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ISBN: 978-0-9805051-8-4© 2010 Copyright in this work is held by the Corruption and Crime Commission.Division 3 of the Copyright Act 1968 (Commonwealth) recognises that limitedfurther use of this material can occur for the purposes of “fair dealing”, forexample, study, research or criticism. Should you wish to make use of thismaterial other than as permitted by the Copyright Act 1968 please write to theCorruption and Crime Commission at the postal address below.This report and further information about the Corruption and Crime Commissioncan be found on the Commission Website at www.ccc.wa.gov.au.Corruption and Crime CommissionPostal Address PO Box 7667Cloisters SquarePERTH WA 6850Telephone (08) 9215 48881800 809 000(Toll Free for callers outside the Perthmetropolitan area.)Facsimile (08) 9215 4884Emailinfo@ccc.wa.gov.auOffice Hours8.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., Monday to Friday.
CORRUPTION AND CRIME COMMISSIONHon. Barry House MLCHon. Grant Woodhams MLAPresident of the Legislative Council Speaker of the Legislative AssemblyParliament HouseParliament HouseHarvest TerraceHarvest TerracePERTH WA 6000 PERTH WA 6000Dear Mr PresidentDear Mr SpeakerIn accordance with section 84 of the Corruption and Crime Commission Act 2003,the Commission presents the Corruption and Crime Commission report onMisconduct Handling Procedures in the Western Australian Public Sector: WAHealth.Yours faithfullyThe Hon. LW Roberts-Smith, RFD, QCCOMMISSIONER9 April 2010
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Page 11 and 12: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY[1] This report pr
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(2) regional to district hospitals
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medication chart … sometimes it d
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Pharmacist plus support staff). The
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… I’ve checked our policy and p
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... there probably is scope for abu
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… I have a heightened awareness [
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(b)The notion that the misconduct r
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(2) endeavoured to improve communic
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The available policies, guidelines
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2.5.4.1 Risk Register Review[233] T
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approach is not adopted by SMAHS”
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emails each day … we’re busy cl
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temazepam … I asked the staff mem
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they were entitled to “take” fr
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… the hospital has got rid of the
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[287] Executives had varying views
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CHAPTER THREEISSUES RELEVANT TO THE
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issues raised and recommendations m
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[310] Several SHEF members raised t
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… sure, budget always plays a par
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… I don’t know that it’s [Cor
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• The Schedule 8 cupboard in whic
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esuscitation room. There had been t
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[363] Local level inquiries were ma
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[373] The Commission is not critica
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… a doctor was raiding the ED [em
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• 78.4% of respondents were from
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[384] Question 2: As an employee wi
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• 81% of respondents indicated th
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Management has demonstrated to me a
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The Department of Health is serious
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[408] Question 15: To whom within W
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[414] Scenario 5: A junior doctor i
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Criminal Code; there is also a risk
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constitute misconduct and the syste
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[438] The Commission also conducted
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APPENDIX113
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MISCONDUCT MANAGEMENT IN WA HEALTH:
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YEAR MONTH MISCONDUCT-RELATED ACTIO
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WA Health Organisational Integrity
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Corporate Governance and Public Hea
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Misconduct Resistance: Framework Ov
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Progress: Completed InitiativesMisc
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ENDNOTES1 In its response the Depar
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