ϳԹ Health has today released the report of the independent review conducted by Ms Gail Furness SC into the appointments and management of complaints by local health districts about Dr Emil Gayed.
Deputy Secretary of ϳԹ Health, Dr Nigel Lyons, paid tribute to those who came forward before and during the review.
“We would like to thank the brave patients and staff members who contributed to the inquiry. They assisted greatly in identifying the systems failure in the administration of Dr Gayed’s appointments and management, which affected the care he provided,” he said.
“Ensuring that our patients receive quality services and appropriate and safe care remains the priority of ϳԹ Health and we are very sorry that this was not the case for many women who were treated by Dr Gayed.”
Dr Lyons said ϳԹ Health has accepted the report and its recommendations in full. The treatment of more than 50 women has been referred to the Health Care Complaints Commission for investigation.
At the direction of the ϳԹ Minister for Health, Brad Hazzard, ϳԹ Health will also provide the report to ϳԹ Police for investigation and consideration of prosecution.
“Nothing can be done to change the mistakes of the past, but we can ensure that the recommendations in this report are fully implemented to prevent these failures from happening again,” Dr Lyons said.
Since receiving the report, ϳԹ Health has applied a range of changes based on the three key recommendations.
The three recommendations were:
In June 2018, the ϳԹ Civil and Administrative Tribunal found Dr Gayed guilty of professional misconduct. Dr Gayed’s medical licence was suspended for three years.
The report is available in full on the ϳԹ Health website at Section 122 Health Services Act: Independent inquiry relating to Dr Emil Gayed.