Orders against health practitioners

The Health Ombudsman took immediate registration action by imposing conditions on the registration of Manyara Chimuka, effective 15/09/2023.

Details of Manyara Chimuka’s registration, including the full list of imposed conditions, can be viewed on the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency website.

Conditions imposed include the requirement the Practitioner, Manyara Chimuka:

1. Must practise only in employment and at practice locations approved by the Health Ombudsman and published on the Office of the Health Ombudsman website.
2. Must not be the most senior nurse and/or sole nurse on any shift when practising as a registered nurse.
3. Must not prescribe, possess, supply, administer, handle, dispense, access or check, including as emergency treatment supplies or doctor’s bag stock, any monitored medicine listed in Schedule 2, Part 4 of the Medicines and Poisons (Medicines) Regulation 2021 as amended from time to time and as published at https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/html/asmade/sl-2021-0140#sch.2, other than when directly observed by another registered nurse (Division 1) or when prescribed to the practitioner by a registered health practitioner for a genuine personal therapeutic purpose.
4. Must not practise in any independent community care role while these conditions are in force.

Employment

The following employment and practice locations have been approved by the Health Ombudsman:

• Ipswich Hospital - Chelmsford Ave, Ipswich Qld 4305.

• the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal sets the decision aside
  or
• the Health Ombudsman removes the conditions imposed on Manyara Chimuka’s registration under section 65 of the Act.

The Health Ombudsman took immediate registration action by imposing conditions on the registration of Ali Kaya, effective 6 September 2023.

Details of Ali Kaya’s registration, including the full list of imposed conditions, can be viewed on the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency website.

The conditions imposed include the requirement that Ali Kaya:

1. must not practise in any role requiring patient contact (including supervision of
   other practitioners engaged in patient contact). The practitioner may only use their
   professional knowledge to practise in management, administration, education, research,
   advisory, regulatory or policy development roles that do not involve any patient contact.
   1. For the purpose of this condition, 'patient' is defined as:
      1. any person awaiting, requiring, or receiving the professional services of an unregistered or registered health practitioner
      2. any person residing in accommodation managed by the practitioner's employer.
2. must only practise as a health practitioner in employment and at practice location/s approved by the Health Ombudsman.
   

The following employment and practice locations have been approved by the Health Ombudsman:

• Arcare Aged Care (Hope Island) - 10 Halcyon Way, Hope Island Qld 4212

In accordance with section 62(2) of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 (the Act), the Health Ombudsman’s decision will continue to have effect until:

• the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal sets the decision aside
  or
• the Health Ombudsman removes the conditions imposed on Ali Kaya’s registration under section 65 of the Act.

The Health Ombudsman took immediate registration action by suspending the registration of Liam Benjamin Stewart aka Liam John De Wit, effective 17 August 2023.

The suspension of registration means that Liam Benjamin Stewart aka Liam John De Wit is prohibited from practising as a nurse for the duration of the suspension.

Details of Liam Benjamin Stewart aka Liam John De Wit’s registration can be viewed on the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency website.

In accordance with section 62(2) of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 (the Act), the Health Ombudsman’s decision will continue to have effect until:

• the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal sets the decision aside
  or
• the Health Ombudsman revokes the suspension imposed on Liam Benjamin Stewart aka Liam John De Wit’s registration under section 65 of the Act.

The Health Ombudsman took immediate registration action by suspending the registration of Michele Lorna Pauline Peroumal aka Michele Lorna Pauline Moore, effective 8 August 2023.

The suspension of registration means that Michele Lorna Pauline Peroumal aka Michele Lorna Pauline Moore is prohibited from practicing as a nurse for the duration of the suspension.

Details of Michele Lorna Pauline Peroumal aka Michele Lorna Pauline Moore's registration can be viewed on the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency website.

In accordance with section 62(2) of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 (the Act), the Health Ombudsman’s decision will continue to have effect until:

• the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal sets the decision aside
  or
• the Health Ombudsman revokes the suspension imposed on Michele Lorna Pauline Peroumal aka Michele Lorna Pauline Moore's registration under section 65 of the Act.

The Health Ombudsman took immediate registration action by suspending the registration of Kathleen Gaye Jessup, effective 7 July 2023.

The suspension of registration means that Kathleen Gaye Jessup is prohibited from practicing as a nurse for the duration of the suspension.

Details of Kathleen Gaye Jessup's registration can be viewed on the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency website.

In accordance with section 62(2) of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 (the Act), the Health Ombudsman’s decision will continue to have effect until:

• the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal sets the decision aside
  or
• the Health Ombudsman revokes the suspension imposed on Kathleen Gaye Jessup's registration under section 65 of the Act.

Prohibited from providing any support or health service in an unregistered capacity, paid or otherwise, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity.

The practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service, paid or otherwise, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity.

This means the practitioner must not provide any health service at all.

The practitioner must not practise in any role requiring patient contact (including supervision of other practitioners engaged in patient contact). The practitioner may only use their professional knowledge to practise in management, administration, education, research, advisory, regulatory or policy development roles that do not involve any patient contact.

For the purpose of this condition, 'patient' is defined as:

• any person awaiting, requiring, or receiving the professional services of an unregistered or registered health practitioner; and
• any person residing in accommodation managed by the practitioner’s employer.
  

The practitioner must practise only in employment and at practice locations approved by the Health Ombudsman and published on the Health Ombudsman website.

The following practice locations have been approved by the Health Ombudsman:

• Arcare Aged Care (Hope Island) - 10 Halcyon Way, Hope Island Qld 4212

On 6 September 2023, QCAT imposed the following prohibition order:

Pursuant to section 107(4)(b) of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013, the practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service.

Practitioner is prohibited from providing any health service, paid or otherwise, in a clinical or non-clinical capacity.