Canberra Health Services has defended the Canberra Hospital's ICU after one of its directors launched legal proceedings against the organisation and two of its executives for allegedly trying to silence her whistleblowing about work health and safety concerns.
ICU clinical director Dr Bronwyn Avard filed a statement of claim in the Federal Court on Wednesday alleging that hospital actions against her started only after she made formal complaints and that those actions were retaliation to her raising concerns.
