Qld health worker sacked after sex abuse

A SENIOR staff member at a Queensland mental health facility for teenagers has been sacked for ignoring sexual abuse allegations.

Health Minister Lawrence Springborg said the misconduct, which revealed other clinical issues when investigated, had been occurring at the Barrett Adolescent Centre at Goodna, west of Brisbane, for about a year.

Mr Springborg said the abuse had been patient-on-patient, but refused to reveal further details out of respect for the privacy of the victim.

"We're talking here about young people ... that have extremely complex mental health care needs," he told reporters.

"They're obviously very sensitive, their families are very sensitive, they themselves are in a very fragile state.

"The more it's speculated on, the more pressure that is actually put on them."

Opposition health spokeswoman Jo-Ann Miller said while an investigation was appropriate, the overarching issue was about the centre.

Ms Miller said she had heard reports of two patients in the past day committing self-harm because they were concerned they'd be moved to adult facilities.

"We have a situation where the patients and the parents and the staff at the Barrett centre do not know what its future may be," she said.

"They want the minister to come clean about the future of this centre."

But Mr Springborg has vowed the centre will not be closed down until he is confident suitable alternatives are available for patients.

Queensland police, the Crime and Misconduct Commission and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency have been informed of the sexual abuse complaints.

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