(SCROLL DOWN FOR AUDIO)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Professor David says he has \u201ccome out fighting\u201d following the \u201coutrageous\u201d decision not to appoint \u201cthe essential young man who\u2019s a key to the whole thing\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not happy with the business about the non appointment of this young man,\u201d Professor David told FIVEAA on Friday.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can have all the processes in the world\u2026 but it was that some people determined that he wasn\u2019t going to get the job.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s been working there since 2011 — seven years. He\u2019s an outstanding member. There is no one else of his capacity\u2026 it virtually costs nothing to have him so why do you change it?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Health Minister Stephen Wade said the decision was a \u201crecruitment and selection process, which was done on a merit basis\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cA person was appointed to the role and there are due processes,\u201d he said. \u201cThe selection processes are there for a purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMy understanding is he\u2019s not there fulltime — my understanding is less than half a day a week. The contribution he makes to the team was assessed as part of a merit based process.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve sought further advice on that and I\u2019m happy to receive further advice from Professor David or the gentleman involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Minister Wade also confirmed the unit would continue to treat patients from overseas, which had been in question.<\/p>\n \u201cThe state government is completely committed to providing craniofacial treatment for overseas humanitarian cases,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cOnly yesterday the government gazette reaffirmed the fact that treatment for overseas patients will be completely free\u2026 <\/p>\n \u201cProfessor David raised concerns and we\u2019ll continue to work with him to ensure the unit is the best it can be.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW HERE:<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Professor David David and Health Minister Stephen Wade appear at loggerheads over the status of an oral surgeon Professor David believes is the \u201ckey\u201d to the ongoing success of the Craniofacial Unit he founded. (SCROLL DOWN FOR AUDIO) Professor David says he has \u201ccome out fighting\u201d following the \u201coutrageous\u201d decision not to appoint \u201cthe essential […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[249,231],"tags":[246,245],"geo_market":[],"class_list":["post-28030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-leon-byner","category-show","tag-fiveaa-app","tag-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n