Carmel Sparke HOSPITAL bosses have apol- |
said “ dirty linen ” had been removed from a quiet room to |
returned to this area , further action will be taken .” |
sending out emails like these , it is better to work with doc- |
spirit of the award , but since COVID-19 , he felt administrators |
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ogised after ordering doc- |
prevent any future sleeping , |
Numerous doctors con- |
tors-in-training to manage their |
had come under more staffing |
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tors-in-training to stop napping |
with security tasked with mon- |
tacted AMA NSW , which alerted |
fatigue and support their well- |
pressures and were “ squeezing ” |
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on night shifts . |
itoring any further abuse . |
the local health district . |
being ,” he said . |
doctors in response . |
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Executives from Manning |
“ It has been brought to our |
Dr Sanjay Hettige , co-chair |
“ They will have happier , bet- |
Hunter New England Local |
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Hospital in Taree , NSW , sent a |
attention by security that this |
of the AMA NSW Doctors- |
ter-functioning employees who |
Health District said the Man- |
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stern email last month inform- |
room is being used at night for |
in-Training Committee , said |
deliver better patient care .” |
ning medical administration |
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ing doctors that they should be |
sleeping ,” the directive said . |
the issue appeared to be a “ wor- |
He stressed that the doc- |
had apologised to the doctors . |
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helping out in ED or in other |
“ Under no circumstance is |
rying trend ” following a similar |
tors-in-training award allowed |
“ All staff are encouraged to |
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wards should they find them- |
this room to be used as such . |
incident at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai |
doctors to rest during lulls in |
use the designated rest areas to |
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selves with no further duties overnight .
As part of the response , it
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Sleeping is not part of your job description .
“ If bedding is found to be
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Hospital in 2022 . “ I hope hospital administrators now realise that , instead of |
patient care if there were no tasks fitting the job description .
Most hospitals observed the
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take meal , rest or sleep breaks as required while ensuring patient care is a priority ,” it said . |
Dr Sanjay Hettige . |
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Guilty plea for selling body parts |
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AAP THE wife of a former morgue |
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manager has pleaded guilty to |
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shipping stolen human body |
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parts — including hands and |
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heads — to a network of buyers |
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across the US . |
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Prosecutors accused |
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Denise Lodge of negotiating |
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online sales of numerous |
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items , including two dozen |
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hands , two feet , nine spines , |
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portions of skulls , five dissected |
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human faces and two |
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dissected heads . |
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The dissected cadavers , |
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which had originally been |
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donated to Harvard Medical |
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School for research , were |
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taken between 2018 and early |
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2023 without the school ’ s |
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knowledge or permission . |
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One of the buyers , who |
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owned a store called Kat ’ s |
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Creepy Creations , allegedly |
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paid US $ 600 ($ 937 ) for two |
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desiccated faces . |
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Another allegedly sent Ms |
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Lodge US $ 200 ($ 312 ) with a |
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memo that read “ braiiiiiins ”. |
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And there was also a payment |
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of US $ 1000 ($ 1562 ) for |
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“ head number 7 ”. |
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Federal prosecutors originally |
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announced they were |
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charging Ms Lodge last |
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year , along with her husband |
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, Cedric Lodge , and five |
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other people they said were |
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involved in the trade . |
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Ms Lodge ’ s lawyer said |
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in a recent interview that |
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Ms Lodge ’ s husband was |
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orchestrating the business |
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and she “ just kind of went |
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along with it ”. |
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The lawyer added that |
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“ what happened here is |
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wrong ” but no-one lost |
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money and the matter was |
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“ more of a moral and ethical |
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dilemma … than a criminal |
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case ”. |
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Bodies donated to the |
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school are used for education |
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, teaching or research |
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purposes . Once they are no |
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longer needed , the cadavers |
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are usually cremated and |
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the ashes are returned to |
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the donor ’ s family or buried |
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in a cemetery . |