Latest news: Dhulwa Mental Health Unit

Wajiid Kakar, an Afghan asylum seeker and murderer, has died at a Canberra mental health facility. The ACT Coroner will investigate.

The ACT Government will set up a board to implement all recommendations of the Inquiry into the "dysfunctional" Dhulwa Mental Health Unit.

The Dhulwa Secure Mental Health Unit is "dsyfunctional", according to a report published yesterday, which recommends improvements.

Former Fair Work Commissioner Barbara Deegan will chair an independent public inquiry into the Dhulwa Mental Health Unit.

Following repeated calls by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation ACT and the Canberra Liberals, the ACT Government has today agreed to launch an independent inquiry into the Dhulwa Mental Health Unit.

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Foundation has repeated its calls for an independent inquiry into the Dhulwa Mental Health Unit after a nurse was maimed and WorkSafe ACT issued a prohibition and improvement notice in response to another incident last week.

Nurses at the Dhulwa Mental Health Unit cannot provide proper care for unwell patients due to failings of the ACT Government, the Australian Nurses and Midwifery Foundation (ANMF) – ACT Branch said today.

Canberra Health Services acknowledges that Dhulwa Mental Health Unit is one of its “most challenging health facilities to operate,” but has acted swiftly to address staff concerns, a spokesperson said today in response to criticism by the nurses’ union ANMF following allegations staff were assaulted by inmates.

Patients at the Dhulwa Mental Health Unit are out of control and staff are leaving, claiming the ACT facility is the worst they've worked at.