fake patients

  • Letter to the editor

    Embarrassed by hospital’s ‘fake patients’ As a former employee of CAH., and long-term resident of this community, I feel disappointed, embarrassed and ashamed to hear the recent events associated with our health service. The so-called “fake patients” incident has posed, in my opinion, some questions to be asked. What if it had all gone wrong, […]

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  • News in Brief

    Drivers escape injury Emergency services were kept busy in Colac on Friday afternoon with two crashes at intersections, but no medical treatment required for drivers or passengers. Police and other emergency responders were called to a two-vehicle crash at the corner of Hesse and Dennis streets just after 4pm on Friday, and a separate incident […]

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  • Colac Area Health leaders return to roles

    Colac Area Health CEO Fiona Brew has returned to her role this week following the completion of a State Government investigation into the “fake patient” incident which occurred almost 10 months ago.

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  • EDITORIAL

    The fake patients saga hit a disturbing new low last week.

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  • Hospital board appalled by media leak

    The Colac Area Health Board of Directors is “appalled” at the leaking of a confidential report into the hospital’s fake patient incident to a metro news outlet last week.

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  • Hospital responds to report

    Colac Area Health has issued an apology for the “fake patients” incident in the wake of a Health Department investigation.

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  • “Fake patients” investigation complete

    A Health Department investigation has confirmed Colac Area Health staff presented as “fake patients” during a ministerial visit in August last year.

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  • CEO to stay for investigation

    Colac Area Health chief Fiona Brew has decided to continue working at Colac until the investigation into allegations made public last week are complete, rather than starting at Portland District Health today.

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