensland Health payroll fiasco. Surely this bureaucrat is not the same Michael Kalimnios who sacks Public Interest Whistleblowers

Premier Anna Bligh and Minister Lucas,

SING supporters would like to know:

Is this sacked Deputy Director-General of Queensland Health's Corporate Services the same bureaucrat responsible for sacking those Public Interest Whistleblowers who have spoken out and reported abuse, neglect and assault in Queensland Health's aged care facilities?

Is this sacked Deputy Director-General the same bureaucrat - along with two others - reported to the Queensland Police Service for acts of REPRISAL against a Public Interest Whistleblower.

What is this sacked Deputy Director-General going to have written on his Queensland Health Termination of Employment Certificate? Perhaps MISCONDUCT? Perhaps INCOMPETENT? Perhaps UNSATISFACTORY WORK PERFORMANCE?

Will he receive 2 weeks notice or will he receive nothing - just like he has ordered for Public Interest Whistleblowers he has sacked?

Will he now have to join the ranks of the unemployed and do the CENTRELINK SHUFFLE - just like he has forced other Public Interest Whistleblowers to do after he has sacked them?

SING suggests that none of the above will eventuate for Michael Kalimnios.


Please see article (1a) on right of website.

ROB MESSENGER, INDEPENDENT MEMBER FOR BURNETT - SPEAKS OUT FOR PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWERS.

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SING SUGGESTS THAT ROB MESSENGER, INDEPENDENT MEMBER FOR BURNETT, IS ONE OF VERY FEW POLITICIANS SPEAKING OUT ON BEHALF ON PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWERS WHEN THEY DISCLOSE WRONGDOING TO RECOMMENDED AUTHORITIES.

SING SUGGESTS THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD BE VERY CONCERNED WITH HOW STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS MISTREATMENT/INTIMIDATE/BULLY AND VILIFY ITS PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWERS.

SING SUGGESTS THAT THE CURRENT 'WHISTLEBLOWERS PROTECTION ACT' IS NOT WORTH THE PAPER ON WHICH IT IS WRITTEN. IT IS JUST A RUSE TO APPEASE THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND MISLEAD THEM TO BELIEVE THAT PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWERS ARE PROTECTED.

SING HAS IN ITS POSSESSION A LONG LIST OF QUEENSLAND HEALTH PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWERS WHO HAVE BEEN:
SUSPENDED ON FULL PAY
OR HAD THEIR EMPLOYMENT TERMINATED
OR RESIGNED, DUE TO DURESS
OR HAD THEIR NEW EMPLOYMENT SABOTAGED
OR HAD DEED OF SETTLEMENT CLAIMS NOT HONOURED BY QUEENSLAND HEALTH

THEIR CRIME:
THEY FULFILLED THEIR OBLIGATIONS, UNDER VARIOUS ACTS AND REPORTED ABUSE/NEGLECT/ ASSAULT AND WRONGDOING.

THEIR FATE:
NO LONGER WORKING IN JOBS THAT THEY LOVED.


Full report on right of website. (1a) Queensland Parliament: Record of Proceedings.

WHAT HAS CHANGED IN AGED CARE SINCE THIS 7.30 REPORT SEGMENT WENT TO AIR IN 2006 - OVER FOUR YEARS AGO?

PRIME MINISTER RUDD, MINISTER ROXON, MINISTER ELLIOT, PREMIER ANNA BLIGH AND MINISTER PAUL LUCAS: WHAT HAS CHANGED IN AGED CARE?

SING SUGGESTS THAT NOTHING HAS CHANGED IN AGED CARE:

PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWERS ARE STILL BEING TARGETED, VILIFIED, BULLIED, INTIMIDATED AND SACKED WHEN THEY DISCLOSE WRONGDOING IN AGED CARE FACILITIES. PROTECTION OF PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWERS IS A JOKE AND NOT WORTH THE PAPER ON WHICH IT IS WRITTEN.

GORDON NUTTALL (FORMER MINISTER FOR HEALTH, QUEENSLAND HEALTH) FOUND EVIDENCE PRESENTED TO HIM TO BE UNSUPPORTED AND UNSUBSTANTIATED IN MANY EVENTIDE NURSING HOME, SANDGATE AGED CARE ABUSE/ASSAULT CASES. HE IS NOW SERVING A SENTENCE IN PRISON FOR CORRUPTION.

SING IS UNAWARE OF THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PREVIOUS FEDERAL MINISTER, SANTO SANTORO, MENTIONED IN THIS REPORT.

THE REGISTERED NURSE MENTIONED IN THIS 7.30 REPORT SEGMENT WAS DISMISSED, MANY MONTHS LATER BY QUEENSLAND HEALTH ON MENTAL HEALTH GROUNDS. THE PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWER WAS TARGETED BY QUEENSLAND HEALTH EVEN AFTER THE REGISTERED NURSE WAS FOUND TO BE MENTALLY ILL. SEE (1n) ON RIGHT OF WEBSITE. A RELATIVE OF ONE OF THE VICTIMS INFORMED QUEENSLAND HEALTH'S DISTRICT MANAGER IN SEPTEMBER 2004 THAT HER MOTHER WAS BEING ABUSED BY STAFF. THE ADVANCED ASSISTANT IN NURSING IN THIS CASE WAS "GRACEFULLY RETIRED" BY QUEENSLAND HEALTH, MANY MONTHS LATER. PLEASE SEE POST THURSDAY 11 MARCH 2010.

ABUSE, ASSAULT AND NEGLECT OF ELDERLY RESIDENTS WAS REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWER AND INFORMANTS TO EVENTIDE MANAGEMENT, QUEENSLAND HEALTH, THE AGED CARE COMPLAINTS INVESTIGATION SCHEME, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND AGEING, THE CRIME AND MISCONDUCT COMMISSSION AND WAS EITHER IGNORED OR COVERED-UP.

ABUSERS STILL REMAIN EMPLOYED AT EVENTIDE NURSING HOME, BRIGHTON (SANDGATE), BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND. WITNESSES TO ABUSE/ASSAULT REMAIN EMPLOYED AT EVENTIDE AND HAVE NEVER BEEN INTERVIEWED.
WITNESSES TO ABUSE/ASSAULT REMAIN EMPLOYED AT EVENTIDE AND HAVE NEVER SPOKEN OUT.
THOSE WHO SPEAK OUT AND FULFILL THEIR OBLIGATION UNDER THE AGED CARE ACT, HAVE BECOME THE VICTIMS OF BUREAUCRATS GONE MAD.

SING SUGGESTS THAT THE REAL REASON PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWERS OR INFORMANTS ARE TREATED SO BADLY IS THAT IT IS MUCH MORE EXPEDIENT - FOR THOSE IN POWER TO "SHOOT THE MESSENGER" - THAN IT IS TO DEAL WITH THE DIFFICULT ISSUES.

SING HAS BEEN GIVEN PERMISSION FROM ABC'S 7.30 REPORT TO POST THIS SEGMENT FROM THE 15 MARCH 2006. REPORTER: MATT PEACOCK.
This letter was written soon after the 7.30 Report segment went to air.
The Public Interest Whistleblower had her employment terminated by Queensland Health on the 25 February 2009 after bringing other serious sexual abuse matters to the attention of the general public.

Please see: Reports and comments by The Daily Telegraph on right of website.

SING ASKS THE GENERAL PUBLIC:

IF THIS TYPE OF IRREFUTABLE EVIDENCE CAN BE GATHERED BY A NEWSPAPER REPORTER WORKING UNDERCOVER; WHY ARE THERE NO UNDERCOVER NURSING STAFF EMPLOYED TO EXPOSE THE INCREASING ABUSE AND ASSAULT OF OUR ELDERLY AND DISABLED CITIZENS RESIDING IN NURSING HOMES?

SING SUGGESTS THAT PERHAPS OUR AGED CARE AUTHORITIES WOULD NOT LIKE THE DAMNING EVIDENCE THAT WOULD BE EXPOSED IF THIS SIMPLE ACTION WAS IMPLEMENTED.

SING SUGGESTS THIS MESSAGE IS LOUD AND CLEAR TO WHISTLEBLOWERS OR INFORMANTS CONTEMPLATING SPEAKING OUT IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: DO SO AT YOUR PERIL.

SING SUGGESTS THAT UNTIL THIS CULTURE OF FEAR FOR THOSE EXPOSING WRONGDOING IS ERADICATED FROM THE AGED CARE REPORTING SYSTEM. ABUSE/ASSAULT AND NEGLECT WILL CONTINUE TO FLOURISH IN OUR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE NURSING HOMES.

WINNER OF THE 2010 LOGIE FOR 'MOST OUTSTANDING FACTUAL PROGRAM' WILL BE REBROADCAST: 17,18,19 MAY 2010 ON SBS 2 AT 7.30PM.

THROUGH EXTRAORDINARY FIRST PERSON NARRATIVES, 'LAW AND DISORDER' IS A BLOW BY BLOW ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MAN TAKES ON THE MACHINE, DAVID CHALLENGES GOLIATH ... WHEN WHISTLEBLOWERS TAKE ON THE AUTHORITIES.

FOR THOSE WHO MISSED THIS AWARD WINNING THREE PART DOCUMENTARY IN 2009.

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CONGRATULATIONS! 'LAW AND DISORDER' WINS LOGIE AWARDS OF 2010 FOR 'MOST OUTSTANDING FACTUAL PROGRAM'.

SING CONGRATULATES SBS TV FOR WINNING THE " MOST OUTSTANDING FACTUAL PROGRAM " OF THE LOGIE AWARDS FOR 2010. "LAW AND DISORDER" WAS A THREE PART DOCUMENTARY HIGHLIGHTING THE PLIGHT OF WHISTLEBLOWERS WHO SPOKE OUT AND DISCLOSED WRONGDOING.



KAREN AND BRUCE SMITH - MARRIED 39 YEARS - WOULD LIKE TO THANK SBS TV, THE FILMING CREW AND ALL OTHERS INVOLVED IN THE DOCUMENTARY. WE WERE BOTH TREATED WITH COURTESY AND RESPECT DURING THE TWO DAYS OF FILMING. WE BOTH THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND PRIVILEGE OF APPEARING IN "LAW AND DISORDER - GOING PUBLIC ". WE CONGRATULATE ALL ON THEIR SILVER LOGIE AWARD FOR "MOST OUTSTANDING FACTUAL PROGRAM".
Please see Saturday 21 November 2009 post. Just click on documents to view.

TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: WHO IS ACTUALLY TELLING THE TRUTH, DO YOU THINK?

SINCE THIS POST ON THE 4 FEBRUARY 2010, THERE HAS BEEN ANOTHER COVER UP BY THE AGED CARE COMPLAINTS INVESTIGATION SCHEME INTO ABUSE OF RESIDENTS, BY A STAFF MEMBER, AT EVENTIDE NURSING HOME, BRIGHTON (SANDGATE), BRISBANE.
SING HAS THIS EVIDENCE IN ITS POSSESSION, BUT THIS SERIOUS CASE WAS NEVER FULLY INVESTIGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND AGEING'S AGED CARE COMPLAINTS INVESTIGATION SCHEME. KEY WITNESSES TO THIS ABUSE WERE NEVER INTERVIEWED. THIS ABUSIVE STAFF MEMBER WAS REPORTED MANY TIMES TO VARIOUS EVENTIDE MANAGEMENT OVER MANY YEARS, FOR HER ABUSE AND MISTREATMENT OF RESIDENTS.
PLEASE REFER TO POST WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER 2009 TO VIEW THIS CASE.
SING would like your comments. Who do you think is actually telling the truth?
The Minister?

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The Aged Care Commissioner's Office?

Perhaps Queensland Health?

Perhaps this Federal government lie?Or Public Interest Whistleblowers?








Please view the article on the right under Links and relevant articles: Aged care system at the end of the line.
SING has evidence in its possession that clearly proves many cases where:
internal witnesses were not interviewed,
documents were not viewed,
assaults were not reported to Police,
taped evidence that those in positions of authority did not fill in incident forms, and that some staff reporting serious matters were ignored.
More evidence and documents will be posted shortly.

AN OPEN LETTER TO HEALTH CARE CONSUMERS OF THIS COUNTRY BY TONI HOFFMAN

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PRIME MINISTER, MINISTER ELLIOT AND MINISTER ROXON. WHAT HAS CHANGED FOR AGED CARE OR PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWERS - ON YOUR WATCH?

To the Prime Minister, Minister Elliot and Minister Roxon,

What has changed in aged care since this letter below over four years ago? NOTHING!

What has changed for those Public Interest Whistleblowers who speak out on behalf of the vulnerable, elderly and disabled citizens in their care? NOTHING! 'SHOOT THE MESSENGER' IS STILL THE NAME OF THE GAME.

What message does sacking Public Interest Whistleblowers send to those considering reporting abuse, neglect and assault of our elderly and disabled citizens? KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT IF YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR JOB.

What message does sacking those who speak out send to the abusers in the system? DON'T WORRY. IT WILL BE THE INFORMANTS AND THE WHISTLEBLOWERS WHO WILL HAVE THEIR EMPLOYMENT TERMINATED, NOT YOU.

SING SUGGESTS THAT THE REPORTING OF ABUSE, ASSAULT AND NEGLECT OF OUR VULNERABLE ELDERLY AND DISABLED NURSING HOME RESIDENTS, WILL CONTINUE TO BE DRIVEN UNDERGROUND. UNTIL THOSE DISCLOSING THE WRONGDOING ARE TREATED WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY - RATHER THAN CONDEMNED, TARGETED AND VILIFIED - ABUSE IN OUR NURSING HOMES WILL ESCALATE. THE ABUSERS WILL FLOURISH AND CREDIBLE STAFF WILL LEAVE AGED CARE.

SING HAS IN ITS POSSESSION MANY OTHER CASES OF ABUSE, NEGLECT AND ASSAULT OF THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED. SING HAS IN ITS POSSESSION IRREFUTABLE PROOF OF THE COVER UP BY ENTITIES ENTRUSTED TO INVESTIGATE SUCH CASES.

Ausmed conference so popular it will be repeated on the 29th and 30th July 2010 at: The Pavilion. 1 Bogan Street , Breakfast Creek. Qld.

'Pathological Behaviours in the Workplace' was so well received by attendees in December 2008, some guest speakers have been requested to present their papers for a second time by AUSMED CONFERENCE PTY.LTD.

The guest speakers will include Public Interest Whistleblower and sacked Queensland Health employee, Karen Smith. Her paper 'MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU' was a personal narrative of pathological behaviours encountered when staff incompetence was reported to the authorities.

Karen Smith had her employment terminated on the 25th February 2009 by Queensland Health, shortly after this Ausmed conference in December 2008.

One year later on the 2nd December 2009, Karen Smith appeared on the three part SBS documentary 'LAW AND DISORDER'.

In the 15 months since this guest speaker role, many changes have taken place. An update of these changes will be added to the original presentation.


To view the original speech 'MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU' go to post of 22 January 2009.
To view AUSMED link go to (1s) on right of website.

Queensland Health first examined the problem in 2003, but did nothing about it until 2008. What else is new?

SING reiterates: What else is new?

A Right to Information briefing paper revealing that Queensland Health examines a problem of malnutrition being "highly prevalent" in hospital patients and residents in aged care facilities in 2003, but does nothing until 2008.


Just click on document above to read.
To read the full report just click on "PROJECT REPORT: Investigating practices related to malnutrition in Queensland Health facilities" on the right side of this website under Links and Relevant articles.

Inappropriate touching of 7 female residents at Bramble House, Eventide, Brighton deemed to be minor and fleeting.

SING ADVISES THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT YOUR ELDERLY AND DISABLED LOVED ONES RESIDING IN A NURSING HOME DO NOT HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AS OTHER CITIZENS. IF THEY ARE HOUSED IN A DEMENTIA UNIT AND ARE INAPPROPRIATELY TOUCHED, FONDLED OR ASSAULTED BY ANOTHER RESIDENT OR EMPLOYEE, IT IS DEEMED TO BE FLEETING AND MINOR.

SING ADVISES THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT QUEENSLAND HEALTH'S TAXPAYER FUNDED PRIVATE GROUP NOTED IN THEIR REPORT: THE POLICE AND THE RELATIVES OF THE FEMALE RESIDENTS WERE NOT CONTACTED ABOUT EVERY INCIDENT, BUT THERE APPEARS TO BE NO REQUIREMENT FOR THIS UNDER THE AGED CARE ACT 1997. SING IS ADVISED THAT FAMILY MEMBERS ARE VERY RARELY INFORMED OF SUCH ASSAULTS. EVEN FAMILY MEMBERS OF THOSE WHO ARE NOT HOUSED IN A DEMENTIA UNIT ARE NOT NOTIFIED WHEN SUCH ASSAULTS OCCUR.

SING CANNOT DISCLOSE HOW MANY THOUSANDS OF TAXPAYERS DOLLARS WERE SPENT ON THESE REPORTS, BUT WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE MONEY WAS NOT WELL SPENT - AS MANY WITNESSES WERE NEVER INTERVIEWED.

SING ADVISES THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT IN JANUARY'S SENIOR NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED ON THIS WEBSITE, IT WAS REPORTED: MS PARKER WARNED THE APPARENT BIAS OF SOME INVESTIGATIONS COULD UNDERMINE THE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE SYSTEM. SING SUGGESTS THAT THE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE AGED CARE SYSTEM IS ALREADY COMPROMISED AND AT AN ALL TIME LOW.

THE ARTICLE ALSO STATES: IN SOME CASES, SHE SAID EVIDENCE HAD BEEN IGNORED AND INVESTIGATORS HAD NOT SPOKEN TO THE INFORMANT OR OTHER WITNESSES.

SING SUGGESTS THAT THE FINDINGS OF THIS PRIVATE COMPANY - ENGAGED BY QUEENSLAND HEALTH TO DELIVER A TRUE AND ACCURATE REPORT - IS A DISGRACE. IF THESE FEMALE RESIDENTS WERE YOUR MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, SISTER OR AUNT WOULD YOU CONSIDER THEM BEING FONDLED OR INAPPROPRIATELY TOUCHED, MINOR OR FLEETING IN NATURE? OF COURSE NOT.

EVENTIDE MANAGEMENT HAD A DUTY OF CARE TO PROTECT THESE FEMALE RESIDENTS. EVENTIDE MANAGEMENT WERE INFORMED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THAT THESE ASSAULTS WERE TAKING PLACE. EVENTIDE MANAGEMENT ARE AWARE THAT CREDIBLE STAFF REPORTED THESE ASSAULTS WHEN THERE WERE TWO VICTIMS. THIS NUMBER ESCALATED TO SEVEN BEFORE ANY ACTION WAS TAKEN.

SING WILL SHORTLY PUBLISH THE DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE PERTAINING TO THESE SEVEN FEMALE RESIDENTS' ORDEALS AND THE MANY MONTHS IT TOOK TO ACTION SOME TYPE OF PROTECTION FOR THESE FRAIL, ELDERLY VICTIMS.

SING CHALLENGES THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND AGEING, QUEENSLAND HEALTH OR ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTY TO REFUTE ANY EVIDENCE POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE.



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COMPLAINTS SCHEME BIAS ACCUSATIONS by Kirsty McGoldrick - The Senior January 2010. SING ASKS ONCE AGAIN - WHAT ELSE IS NEW?

Why is it any surprise to SING that Public Interest Whistleblowers, witnesses and informants are not spoken to?

Why is it any surprise to SING that evidence is ignored?

Why is it any surprise to SING that the Department of Health and Ageing refused to consider photographs offered or to conduct meetings with informants?

Why is it any surprise to SING that: In a number of cases examined by this office the statements of reasons provided by the scheme (Aged Care Complaints Investigation Scheme ) were insufficient, failed to make adequate findings in the material questions of fact, did not refer to the evidence, and on occasions did not address all issues complained about or investigated.

SING ASKS THE GENERAL PUBLIC: WHY ARE ANY OF US SURPRISED AT THE OUTCOME OF THIS ANNUAL REPORT? THE AGED CARE REPORTING SYSTEM OF BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS IS A DISGRACE. CREDIBLE PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWERS AND INFORMANTS ARE BEING BULLIED, INTIMIDATED, VICTIMISED, AND SACKED FOR SPEAKING OUT ABOUT THE ABUSE, ASSAULT AND NEGLECT OF OUR ELDERLY AND DISABLED CITIZENS.

INDEED, ANYONE WHO FULFILLS THEIR OBLIGATION UNDER THE AGED CARE ACT AND REPORTS WRONGDOING IS NOT SAFE. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED BY OTHER GROUPS THAT LACK OF STAFF IS THE MAIN REASON FOR NEGLECT, ASSAULT AND ABUSE. SING SUGGESTS THAT ABUSE, ASSAULT AND NEGLECT IS HAPPENING IN FACILITIES THAT HAVE GOOD STAFF RATIOS.

SING SUGGESTS THAT ABUSE AND NEGLECT FLOURISHES BECAUSE THOSE CREDIBLE STAFF WHO SPEAK OUT ARE TREATED SO BADLY BY THOSE IN POSITIONS OF POWER. THE ABUSERS WHO REMAIN EMPLOYED ARE THE PEOPLE WHO FLOURISH AS THEY KNOW THEY WILL BE PROTECTED. THE CREDIBLE PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWERS OR INFORMANTS BECOME THE SCAPEGOAT TO MAINTAIN THE STATUS QUO.

SING CHALLENGES THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR AGED CARE, TO VIEW THE EVIDENCE IN OUR POSSESSION. BUT WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE RESPONSE WILL BE. THE SAME AS IT HAS BEEN FOR YEARS - NOTHING.

IN SEPTEMBER 2009, THE SACKED PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWER PROVIDED IRREFUTABLE PROOF OF WRONGDOING TO THE OFFICE OF THE AGED CARE COMMISSIONER. COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF EVIDENCE WAS PROVIDED REGARDING A SERIOUS CASE OF ASSAULT AND ABUSE AT EBBTIDE HOUSE, EVENTIDE NURSING HOME, BRIGHTON, QUEENSLAND. THIS EVIDENCE WAS SUPPLIED TO EVENTIDE MANAGEMENT, QUEENSLAND HEALTH, THE CRIME AND MISCONDUCT COMMISSION AND THE AGED CARE COMPLAINTS INVESTIGATION SCHEME, ONE YEAR PRIOR IN SEPTEMBER 2008. THE RESULTS SO FAR ARE: ONE OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWERS WAS SACKED, THE OTHER SOUGHT EMPLOYMENT ELSEWHERE AND THE ABUSER IS STILL EMPLOYED AT EVENTIDE.

GOOD QUALITY MEDIA IS THE WAY TO EXPOSE WRONGDOING TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND THIS ALSO INCLUDES WEBSITES SUCH AS SING.


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Aged Care Commissioner's Annual Report is located on the right side of this website.

Pass the Parcel again, Premier and Minister Lucas. What else is new?

These credible suggestions below by Tony Morris QC are almost 4 years old. To read the full report go to the right of the website and click on ( 9 ).
SING ASKS: WHAT ELSE IS NEW?
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Once again the game of PASS THE PARCEL is being played by the Crime and Misconduct Commission ( CMC ) and Queensland Health (Qld Health).

Once again a credible nurse comes forward with irrefutable evidence of wrongdoing at Bundaberg Hospital and instead of investigating the serious allegations, the Crime and Misconduct Commission ( CMC ) and Queensland Health ( Qld Health ) play the game they love best - PASS THE PARCEL.

You must remember this game Premier and Minister Lucas. The game where the parcel is wrapped in many pieces of wrapping paper and it is passed on to someone - anyone else - until the music stops. One layer of paper is removed by that person, and then the music begins again. When all the wrapping paper is removed - the last person is the winner and receives the prize.

But Public Interest Whistleblowers never win the prize, Premier - because the game is deliberately geared against them. Qld Health and the CMC's websites should read:
DISCREDIT - DELAY - DECEIVE - DEMORALISE - DENY. IF THAT FAILS - DESTROY. For good measure now and again throw in the CODE OF CONDUCT ( COVER UP ). But in the meantime keep the Public Interest Whistleblower so distressed that they will simply disappear. To enable this destruction of Public Interest Whistleblowers to come to fruition, first and foremost CMC and Qld Health - become excellent players of PASS THE PARCEL.

KEEP YOUR HEAD HELD UP HIGH, CHRISTINE CAMERON, AND CONTINUE THE GOOD FIGHT FOR THE COMMON GOOD AND IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
Please view articles and Rob Messenger's website link ( 8 )on the right side of SING under Links and Relevant articles.

SING WILL POST ANOTHER CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS WHICH IS BEING PLAYED OUT RIGHT NOW BETWEEN THE CMC, QLD HEALTH AND THE UNLAWFULLY SACKED PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWER. THIS MATTER INVOLVES A COMPLAINT OF REPRISAL MADE BY THE SACKED WHISTLEBLOWER, AGAINST THE DIRECTOR - GENERAL OF QLD HEALTH AND TWO OTHERS. THIS COMPLAINT WAS MADE TO THE QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE ( QPS )ON THE 4 APRIL 2009. QPS PASSED THE PARCEL TO THE CMC. THE CMC PASSED THE PARCEL BACK TO QLD HEALTH. PASS THE PARCEL IS NOW BEING PLAYED IN ERNEST.

A REVIEW BY THE ETHICAL STANDARDS UNIT WAS TO BE COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER 2009. THE PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWER HAS NOW BEEN INFORMED BY THE ETHICAL STANDARDS UNIT ( ESU ) THAT SHE WILL NOW HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 2010 FOR AN OUTCOME. THIS IS A COMMON PLOY BY THE ESU AND QLD HEALTH. DELAY MATTERS LONG ENOUGH TO REWRITE HISTORY, TO THREATEN POTENTIAL WITNESSES AND TO COVER UP THE TRUTH.

BRING ON A ROYAL COMMISSION. THE IRREFUTABLE EVIDENCE GATHERED BY MANY IS OVERWHELMING, CREDIBLE AND SIGNIFICANT.

Premier, Minister Lucas and Minister Elliot: More propaganda.

Premier, Minister Lucas and Minister Elliot
More propaganda and empty promises of protection for those speaking out. This page of the recent Department of Health and Ageing's Report for 2008 - 2009 is as farce. Over two and a half years has passed since the first informant reported serious sexual abuse of two female residents to the Registered Nurse and the Nursing Unit Manager responsible for Bramble House, Eventide, Brighton.
SING's viewers of this website may like to review the chronology of events that took place in the evidence below.
This document below is supposed to be a principle of Queensland Health. This document is also a farce. For those Public Interest Whistleblowers who speak out on behalf of the frail, vulnerable and disabled citizens in their care; this document is as useless as Eventide's, Queensland Health's and the Department of Health and Ageing's reporting system .
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Premier
In the post below is clear evidence that the sexual assaults of seven female victims in the Bramble House, Eventide were committed by a male resident . His right to privacy and confidentiality - according to the Queensland Health document above - ceased when he became a danger to the female residents in Bramble House, Eventide, Brighton.

SING suggests that all possible avenues were exhausted before the drastic step was taken to deliver the copied progress notes to the home of the Whistleblower.
IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND IN GOOD FAITH, THE FOLLOWING CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS TOOK PLACE:
The Steps:
Staff members reported the assaults to a registered nurse: No action.
Staff members reported to the Nursing Unit Manager: No action.

An informant contacted an advocacy group in May 2007, when there were two victims. This advocacy group has never given permission to be named - indeed requested of the reporter not to be named in the Network Ten footage. SING has no such censorship regarding disclosure of such serious abuse.

The informant was to be interviewed by the media, but was not guaranteed protection - so withdrew.

On the 9 October 2007, a representative of the advocacy group, the Whistleblower and her lawyer reported the sexual abuse of two female residents and other matters to the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC). All complaints were passed back to Queensland Health by the CMC.

The Whistleblower informed the Department of Health and Ageing: The Whistleblower was threatened by DOHA.

And the list goes on. ALL AVENUES WERE EXHAUSTED. The media was contacted. The segments aired in March 2008.

The Whistleblower hand delivered a copy of the progress notes to the Queensland Police Service. This action was taken to save Police the time and trouble of gaining a search warrant to view Eventide files. SING's information is that by the time a search warrant is obtained, files have either disappeared or history has had time to be rewritten.

SING suggests that the human rights of the seven female victims, to live in a safe and protected environment, far outweighed the rights of this man to privacy and confidentiality.

SING suggests that the staff who made the decisions stated in the post below, should be the recipients of termination of their employment - not the Whistleblower.

SING suggests that the repeated requests for the full report of the Corporate Success Group's findings regarding this serious matter should be released to the Whistleblower. She should not have to go to the expense of going through Freedom Of Information. This matter was just one of five that was to be investigated by the Ethical Standards Unit - at the direction of the Crime and Misconduct Commission - who then engaged Corporate Success Group to take carriage of the matter, at taxpayers expense.

SING suggests that the decision to terminate the employment of the Whistleblower is a disgrace and unlawful and will be defended by the Whistleblower and SING Support Group members.

SING suggests that it is absolutely despicable that the rights of the seven female victims appears to have been completely overlooked by some of the decisions made by Eventide management and Queensland Health in this serious case.

SING suggests that the first informant should hold your head up high. You fulfilled your obligation and reported this matter and you were rebuffed. Eventide's reporting system or lack of a reporting system, failed you badly. Others should answer for their failure to act. SING is aware that others reported the same assaults with no action from senior staff.

SING suggests that the ethical and moral decisions made by the Whistleblower in this case comes down to one question:
If one of these female residents was your Mother/
Grandmother/Sister/Friend - wouldn't you want someone speaking out for them if they were being harmed?

PREMIER

THESE FEMALE RESIDENTS WERE BEING SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, HARMED AND ABUSED OVER A PROTRACTED PERIOD AND EVENTIDE MANAGEMENT DID NOTHING. SING HAS A GREAT DEAL OF COLLATED EVIDENCE TO PROVE THE LENGTHS TO WHICH EVENTIDE MANAGEMENT HAVE GONE TO PROTECT ABUSERS AT THIS FACILITY AND THE LENGTHS EVENTIDE MANAGEMENT GO TO "SHOOT THE MESSENGER". CREDIBLE STAFF RECEIVE NO NATURAL JUSTICE AND THOSE WHO SPEAK OUT ARE THREATENED OR HAVE THEIR EMPLOYMENT TERMINATED BY QUEENSLAND HEALTH.

EVIDENCE IS ALSO AVAILABLE THAT ONE OF THE FEMALE RESIDENTS WAS TRANSFERRED TO EBBTIDE HOUSE. SHE BECAME A VICTIM FOR THE SECOND TIME, AT THE HANDS OF AN ABUSIVE NIGHT SHIFT STAFF MEMBER. SING UNDERSTANDS THAT THE VICTIMS FAMILY WERE NEVER INFORMED. SING HAS EVIDENCE THAT THIS STAFF MEMBER HAS BEEN REPORTED MANY TIMES - OVER MANY YEARS - TO EVENTIDE MANAGEMENT FOR HER ABUSIVE PRACTICES.

THE PUBLIC INTEREST WHISTLEBLOWER IN THIS CASE WAS VICTIMISED BY THE TERMINATION OF HER EMPLOYMENT.

NOTHING SHORT OF AN INQUIRY INTO EVENTIDE MANAGEMENT/MISMANAGEMENT WILL SUFFICE. THE CORPORATE SUCCESS GROUP'S FULL REPORT SHOULD BE RELEASED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. AFTER ALL THE TAXPAYERS PAID FOR IT.

TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC:
THE EMPTY PROMISES MADE BY THE FEDERAL MINISTER FOR AGEING, JUSTINE ELLIOT, IN THIS NETWORK TEN REPORT BELOW - ARE EXACTLY THAT - EMPTY PROMISES. THE STATEMENT THAT "PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID TO COME FORWARD WITH INFORMATION WITHIN THE SYSTEM" IS A JOKE. THE REPORTING SYSTEM, BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL, IS FLAWED AND A NATIONAL DISGRACE.

THREE NETWORK TEN SEGMENTS REGARDING THIS CASE WERE AIRED IN MARCH 2008. ALMOST 12 MONTHS LATER AND AFTER MANY THOUSANDS OF YOUR TAXPAYERS' DOLLARS WERE PAID OUT TO PRIVATE COMPANIES TO INVESTIGATE - THE WHISTLEBLOWER SPEAKING OUT IN GOOD FAITH HAD HER EMPLOYMENT TERMINATED BY QUEENSLAND HEALTH. OTHER QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES HAVE HAD THEIR EMPLOYMENT TERMINATED, BEEN STOOD DOWN, SUSPENDED, BULLIED, INTIMIDATED OR RESIGNED UNDER DURESS - WHEN THEY HAD THE AUDACITY TO SPEAK OUT AND TELL THE TRUTH.

THIS GOVERNMENT WILL DISCREDIT, DECEIVE, DENY, DELAY, AND DEMORALISE ANY STAFF MEMBER WHO FULFILLS THEIR OBLIGATION AND REPORTS ASSAULT, ABUSE OR NEGLECT. WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS - THEY WILL PROCEED TO DESTROY - WHETHER FINANCIALLY OR EMOTIONALLY, THOSE WHO "BLOW THE WHISTLE".

SBS presents "LAW AND DISORDER".

"LAW AND DISORDER" is a three part series delving deep into the murky world of government misconduct, crime, corruption and the ordinary citizens who try to expose it all. Through extraordinary first person narratives, Law and Disorder is a blow by blow account of what happens when man takes on the machine; David challenges Goliath... when whistleblowers take on the authorities. Fast paced, informative yet at times humorous, the series focuses on dogged Australians who dared to challenge 'the system' - a system that they thought was leaving the public vulnerable to threats such as terrorism, environmental horror and indeed the demise of the most basic democratic values.
The above extract from S.B.S (SCREENWORLD).


Just click on documents below to view. To return to SING, right click and click BACK.

For information on this three part documentary just click on S.B.S.SCREENWORLD. LAW AND DISORDER (3 separate links ) on the right of SING's website under Links.
Also see badapplebullies website (on right under Sing's LINKS) and click on NEWS (on left of Teacher's website).


Whistleblowers Australia presents "Blowing the whistle in the Workplace".
Just click on documents to view.

PREMIER, MINISTER LUCAS AND MINISTER ELLIOT: WHY HAS THIS SERIOUS MATTER TAKEN OVER 12 MONTHS AND STILL NO OUTCOME.

Just click on documents to view.


Premier, Minister Lucas and Minister Elliot

Serious abuse of residents by a night shift staff member employed at Ebbtide House, Eventide, Brighton was reported to many different entities, by the sacked whistleblower.

To fulfill the obligation required under the Aged Care Act 1997, the email below was sent to the Aged Care Complaints Investigation Scheme over 12 months ago on behalf of the informant. Why has this matter taken so long to resolve and still no results?

Over the last 12 months, this abuse was reported to the Department of Health and Ageing, Eventide management, Queensland Health's Ethical Standards Unit, the Queensland Police Service and the Crime and Misconduct Commission.

After twelve long months this matter is now supposed to be be reviewed by the Office of the Aged Care Commissioner.
So what ! Credible whistleblowers are damned if they do (report) and damned if they don't.


A detailed chronology of the last twelve months up will be posted shortly.

Information regarding this serious case was first posted on SING's website on the 1st February 2009. This case was first reported to many entities in September 2008.

Please see:
Prior to 3 June 2009:
Sunday, 1 February (last paragraph),
Sunday, 5 February (third paragraph),
Sunday, 15 February,
Tuesday, 24 February (anonymous whistleblower's own statement and post),
Tuesday, 3 March,
Wednesday, 4 March (last paragraph),
Thursday, 5 March (sacked whistleblower (support person) and witness gave evidence to the Ethical Standards Unit of Queensland Health)- over 6 months later.
Friday, 6 March (third last paragraph),
Thursday, 12 March (second last paragraph),
Thursday, 19 March (last paragraph,
Sunday, 29 March (last paragraph),
Friday, 3 April (last paragraph),
Thursday, 9 April,
Friday, 10 April (sacked whistleblower (support person) and witness gave evidence to the Queensland Police Service. Taped interview evidence has been offered to the Office of the Aged Care Commissioner),
Friday, 22 May,
Monday, 25 May ( 3rd paragraph),
Monday, 1 June (second post).

TO THE PRESENT DATE, NO ACTION HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED.THE ABUSER STILL REMAINS AN EMPLOYEE OF QUEENSLAND HEALTH. THE SACKED WHISTLEBLOWER IS UNEMPLOYED AND THE INTERNAL WITNESS HAS MOVED TO ANOTHER FACILITY.

SING HAS DOCUMENTED PROOF THAT A SENIOR QUEENSLAND HEALTH EMPLOYEE IS ALLEGED TO HAVE TRIED TO INTERFERE WITH THE EMPLOYMENT OF AN INTERNAL WITNESS WHEN THAT WITNESS OBTAINED A CASUAL POSITION AT ONE OF QUEENSLAND HEALTH'S MAJOR HOSPITALS. THIS INTERNAL WITNESS WAS FORCED TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT ELSEWHERE AFTER RECEIVING NO FURTHER WORK FROM EVENTIDE NURSING HOME, BRIGHTON - AFTER SHE REPORTED ABUSE AND ASSAULT.

THIS MATTER AND THE UNLAWFUL TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF A PROTECTED WHISTLEBLOWER WAS REPORTED TO THE QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE. PASS THE PARCEL HAS BEEN PLAYED ONCE AGAIN WITH THE CMC REFERRING THESE SERIOUS MATTERS BACK TO THE SO-CALLED ETHICAL STANDARDS UNIT OF QUEENSLAND HEALTH.

SING SUGGESTS THAT NOTHING SHORT OF A PUBLIC INQUIRY WILL SUFFICE.

Just click on BLOG ARCHIVES and the month required, to view these posts.

HAVE YOUR SAY TO THE PREMIER. DON'T MISS OUT!

MISTREATED EVENTIDE NURSES AND FAMILY MEMBERS

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN MISTREATED WHEN YOU REPORTED ABUSE, ASSAULT OR NEGLECT OF RESIDENTS IN YOUR CARE?

HAVE YOUR BEEN THREATENED BY EVENTIDE MANAGEMENT WHEN YOU HAVE SPOKEN OUT?

HAVE YOU HAD YOUR SHIFTS REMOVED, CHANGED OR CANCELLED WHEN YOU FULFILLED YOUR OBLIGATION UNDER THE AGE CARE ACT AND REPORTED WRONGDOING?

HAVE YOU BEEN VICTIMISED, OSTRACISED OR TARGETED BY QUEENSLAND HEALTH FOR FULFILLING YOUR DUTY OF CARE?

HAVE YOU EVER SUFFERED REPRISAL AND HAD YOUR EMPLOYMENT TERMINATED?

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN STOOD DOWN OR SUSPENDED FOR SPEAKING THE TRUTH?

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN FORCED TO RESIGN DUE TO INTIMIDATION, BULLYING OR HARASSMENT BY QUEENSLAND HEALTH OR EVENTIDE NURSING HOME MANAGEMENT?

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ASKED BY YOUR UNION TO REMOVE OR DELETE WRITTEN EVIDENCE IN A STATUTORY DECLARATION OR STATEMENT?

FAMILY MEMBERS: DID YOU EVER TAKE YOUR ALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING TO MR. GORDON NUTTALL, MEMBER FOR SANDGATE - ONLY TO BE FOBBED OFF WITH COMMENTS THAT YOUR ALLEGATIONS WERE UNSUPPORTED AND UNSUBSTANTIATED?

SING HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT SOME FAMILY MEMBERS TOOK SERIOUS MATTERS REGARDING THE TREATMENT OF THEIR LOVED ONES, RESIDING AT EVENTIDE NURSING HOME, BRIGHTON, TO THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH, MR GORDON NUTTALL AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND AGEING - ONLY TO BE FOBBED OFF.

PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTACT THE PREMIER, ANNA BLIGH AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL TO ASK YOUR QUESTIONS. ANYONE INTERESTED IN ASKING A QUESTION, THE WEBSITE ADDRESS IN ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE UNDER: ANNA BLIGH ANSWERS.
PLEASE LET SING KNOW IF YOU EVER RECEIVE AN ANSWER.

PLEASE READ THE POST BELOW. HOW LONG WILL QUEENSLAND HEALTH CONTINUE TO IGNORE AND COVER UP SERIOUS MATTERS EMANATING FROM EVENTIDE NURSING HOME, BRIGHTON?

PASS THE PARCEL and IN DUE COURSE - once again. IS ANYONE REALLY SURPRISED?

Back to Queensland Health it goes - once again.

Serious matters of aged care abuse, sexual assault and neglect at Eventide Nursing Home, Brighton, were reported.

WHAT FOLLOWED? Reprisals, suspensions, employment terminations and employment interference against Queensland Health whistleblowers by those in power. These serious matters were all reported in good faith. All were brought to the attention of Eventide management, the Queensland Police Service, the Department of Health and Ageing, the Crime and Misconduct Commission, NetWork Ten, and other media outlets.

THE FINAL RESULT? Back to Queensland Health to cover-up. What else is new?

Just click on document to view.

Premier: Why does Eventide, Brighton and Queensland Health treat its Whistleblowers so badly for fulfilling their obligations and reporting assault?

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Premier,
Why does this Whistleblower now receive no more work at Eventide since she reported assault and abuse of residents of Ebbtide House in September 2008?

Why was this Whistleblower's evidence rebuffed by Queensland Health's Ethical Standards Unit and Internal Witness Support Unit in September 2008?

Why are Whistleblowers treated so badly by this government and the staff who abuse, treated so well? The staff members who have abused still remain in their positions and the Whistleblowers either have their employment terminated or have their hours canceled.

Why did the frail, male resident mentioned in the document above have to endure this assault at the hands of a well known abusive nurse?

Why did the female resident (a previous victim of the Bramble House sexual abuser) have to endure further abuse at the hands of this same nurse, when the victim was transferred to Ebbtide House? This abusive nurse was reported many times over many years to Eventide management and remains working in another unit with other vulnerable residents.

Why is it Premier, that Eventide management were informed of the criminal assault of the male resident mentioned in this file note above on the 24 October 2008, not only by the Whistleblower, but by her Industrial Advocate - that this was clearly a case of criminal assault. This matter was never reported by Eventide management to the Queensland Police Service. Why is this Premier?




Why were the events of the death of Mr George Hadgkiss in November 2005, covered up? After enduring so much, after his assault by a male registered nurse, why was nothing ever done about the disturbing way in which George Hadgkiss died?

Why did the Registered Nurse and the Nursing Unit Manager disregard the report by a very distressed Assistant in Nursing about the disturbing events that took place overnight?


PREMIER,
WHY IS THIS GOVERNMENT CONTINUING TO TERMINATE THE EMPLOYMENT OF WHISTLEBLOWERS WHO REPORT ASSAULT, ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF OUR VULNERABLE OLDER AND DISABLED CITIZENS? WHISTLEBLOWERS WHO FULFILL THEIR OBLIGATION UNDER THE AGED CARE ACT ARE STILL BEING SACKED FOR SPEAKING THE TRUTH, BUT THE ABUSERS REMAIN EMPLOYED. WHY IS THIS PREMIER?

SING SUGGESTS, ONCE AGAIN, THAT NOTHING SHORT OF A PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY INTO EVENTIDE'S MANAGEMENT/MISMANAGEMENT OF THESE SERIOUS CASES, WILL SUFFICE.

SING FURTHER SUGGESTS, PREMIER, THAT THIS GOVERNMENT WILL INDEED ANSWER TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR THE DEBACLE THAT IS EVENTIDE AGED CARE FACILITY AND QUEENSLAND HEALTH'S MANAGEMENT/MISMANAGEMENT OF THESE SERIOUS CASES.

Premier! Queensland Health's incompetent sycophants are still in denial.

PREMIER!
ARE YOU GOING TO REOPEN THE CASES FOR WHICH GORDON NUTTALL WAS RESPONSIBLE? THE CASE MENTIONED IN THE POST BELOW (Saturday 25 July 2009) IS JUST ONE THAT SHOULD BE REOPENED. AND PREMIER, THE GENERAL PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO KNOW HOW MUCH TAXPAYERS' MONEY HAS BEEN PAID OUT TO PRIVATE COMPANIES TO INVESTIGATE QUEENSLAND HEALTH STAFF WHO DARED TO BLOW THE WHISTLE. PRIVATE COMPANIES SUCH AS CORPORATE SUCCESS GROUP AND LKA GROUP WITH TERMS OF REFERENCE DELIBERATELY SO NARROW THAT THE THE WORD "INVESTIGATION" BECOMES A FARCE.

Queensland Health's sycophants have not changed since these articles in the Northside Chronicle and the Sunday Mail, over four years ago. We all now know that the previous State Health Minister and previous Member for Sandgate, Gordon Nuttall has been found guilty of corruption. We all know what happened to the previous Chief Health Officer and the previous Director-General in 2005. Incompetency, cronyism and corruption for years, and who do your incompetent sycophants sack, intimidate, bully or suspend? Queensland Health staff who dare to speak out and defend and protect the human rights of the older and disabled citizens in their care.


Just click on any article to view.


Please see links on right hand side of the website:

Allegations regarding the Honourable Gordon Nuttall.

Corruption fighter sees sordid history being repeated. The Australian

Queensland leaders in damage control over criticism: The World TODAY.

Tony Fitzgerald: What went wrong with Queensland? The Courier Mail.

Fitzgerald watchdog defanged by Beattie. The Australian.

Tony Fitzgerald's full speech.

Also read Peter Pyke's interviews with Australian News and his call for a Royal Commission into this state government's corruption.

Other damning documents and emails to be posted shortly.

Premier: This propaganda should actually read DON'T REPORT IT, IGNORE IT

TO THE PREMIER
This brochure should be re-written to read - DON'T REPORT IT, IGNORE IT. The general public have a right to know - especially if they have a family member residing in a state government nursing home - that staff "reporting it" will have their employment terminated by Queensland Health. If they "report it" and they are casual staff they will receive no more work. Whistleblowers also face the risk of having other employment - they may eventually acquire - interfered with by vindictive, disgruntled management. SING has documented evidence of this type of vindictive action in our possession.



And the second part of this Queensland Health document, Premier; is it just propaganda too?

TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
Queensland Health have terminated the employment of Karen Smith, SING SUPPORT GROUP member, for releasing copies of documents (delivered to her home) to Network Ten in March 2008. These documents were released to Network Ten in the public interest. These documents were also hand-delivered, by the Whistleblower, to the Queensland Police Service. This case involved the sexual assaults of at least seven frail, older females by a male resident residing in Bramble House, Eventide Nursing Home, Brighton. The assaults took place over a number of months and were first brought to the attention of an advocacy group in July 2007, when the victims numbered two. An informant was to make a media statement at that time, but reneged. After exhausting all avenues, both federal and state, these copied documents were released to Network Ten.

It appears that Queensland Health believe that this male resident's right to privacy and confidentiality far outweighed the human rights of his female victims to live in a safe environment, free from sexual/physical and psychological assault/abuse. Premier, if one of these females victims was your Mother wouldn't you want to know?




TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
Your family members residing in a nursing home where staff can have their employment terminated for speaking out when they witness sexual, physical and psychological abuse/assault- are not safe. While the threat of employment termination hangs over the head of staff witnessing wrongdoing - your family members are not safe.

Your family members are not safe because staff who are afraid their employment is at risk if they report will - SEE NOTHING, SAY NOTHING AND HEAR NOTHING.

TO THE PREMIER, MINISTER LUCAS AND MINISTER ELLIOT

SHAME ON ALL OF YOU THAT THE ONLY WAY STAFF ARE ABLE TO STOP ASSAULT, ABUSE AND NEGLECT IS TO CONTACT THE MEDIA OR REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE.

SHAME ON ALL OF YOU FOR MISLEADING QUEENSLAND HEALTH STAFF TO BELIEVE THAT THE REPORTING OF SUCH ABUSE/ASSAULT WILL BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. IT IS NOT.

SHAME ON ALL OF YOU THAT YOU ALLOW THE ABUSERS TO FLOURISH AND REMAIN EMPLOYED WHILST THE INFORMANTS OR WHISTLEBLOWERS ARE VILIFIED AND VICTIMISED.

SHAME ON ALL OF YOU THAT THE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE SEVEN FEMALE VICTIMS - TO LIVE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT - WAS NOT PROVIDED BY QUEENSLAND HEALTH.

DOES ANYONE AT BRAMBLE HOUSE, EVENTIDE, BRIGHTON HAVE FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SERIOUS MATTER?

Please see posts: 26, 27 February 2009 and 29 March 2009.


Other documents and evidence regarding other cases covered up by Queensland Health will be posted shortly. Another Network Ten video will be posted soon.
TO VIEW ALL OF SING'S POSTS, SIMPLY RETURN TO THE TOP OF THIS POST AND CLICK ON THE WORD "SING" IN THE RECTANGULAR BOX.

WHAT'S NEW? QUEENSLAND HEALTH BREACHES THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE AGED CARE ACT 1997.

Once again Eventide Nursing Home, Brighton has been found to have breached the Aged Care Act by not reporting physical assault:
An investigation of the issues has found that Queensland Health breached their responsibilities under the Aged Care Act 1997. The details of the breach are:

the service failed to put in place, within 24 hours of the start of the incident/suspicion of the physical assault, arrangements for management of the resident's behaviour. Consequently, the service could not use discretion not to report and therefore should have reported these incidents to the Department and Police in accordance with Section 63-AA(2)of the Aged Care Act 1997.

ONCE AGAIN, SING SUGGESTS THAT A PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO EVENTIDE, BRIGHTON IS IMPERATIVE.

SHAME, PREMIER AND MINISTER LUCAS , SHAME: QUEENSLAND HEALTH F0UND TO HAVE BREACHED ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE AGED CARE ACT AGAIN.

SING had been informed that Queensland Health has been found by the Department of Health and Ageing (DOHA) to have breached its obligations to James Jenner and Mrs Jenner as Enduring Power of Attorney:

(1) The service (Queensland Health) breached its obligations in relation to communication practices and
(2) Had not conducted twice daily dressings of the tracheostomy stoma.

SING also has evidence of severe excoriation of James Jenner's genital region. Other clinical care issues regarding James Jenner will be posted soon.

There was conflicting evidence given by certain Queensland Health staff of Cooinda House, Redcliffe and Redcliffe Hospital, regarding the behaviour of Mrs Jenner's advocates. SING has copies of statements from witnesses supporting the exemplary behaviour of these advocates.

There is also conflicting evidence regarding the 28 August 2007, when advocates and witnesses presented with Mrs Jenner to both facilities - Cooinda House, Redcliffe and Redcliffe Hospital. It appears that Queensland Health senior management were more concerned that a protected Whistleblower wore her Eventide badge to these facilities, than in the clinical care issues surrounding the care of James Jenner.

Mrs Jenner was informed by a senior Cooinda House manager on the 28 August 2007, that if she wished to view or copy the files of her son, she would have to go through Freedom Of Information to do so. She stated that it was "state health department policy". This was before Mrs Jenner lost Guardianship of her son on the 31 August 2007 - only 8 days before James's death. One of the "Interested Parties" to this guardianship hearing was the same Cooinda House manager.

But Premier, who was questioned and cautioned regarding the death of James Jenner? His Mother, Premier.

And Premier, who had to endure three hours of a Queensland Police Service interview? His Mother, Premier.

And who had her Guardianship removed from her, just days before James's death? His Mother, Premier.

And who was under surveillance? His Mother, Premier.

SING SUGGESTS THAT NO ONE IS SAFE WHO REPORTS ABUSE, ASSAULT OR NEGLECT. FAMILY MEMBERS WHO QUESTION THE CARE OF THEIR LOVED ONES ARE BULLIED AND VICTIMISED. SOME, LIKE THIS MOTHER END UP BEING INTERVIEWED BY THE P0LICE OR PUT UNDER SURVEILLANCE. IN FACT, IT WAS JAMES JENNER'S MOTHER WHO INFORMED THE POLICE THAT JAMES HAD DIED IN REDCLIFFE HOSPITAL - THREE DAYS AFTER HIS DEATH. EVIDENCE AVAILABLE.

WHISTLEBLOWERS WHO REPORT ASSAULT, ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF THE ELDERLY AND VULNERABLE CITIZENS IN THEIR CARE, HAVE THEIR EMPLOYMENT TERMINATED, THEIR HOURS REDUCED OR REMOVED OR ARE QUOTED THE "CODE OF CONDUCT" OR AS SOME REFER TO IT AS "CODE OF COVER UP", TO STIFLE THEM FROM EVER SPEAKING OUT AGAIN. SING KNOWS OF THREE WHISTLEBLOWERS WHO HAVE EITHER HAD THEIR EMPLOYMENT TERMINATED OR THEIR CASUAL HOURS REMOVED, WHEN THEY BROUGHT SERIOUS MATTERS TO THE ATTENTION OF QUEENSLAND HEALTH.




JAMES ROBERT JENNER: BORN 12 JANUARY 1975 - DIED 8 SEPTEMBER 2007 IN REDCLIFFE HOSPITAL.


PLEASE SEE POST 17 MARCH 2009

SING is informed that an external review of the DOHA's findings can be requested within 14 days. This external review would be heard by the Aged Care Commissioner's office; but why would any family member bother? Anyone viewing the Four Corners segment on aged care atrocities on 1 June 2009, now realise that this external office of review has no teeth. James Jenner died on the 8 September 2007. Various entities were contacted before and after his death - including DOHA. This recent revised outcome from DOHA to Mrs Jenner is dated just 4 days after the Four Corners segment. SING suggests for an outcome to take so long is an insult to the memory of James Jenner and his Mother.

SING further suggests that the promise made by Minister Justine Elliot on the 26 March 2008 to Network Ten's senior journalist that: "People should not be afraid to come forward with information" carries as much weight and credibility as her interview did with Four Corners.

SING has more damning evidence to post shortly. This will include evidence of DOHA's woeful revised letter to Mrs Jenner admitting that Cooinda House, Redcliffe senior management: "that the service did not consistently ensure it communicated with you effectively". SING suggests that this comment is a gross understatement of the way in which Mrs Jenner was treated, when she dared to complain about her son's care.