Verita Report

The Verita reported, having spent 3 hours reading it yesterday, is almost damning of the management at the hospital. At last today, the local accredited media almost says as much as well.

It paints a picture also of heroic efforts in the operating theatre following what is referred to as the accident in the theatre. However what happened should never have happened. Particularly telling is the reference by one of the referees on the relevant CV which states that re-employment circumstances would occur "as a Registrar".

Reading through the report it is clear that this a telling failing of management. For too long in all walks of life we have encountered people who cover their backs and say it was not their fault. Something as simple as checking references and not following up has ultimately had terrible consequences and rather than look at themselves it appears blame has been sought to be apportioned unfairly on the one person who appears to have acted properly throughout. In addition, throughout this time, lawyers have vilified his character in Court, and people, whoever they may be, have spread rumours through the community.

Equally, accredited reporting throughout the time seems to have taken as fact situations that evidently weren't fact but reported them as such without taking a balanced view.

I am also not sure why some States members referred to the release of the report as having been to bury it because of the short notice they were given to read it. It was available on the States website last night and readable within 4 hours or so, which I did. So it cannot be beyond States members surely, to read, to understand and to be able to have questions ready - or am I missing something.