This absolutely disgusts me, having come through senior roles in ICT, and being personally impacted by the incompetence of this Acacia patient record management system. This government continues with the abuse by championing the individual(s) that we feel have driven repeated failure, toxic workplace and sadly death(s).
Words really can not represent the seriousness of the toxicity culture that this project continues to present.
There are victims and the side shuffling thumbs their noses at those impacted.
We can not forget this misadventure, for some this remains life long trauma.
Absolutely Correct! The crappy, inhouse developed medical systems PCIS, CARESYS and CCIS have been cumbersome and not fit for purpose! Meanwhile evryother hospital in the country went and purchased real working off the shelf medical systems!
The crappy medical systems lead to crappy medical outcomes! Doctors are telling me they need 7 different screens open to get a medical picture of the patient in front of them!
All Territorians are suffering due to this incompetence while fat cats bank real money!
Wait Til the Media make the connection between the senior manager is managing the failed ACACIA project now and the person who implemnted the crappy not fit for purpose current Medical Systems that have been causing all sorts of medical drama for Territorians for decades! I ll give you a hint: Lets keep this in the family!
NTG Work Health Safety Committee was disbanded in 2024 when CLP Finnochiaro won the election. NT employees do not have access to professional & independent resources therefore this investigation will be buried & ignored deliberately with impunity.
This Substandardness is very annoying, Is it any wonder the Northern Territory is seen to be a failed jurisdiction. SUPERFICIALITY and excessive secrecy will not fix these problems.
If the position of Ec02 – Executive Contract Level 2 – is true for the person concerned then these positions are exactly what the general public should have sight of the details. It’s not the AO3,4 or 5 positions that use up exorbitant amounts of taxpayer money – they are the front line employees that actually face the public day in day out. It’s the Executive Contract positions that blow the departmental budgets, with 12% superannuation on top presumably. As Lucio said, the clear lack of answers, of zero transparency is what perpetuates the reality of the NT as a failed jurisdiction in the eyes of residents and Australians across the country. The CLP said they’d clean up Labor’s 8-years of nothing, but we are yet to see a scrap of difference between the two.
Loyd the distinction is clear! The current CLP is a Dictatorship led by a Photo crazed lady and the distinct ALP was a Dictatorship led by a crazy…..oh yeah I see it now!!!
These dubious role transfers certainly need to be investigated further. There are already three independent, but potentially very closely connected, investigations involved here. Each of these investigations need to be completed with their findings and outcomes being able to be used to examine these role transfers in the fullness of context.
Firstly, the internal investigation into the alleged toxic work environment within the Acacia project has been completed and where the finding has confirmed that a toxic work culture did exist within CCSRP. Unfortunately, no further details around what actions may have been taken, or even the terms of reference, have been published.
Secondly, there is the investigation by the coroner, NT Police and NT Safe into the suicide of Shaun Joyce (and potentially others). This investigation will need to ascertain whether the toxic and unsafe work environment might have contributed to this tragic event. As expected, the details of this investigation are not available to the public, but it will be hoped that the Joyce family will be privy to appropriate findings and actions.
Thirdly, there is the investigation by the government Public Accounts Committee (PAC) into the costs associated with the implementation and management of the Acacia project. There are well articulated terms of reference for this investigation, including investigating the issues that were raised during the implementation of the project and the resolutions that were taken to resolve these issues.
The senior members of the program hierarchy, which includes those individuals that have been referred to explicitly in this news article, have had their opportunity to submit their understanding of the Acacia project outcomes to date. It appears that their view is that they did all that could realistically be expected of them to achieve those outcomes to date. Also by the way, it also looks like they were oblivious to any toxic culture within the project?
However, the PAC investigation has also received a number of submissions that disagree with their perspective. Those submissions have provided reasons why the Acacia project has not been as successful as it could, and should, have been. PAC has the responsibility to review all submission statements and determine whether there is evidence to either collaborate or refute them.
Once PAC has completed their investigations and published the findings, the cause-and-effect relationship between project failings, the toxic culture that pervaded the project and the personal impact to project members can then be truly realised.
Balanced and insightful comments Rod. It would, of course, be open to the Integrity and Ethics Commission to investigate any conduct captured by its legislation. It is likely that relevant referrals have or will be made.
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, Like you and the growing number of Territorians, l am not amused. Labor sits in opposition as stagnant as the CLP did, in fact l would argue Labor lacks the intelligence and/or “ gusto” to seize so many golden moments, bringing the CLP to account! It is apparently clear, now more than ever, Lia’s CLP functions as a communist stronghold of weak MLA’s, a group to frightened to act as representatives for the betterment of Territorians out of fear of retribution. I could have just stated the following as a response “It’s a piss take” ! Territorians were failed and dammed by Labor governance and later duped to be disrespected by the CLP! The CLP can smell the fear, Territorians aren’t impressed, this is why we are seeing so much presence from the CLP, almost to the the same level we see leading up to an election. Join me coupling your boot to both the CLP and Labors ring pieces at the next election! Until then stay safe, exercise a sigh and keep great! Daz
When DCIS was cut back to people who were only going to be doing project and contracts, unfortunately they did not keep the cream of the crop. Only the shit talkers survived. Since its inception with the Nifty Fifty, there has been a history of failed projects and budget over runs. To name the failed projects is a long list indeed. If I could actually think of one project that was successful and on budget, I would mention it. I cant. This department is full of executive failures who spend most of the time covering the mistakes by throwing staff under the bus. The movement of the higher level fools from the department to treasury is simply the stupid protecting the stupid with high paid jobs for which they have not qualifications.
This absolutely disgusts me, having come through senior roles in ICT, and being personally impacted by the incompetence of this Acacia patient record management system. This government continues with the abuse by championing the individual(s) that we feel have driven repeated failure, toxic workplace and sadly death(s).
Words really can not represent the seriousness of the toxicity culture that this project continues to present.
There are victims and the side shuffling thumbs their noses at those impacted.
We can not forget this misadventure, for some this remains life long trauma.
Absolutely Correct!
The crappy, inhouse developed medical systems PCIS, CARESYS and CCIS have been cumbersome and not fit for purpose! Meanwhile evryother hospital in the country went and purchased real working off the shelf medical systems!
The crappy medical systems lead to crappy medical outcomes! Doctors are telling me they need 7 different screens open to get a medical picture of the patient in front of them!
All Territorians are suffering due to this incompetence while fat cats bank real money!
Wait Til the Media make the connection between the senior manager is managing the failed ACACIA project now and the person who implemnted the crappy not fit for purpose current Medical Systems that have been causing all sorts of medical drama for Territorians for decades! I ll give you a hint: Lets keep this in the family!
NTG Work Health Safety Committee was disbanded in 2024 when CLP Finnochiaro won the election. NT employees do not have access to professional & independent resources therefore this investigation will be buried & ignored deliberately with impunity.
This Substandardness is very annoying, Is it any wonder the Northern Territory is seen to be a failed jurisdiction. SUPERFICIALITY and excessive secrecy will not fix these problems.
If the position of Ec02 – Executive Contract Level 2 – is true for the person concerned then these positions are exactly what the general public should have sight of the details. It’s not the AO3,4 or 5 positions that use up exorbitant amounts of taxpayer money – they are the front line employees that actually face the public day in day out. It’s the Executive Contract positions that blow the departmental budgets, with 12% superannuation on top presumably.
As Lucio said, the clear lack of answers, of zero transparency is what perpetuates the reality of the NT as a failed jurisdiction in the eyes of residents and Australians across the country. The CLP said they’d clean up Labor’s 8-years of nothing, but we are yet to see a scrap of difference between the two.
Loyd the distinction is clear! The current CLP is a Dictatorship led by a Photo crazed lady and the distinct ALP was a Dictatorship led by a crazy…..oh yeah I see it now!!!
At the ‘top end of town’ you’ll find the deepest swamp
These dubious role transfers certainly need to be investigated further. There are already three independent, but potentially very closely connected, investigations involved here. Each of these investigations need to be completed with their findings and outcomes being able to be used to examine these role transfers in the fullness of context.
Firstly, the internal investigation into the alleged toxic work environment within the Acacia project has been completed and where the finding has confirmed that a toxic work culture did exist within CCSRP. Unfortunately, no further details around what actions may have been taken, or even the terms of reference, have been published.
Secondly, there is the investigation by the coroner, NT Police and NT Safe into the suicide of Shaun Joyce (and potentially others). This investigation will need to ascertain whether the toxic and unsafe work environment might have contributed to this tragic event. As expected, the details of this investigation are not available to the public, but it will be hoped that the Joyce family will be privy to appropriate findings and actions.
Thirdly, there is the investigation by the government Public Accounts Committee (PAC) into the costs associated with the implementation and management of the Acacia project. There are well articulated terms of reference for this investigation, including investigating the issues that were raised during the implementation of the project and the resolutions that were taken to resolve these issues.
The senior members of the program hierarchy, which includes those individuals that have been referred to explicitly in this news article, have had their opportunity to submit their understanding of the Acacia project outcomes to date. It appears that their view is that they did all that could realistically be expected of them to achieve those outcomes to date. Also by the way, it also looks like they were oblivious to any toxic culture within the project?
However, the PAC investigation has also received a number of submissions that disagree with their perspective. Those submissions have provided reasons why the Acacia project has not been as successful as it could, and should, have been. PAC has the responsibility to review all submission statements and determine whether there is evidence to either collaborate or refute them.
Once PAC has completed their investigations and published the findings, the cause-and-effect relationship between project failings, the toxic culture that pervaded the project and the personal impact to project members can then be truly realised.
Sorry, I meant “corroborate” rather than “collaborate” above.
Balanced and insightful comments Rod. It would, of course, be open to the Integrity and Ethics Commission to investigate any conduct captured by its legislation. It is likely that relevant referrals have or will be made.
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen,
Like you and the growing number of Territorians, l am not amused.
Labor sits in opposition as stagnant as the CLP did, in fact l would argue Labor lacks the intelligence and/or “ gusto” to seize so many golden moments, bringing the CLP to account!
It is apparently clear, now more than ever, Lia’s CLP functions as a communist stronghold of weak MLA’s, a group to frightened to act as representatives for the betterment of Territorians out of fear of retribution.
I could have just stated the following as a response “It’s a piss take” !
Territorians were failed and dammed by Labor governance and later duped to be disrespected by the CLP!
The CLP can smell the fear, Territorians aren’t impressed, this is why we are seeing so much presence from the CLP, almost to the the same level we see leading up to an election.
Join me coupling your boot to both the CLP and Labors ring pieces at the next election!
Until then stay safe, exercise a sigh and keep great!
Daz
When DCIS was cut back to people who were only going to be doing project and contracts, unfortunately they did not keep the cream of the crop. Only the shit talkers survived. Since its inception with the Nifty Fifty, there has been a history of failed projects and budget over runs.
To name the failed projects is a long list indeed. If I could actually think of one project that was successful and on budget, I would mention it. I cant.
This department is full of executive failures who spend most of the time covering the mistakes by throwing staff under the bus.
The movement of the higher level fools from the department to treasury is simply the stupid protecting the stupid with high paid jobs for which they have not qualifications.