Health Minister Mark Butler said Ahmad Rashad Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebde “cannot practice nursing anywhere in Australia.”
Two nurses who threatened to kill an Israeli patient at Bankstown Hospital in Sydney are permitted to practice anywhere in Australia and are forever banned.
The NSW Nursing and Midwifery Council suspended registration of Effence Effence Ahmad Rashad Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebde on February 13, 2025.
Illness comments have no place in health care
Originally filmed in a video handed out by Israeli influencer Max Veyfer, the video sparked anger after hearing that Lebde said, “I won’t deal with them, I’ll kill them.” Ta.
Meanwhile, Nadir added: “How many Israelis came to this hospital, I sent them to Jahannam (the Islamic term of hell) and literally sent them to Jahannam.”
The Prime Minister, Health Minister, NSW Premier, opposition leaders, unions and Jewish community groups are all denounced the comments.
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Minister Butler emphasized that medical professionals have an obligation to treat all patients equally, regardless of background.
“The idea that you pick a particular group in our community and show that you don’t care about them is not tolerating them, all the principles of our health care system. It’s against that,” he said.
Nursing and Midwifery Council takes action to protect its citizens
The Nursing and Midwife Council, which includes nurses, midwives, community members and legal representatives, decided to suspend nurses at their February 13th meeting.
“The Council advised the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA) to record this suspension in the public register of practitioners.”
The Nursing and Midwifery Council said it could not release details about the decision, including reasons and details regarding the complaint. However, both have the right to appeal.
Continued investigation into patient safety
The incident also raised concerns about the safety of public hospitals in New South Wales (NSW), particularly all patients treated with Jewish patients.
NSW Health Minister Ryan Park confirmed that authorities were reviewing past patient records at Bankstown Hospital to ensure that patients are not harmed under nurse care.
Park said at this stage there was “no evidence” that the patient was negatively affected by the behavior of the two nurses, but emphasized that it was early in the investigation.
“But I want to be clear. We’ve only really started that detailed work and I have to do this thoroughly. It has to be done very enthusiastically. Because I want to make sure I can guarantee the community, and in particular, the Jewish community that has been hurt in the last 24 hours has given us confidence and trust in our health and hospital system here in New South Wales. You can keep it up,” he said.
Shadow Health Minister Kelly Sloan asks records of all patients treated by Bankstown Hospital staff to urgently review and investigate “unfavorable or unknown outcomes” on February 12th. .
The Epoch Times contacted the Health Department for comment.
