This Is The Funniest Story I Have Seen On The Opt-Out Rollout Of The #myHealthRecord.

It seems the ADHA staff, presumably recognizing what a poor idea they were implementing, needed extra sick leave to cope!

November 27 2019 - 4:30AM

Sick days soared amid My Health Record flap

·         Adrian Rollins

The troubled introduction of the opt-out deadline for the $1.5 billion My Health Record may have taken a heavy toll on those tasked with its implementation.

ADHA staff recorded a spike in sick leave during the financial year of the My Health Record rollout.

Sick leave among ADHA workers reached an average of 14.2 days in 2018-19, the highest incidence among any Commonwealth agency, pushing the agency's overall rate of unscheduled absences out to an average of 17 days - well in excess of the average of 11.4 days across all agencies, and far above its absence rate of 11.5 the year before.

The full article is here:

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6512595/sick-days-soared-amid-my-health-record-flap/


It’s hard to believe but there you go, or maybe there are other reasons. I am sure others could think of a few. It is a worry that what the bosses at the ADHA desired, stressed the staff so much, and is pretty sad!

Having the worst level of sick leave among all Commonwealth Agencies is not a badge of honour and suggests some fundamental malaise to me.

To also add to the very non-funny goings on at the ADHA has anyone else noticed that their Summary response to the Audit - i.e the spun version is made public while a fuller detailed response to the Audit is not provided. These guys really are transparency central - NOT! (Audit Report p58)

David.