UNA responds to AHS dismissal of Code of Conduct complaint A denial of natural justice
The United Nurses of Alberta have received a response to a Code of Conduct complaint filed on Friday, September 18, 2009. The complaint was filed in response to misleading or untrue public remarks Alberta Health Services CEO Stephen Duckett has been making about nursing in Alberta.
The UNA complaint noted that "His mistruths are creating an environment that hinders nurses' ability to perform their functions." UNA also charged Duckett's remarks are tantamount to bullying.
On November 18, 2009, the UNA received a response from AHS Ethics and Compliance Officer Noela Inions, dismissing the complaint. UNA Secretary/Treasurer Karen Craik and 2nd Vice-President Jane Sustrik responded to the AHS dismissal, raising questions of how the Code of Conduct complaint could be dismissed through an investigation that "was completed without even interviewing he complaintants." Craik and Sustrik described the AHS investigation as "a denial of natural justice."
No further appeal process exists, but UNA responded on December 4, 2009 with a letter outlining their continued concerns about Duckett's public remarks and the AHS investigation process.
Documents UNA Code of Conduct complaint (September 18, 2009). Read Response from AHS Ethics and Compliance Officer Noela Inions (November 18, 2009) Read UNA response to AHS (December 4, 2009) Read |
