Ten staff members posed as fake patients at a regional Victorian hospital to pretend it was busy during a visit from the health minister. An investigation by the Health Department confirmed Colac Area Health had staff registered as patients in the Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) when Victoria's Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas visited on August 9, 2023. An investigation into the saga confirmed that some medical staff were sitting in the waiting room while others were in beds, with one even occupying a
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Ten Colac Area Health staff members, who worked in other sections of the hospital, attended the urgent care clinic during the visit and sat in the waiting room.