Rosemary Milkins former senior executive at HealthQuest, notorious N.S.W. government medical office, appointed Deputy Commissioner of N.S.W. Fire Brigades

Received a letter from Milkins 30/03/09 after complaining to DPC about HealthQuest withholding medical advice which would have faciltated a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis in the person to whom I now provide full-time care, rather than the psychological disorder her govt employer was reporting, identifying me as the likely cause. On behalf of the D-G DPC, Milkins stated the matter had been referred to Minister for Health. No response was received. Subsequent complaint to DPC resulted in advice that HealthQuest had been dispensed with and the matter referred to employer's CEO and Minister responsible for that portfolio. Inadequate responses which did not acknowledge the issue and indicated only that a complaint against management submitted prior to referral to HealthQuest had not been properly investigated.
DPC 'still' looking into it. Should make a good case study in support of the Aust Medical Association's call for General Practitioners to be granted the ability to refer patients for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Certainly makes mockery of Keneally's claim that her Cabinet would 'put care for the most vulnerable at the heart of govt.'

As a Firey and senior officer of the Brigade, I have kept contact and as an ex Vietnam digger, I have participated with the Brigade's Anzac Day march over the years. In particular, over the last ten years I have traveled from the Gold Coast to Sydney each year at considerable cost and inconvenience to attend the Brigades service and the march with the Brigade through Sydney. I have to admit that the real diggers (us returned service guys) has shrunk but it was always a good show with some new diggers and the try-hards wearing their father's or grandfather's medals.

2010 we have this upstart who was appointed by the Government some weeks before who attends the service, makes a speech and occupies time with her views and for all intents, I think she wanted to march - several colleagues said she wanted a uniform for this purpose.

First off you would have to ask why the Commissioner allowed this travesty, secondly you might ask why us attendees allowed this nasty piece of work to speak at our solemn occasion. Well most of us (diggers) were dumbstruck, you turn up and hear the usual mumbo jumbo and we all just think of past mates and wait for the conclusion of these idiots who really know nothing ( like speaking of their father or grandfather who actually did something whilst their experience has been cowering behind their mother or their other shields). It takes a while before you think - who is this bitch?? I guess we now know who it is and what it represents.

These socialist, feminist dogs are about altering everyones lives, beware of them and understand that they thrive under a Labour socialist government. To think that Labour means the Working Man is a joke. They hate the working man, they hate the middle class and in particular, the hate the pensioner and us old diggers.

I feel for the firemen pushed aside not listened to, regarding sexual assault inflicted upon them in a government organisation,but instead given a diagnosis of a personality disorder to shut them up without union support. Such a pity that the Union condoned such behaviour in the ranks. The same thing happened to Ken Thompson's wife; a diagnosis of a personality disorder to shut her up in the Family Court. Another government organisation that condones sexual assault.

I worked at DPC whilst Rosemary Milkins was there until she was asked to take up the senior role at NSW Fire and Rescue. Like many that came into contact with her, I was not impressed with her management style, nor the way that she interacted with staff. It was her way, or the highway. She came to DPC from NSW Health, and surrounded herself with cronies which she poached from that agency. This meant that she was able to build a series of layers around her. Those cronies became the pitbulls for motivating staff by harassment, or at the more serious end by bullying staff. We all knew where it came from, but she shielded herself from it by installing ex-Health staff sympathetic to her way of doing things.

It was extremely interesting to hear that she, of all people, was moved over to NSW Fire and Rescue with a charter to sort out the culture there. Send the bully, to fix up the bullying culture in another place. Maybe it was an attempt to re-educate her.

For those at NSW Fire and Rescue, you don't have to put up with it if she hasn't changed her spots. It might even pay to call Mr Chris Raper and Mr Brendan O'Reilly at DPC to let them know what she is up to at NSW F&R. Afterall, they installed her there at NSW F&R.