Allegations of Fake Patients at Victorian Health Service

The Victorian Health Minister and a local Liberal MP are at odds about the significance of 'fake patients' at Colac Area Health, where an investigation is ongoing to determine whether staff and relatives posed as patients during a visit by the minister. The health minister has described the allegations as 'serious' and the Victorian opposition has called for an independent inquiry, while the MP representing the area believes there is nothing unusual about such behavior and maintains there is no evidence of adverse outcomes. The health minister has denied any knowledge of or involvement in the alleged 'fake patient' ruse but said an investigation would get to the bottom of the situation.