Healthy hospital staff posed as ‘fake’ patients for Victorian minister’s visit, investigation confirms
Health minister Mary-Anne Thomas says 10 people who were not unwell were inside Colac area health’s urgent care clinic during her 2023 visit Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s health minister says an investigation has confirmed that 10 hospital staff posed as “fake patients” during her visit to a regional care clinic last year, including one who arrived by ambulance.Mary-Anne Thomas said the deception had been arranged to make the clinic appear more busy.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
Health minister Mary-Anne Thomas says 10 people who were not unwell were inside Colac area health’s urgent care clinic during her 2023 visit
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Victoria’s health minister says an investigation has confirmed that 10 hospital staff posed as “fake patients” during her visit to a regional care clinic last year, including one who arrived by ambulance.
Mary-Anne Thomas said the deception had been arranged to make the clinic appear more busy.
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