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Complaint Review: Catriona Clerkin - Sydney
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Catriona Clerkin
Barker St, Randwick NSW Sydney, 2031 Australia
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Catriona Clerkin Irish Healthcare Worker Humiliates Patients Incorrect Medication, Arrogant, Stole my Property Sydney New South Wales
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I was a patient at the Prince of Wales hospital, Mental Health Intensive Care Unit in early 2015. Unfortunately during that period I was experiencing a lot of stressors in my family life, my fiance' was on the verge of breaking up with me and I succumbed to my past history of illicit drug use. Because of my actions unfortunately my illness ended up returning and I needed to be hospitalised.
When I got brought into hospital, I had two very expensive watches' on me, which were taken away by staff and stored in a container with my other belongings.
I was manic and constantly knocking on the office door asking for various things, and just trying to get some attention as I was feeling vulnerable and confused. Catriona Clerkin was one of the health care worker's assigned to look after me. On various occaisions she gave me extra medication, (without me asking for it) in an attempt to over-medicate and drug me up. I always refused but then she always threatened me that if I don't take it, she would call security to subdue me and inject me with a needle. I am convinced she wanted to drug me up constantly as her intention was to steal one of my watches as I was asleep.
After a couple of months being in hospital I got released, and had all of my possessions returned, except for my black Breitling watch, which costed me over 15 000 dollars. The staff who brought me in luckily wrote down what belongings I had on me, and the disappearance of my watch got investigated by the hospital manager. But my watch was never returned and I was never reimbursed.
Recently I was at the pub nearby the hospital having a beer with some friends, and Catriona, her partner and several other people came in as well too. My immeidate response was to leave the venue and prevent anything unruly from occuring, due to our past. When I got up to leave though, I saw Catriona's partner was wearing my Breitling watch! I knew it was mine and he did not just happen to buy the same watch, because the band on my Breitling watch had a distintive scratch on it, due to me scraping it on some gym equipment. That scratch was on the Breitling watch her boyfriend was wearing. I confronted Catriona and her boyfriend about this, and was immediately confronted with threats of violence by her boyfriend, who also grabbed me by my shirt collar and pushed me. I did not care about the assault, did not report it to police and just wanted my watch back.
When I left the pub I immediately reported that Catriona's boyfriend had my watch to the management of the hospital. I was told the matter would be investigated by the mental health manager and have not heard from anybody since. I have made numerous phone calls and sent various emails, all of which have been abruptly dismissed by management at the Prince of Wales hospital.
I want to use this rip off report to warn people that if they are ever admitted into the Prince of Wales hospital in Randwick, and you are nursed by Catriona Clerkin, give your belongings to your loved ones' to return home. Catriona will steal anything that is valuable and there will be nothing you can do about, as she is friend's with hospital management and will use her position to suppress you in trying to get your belongings back.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Cotton
Sydney,New South Wales,
Australia
Just an Arrogant Hierarchy Climber
#2Author of original report
Fri, April 20, 2018
I actually remember when those watches went missing, and Jason the manager asked all staff members at a couple of times, if anybody knew the whereabouts of those watches. I am surprised and shocked about the possibility of Catriona being the person who stole them. Like what Vishnu said, she was difficult to work with for all the reasons above and then some.
I recall her asking me for my opinion on some patients, but remember it just coming off as ingenuine. She was doing a management course at the time and it was obvious she was just practicing manipulating people. But yeah, she was very arrogant. The one thing I distinctly remember about her is her refusal to do care level checks, like it was beyond her.
Vishnu
Sydney,New South Wales,
Australia
I Use To Work With Catriona
#3UPDATE EX-employee responds
Wed, December 27, 2017
In regards to the claim of this report, that she stole the two watches, I am unsure and cannot verify this. What I will say though, Catriona had a reputation at the Prince of Wales hospital as being a bully. She routinely demeans cleaners, nursing assistance, wardsmen etc., people whom she seemed of lower class and value than her. A lot of our wardsmen, cleaners and nursing assistance refused to work when she was on or in charge of the shift. People felt like they were on egg shells when working with her. If I had the choice, I would not work with her. Her and Anthony Parkin would bully other staff when working, yet routinely refused to do anything themselves.
