September 10th, 2020 
Qld health accused of fudging bed figures: ‘A sad state of affairs’
Trial begins over alleged hospital errors
The trial of a nurse who has accused the Department of Health of a cover up has begun in the trial of seven doctors who were accused of manipulating figures for patients in Queensland.
Barrister David Shearer claims the department and health board failed to act adequately towards its claims that health workers were exaggerating bed counts while under investigation and could not account for “significant” discrepancies between figures and reports.
The health board has said the hospital claims could not account for “significant” discrepancies between the hospital reports and the recorded i강릉출장샵 강릉출장안마nformation.
“The allegations have been very clearly 슬롯 머신made in court that we were under investigation and we have, as a matter of fact, taken the findings of the investigating officers and, as it’s alleged, we haven’t, so we’ve been completely mis-informed,” Health Minister Terry Mulder told reporters at a press conference in Brisbane on Monday.
He said the ministry’s board of health had, for some time, sought a response from the department to the claims which involved allegations of understaffing, excessive bed numbers, excessive use of bednets and poor treatment of sick patients.
실시간 카지노“We’ve just been told in the last week we’ve received and responded to an application. That has come through to us so as far as we’re concerned, everything is all set up,” Mr Mulder said.
The Health Department also confirmed the case against nine Brisbane staff members, including chief executive John F. Kelly, had been dropped in March 2013.
Mr Mulder said the health board believed the allegations were a “very serious matter”.
“The board of health is aware there was a serious allegation and that investigation concluded. It has been referred to the appropriate state and federal authorities for further investigation,” he said.
The health board is seeking $1 million in damages from a group of health staff who allege the department was negligent and breached the health secretary’s duty of care to their patients, “in the face of evidence that was, to put it mildly, inconsistent”.
Mr Mulder said he hoped a hearing would be held later this year to determine how far any claim would go.
Qld government says health board should have had answers before $1.7m claim
Mr Mulder had earlier said that it had received a claim that hospital claims data was understated by about a third while reports of understaffing and inappropriate use of bednet
