Jayant Mukundray Patel is an Indian-born American surgeon who was accused of gross negligence whilst working at Bundaberg Base Hospital in Queensland,Australia. Deaths of some of Patel's patients led to widespread publicity in 2005. In June 2010,he was convicted of three counts of manslaughter and one case of grievous bodily harm,and sentenced to seven years' imprisonment. In August 2012,all convictions were quashed by the full bench of the High Court of Australia and a retrial was ordered due to "highly emotive and prejudicial evidence that was irrelevant to the case" laid before the jury. A retrial for one of the manslaughter counts resulted in acquittal and led to a plea deal where Patel pleaded guilty to fraud and the remaining charges were dropped. On May 15,2015,he was barred from practising medicine in Australia.
Queensland Health is the public health system in Queensland,Australia,comprising sixteen statutory Hospital and Health Services (HHS'),the Department of Health and Queensland Ambulance Service. Each HHS provides health services to its local area,with Children's Health Queensland supporting state-wide paediatric specialist services. The Department of Health provides corporate support such as payroll,finance,information technology and procurement,and provides clinical governance over the health system's operations. Queensland Health provides free or low-cost health services to Medicare card holders in Queensland,and some services to New South Wales and Northern Territory patients where services are unavailable locally.
Sir Raphael West Cilento,often known as "Ray",was an Australian medical practitioner and public health administrator.
The 2001 Queensland state election was held on 17 February 2001 to elect the 89 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The result of the election was the return of the Labor Party (ALP) government of Premier Peter Beattie,with an increased majority in a landslide. Labor won 66 seats,easily the most it has ever won in Queensland and one of Labor's best-ever results nationwide. There was a 10.07% swing towards Labor,while One Nation suffered a 13.98% swing against it,losing eight seats.
Donald Alastair Cameron,was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served in federal parliament from 1946 to 1961,representing the Division of Oxley in Queensland. He was a doctor by profession and held ministerial office as Minister for Health in the Menzies government from 1956 to 1961. After losing his seat he served a term as High Commissioner to New Zealand (1962–1965).
Bruce Stephen Flegg is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2004 to 2015,representing the electorate of Moggill in south-western Brisbane for the Liberal Party and its successor the Liberal National Party. He was the leader of the state Liberal Party from 2006 to 2007 and served as Minister for Housing and Public Works in the Newman government from April to November 2012.
The 1989 Queensland state election was held in the Australian state of Queensland on 2 December 1989 to elect the 89 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. This was the first election following the downfall of eight-term premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen at the end of 1987.
Kevin Izod O'Doherty was an Irish Australian politician who,as a Young Irelander,had been transported to Tasmania in 1849. He was first elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1867. In 1885 he returned to Europe briefly serving as an Irish Home Rule MP at Westminster before returning in 1886 as a private citizen to Brisbane.
Moggill is an electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in the state of Queensland,Australia. The electorate is held by Dr Christian Rowan,for the Liberal National Party of Queensland.
Leisha Teresa Harvey is a former Australian politician. She was a National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1983 to 1989,representing the electorate of Greenslopes. She served as Minister for Health in the government of Mike Ahern government from 1987 until her sacking in January 1989. She lost her seat at the election that December,and was not long out of Parliament when she was charged with numerous counts of misappropriation of public funds concerning her usage of her official credit card. After a high-profile trial in 1990 and subsequent conviction,she spent five months in prison and a further seven months in home detention.
John Joseph Herron was an Australian politician,ambassador and surgeon who was a Liberal member of the Australian Senate from 1990 to 2002,representing Queensland. From 1996 to 2001 he was the Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs. From 2002 to 2006 he was the Australian Ambassador to Ireland and the Holy See.
Wylie Talbot Gibbs is an Australian former surgeon and politician. He served in the House of Representatives from 1963 to 1969,representing the Liberal Party.
Jacob Stumm was an Australian politician. He was a Ministerialist member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for the seat of Gympie from 1896 to 1899 and a Commonwealth Liberal Party member of the Australian House of Representatives for Lilley from 1913 to 1917.
David Francis Gibson is an Australian former politician who was the 18th member for Gympie in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2006 to 2015. In January 2015 Gibson retired from State politics.
The 2015 Queensland state election was held on 31 January 2015 to elect all 89 members of the unicameral Legislative Assembly of Queensland.
Gregory Brian Kehoe was a politician in Queensland,Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
William John Glasson is an Australian ophthalmologist. He was President of the Australian Medical Association 2003–05. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Liberal National Party of Queensland in the contest for the seat of Griffith,held by the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd,in the 2013 federal election. He was again unsuccessful in the by-election held on 8 February 2014 as a result of Rudd's resignation from Parliament.
Teresa (Tess) Rita O'Rourke Cramond AO,OBE (1926-2015) was an Australian doctor and the director of the Multidisciplinary Pain Centre at the Royal Brisbane Hospital. Her career spanning fifty years,was dedicated to improving the use of anaesthesia,resuscitation and pain medicine,with specific reference to the relief of cancer pain and palliative care.
Ifereimi Waqainabete is a Fijian politician and Member of the Parliament of Fiji who served as Minister for Health and Medical Services in the FijiFirst government from 2018 to 2022. Before entering politics Waqainabete was a general surgeon in Fiji and associate professor of general surgery at Fiji National University,former president of the Fiji Medical Association,president of the Pacific Island Surgeons Association,and former chairman of Fiji Medicinal Board. He was on leave from his academic and surgical duties to partake in the 2018 elections as a candidate for the Fiji First Party.
Jeannette Rosita Young is an Australian medical doctor and administrator who is currently Governor of Queensland,since 1 November 2021. Before being sworn in as Governor,Young was Chief Health Officer of Queensland from 2005 to 2021.
