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Four nurses have been found guilty of professional misconduct after a vulnerable Indigenous man, who took his own life in a mental health ward, was recorded in observations as âsleepingâ because the nurses did not enter the room to check on him.
The man, given the pseudonym Patient A, took his life in a Sydney hospital some time during the night of May 26, 2017, after he voluntarily admitted himself because he had spoken to his GP about suicidal ideation. The 49-year-old, who lived in his car, had already tried to take his life multiple times that year.
After several days at the hospital, he was detained as an involuntary patient in the Acute Mental Health Unit when he said he âhad nothing leftâ and âwould not be here in a weekâ. On May 26, he was noted to be in a state of âsevere agitationâ.
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CONSTRUCTION on Ipswich’s new $91 million Acute Mental Health Unit will begin next week.
It is at the heart of West Moreton Health’s expansion to service the fastest growing area in Queensland.
Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said the state government has invested more than $146 million over five years for stage one of the expansion of Ipswich Hospital and associated health services. West Moreton Hospital and Health Service board chair Michael Willis.
Construction company BESIX Watpac has been appointed as the main works contractor to build the new three-storey mental health facility.
It will feature three internal courtyards for patients and their families.
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Yvette D Ath
Construction will begin next week on the new $91 million, 50-bed Acute Mental Health Unit (AMHU) at the heart of the West Moreton Health’s current expansion.
Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Yvette D’Ath said construction company BESIX Watpac had been appointed as the main works contractor to build the three-storey mental health unit.
“The Palaszczuk Government has invested more than $146.3 million over 5 years for Stage 1 of the master-planned expansion of Ipswich Hospital and related health services to meet the needs of the fast-growing region,” Minister D’Ath said.
Galway Bay FM
2 March 2021
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Galway Bay fm newsroom – Concerns are being raised over a considerable drop in admission rates at the Acute Mental Health Unit at UHG.
The matter has been raised at Regional Health Forum West level by Councillor John Connolly.
He notes that occupancy rates last year were down considerably, with over two thousand less patients passing through the unit compared to 2019.
He has asked if this was due to limitations on capacity as a result of Covid-19, but an immediate answer was not available.
Councillor Connolly says the sharp drop in admittals is a cause for concern and clarity is needed.
Galway Bay FM
23 December 2020
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Galway Bay fm newsroom – A new report has found that reported incidents of restrictive practices at UHG’s Adult Acute Mental Health Unit more than doubled year-on-year.
Figures released by the Mental Health Commission show the use of restrictive practices at the unit rose from 233 in 2018 to 492 in 2019.
The report details the number of times restrictive practices, such as the use of physical restraints and seclusion, were used at the UHG unit between 2018 and 2019.
In 2018, there were 52 incidents of seclusion recorded – this figure increased to 78 in 2019.
In total, 49 residents were secluded in 2018 – with the figure increasing to 60 last year.