In David McMullen's recent article, Could a patient's super pay for their dental treatment?, David shares his insights on: Early access to superannuation on compassionate grounds for medical treatments including dental. Dentist's role in certifying applications for...
David provided a legal analysis of the Royal Commission’s Interim Report and Gemma joined Ray Glickman (Principal – From Left Field) and Wendy Barrett (Advocate Team Leader – Advocare) for a panel discussion on open disclosure. Here we share our top 5 takeaways on...
The Quality of Care Principles under the Aged Care Act 1997 were amended with the aim of minimising the use of physical and chemical restraints in residential aged care, effective 1 July 2019. The amendments came in a climate of adverse media coverage (notably, images...
The AMA has released its new 10 Minimum Standards for Prescribing to ensure patient safety and high-quality health care. The AMA’s new Prescribing Standards are consistent with medical ethics and frameworks for the quality use of medicines, and were developed to make...
Key issues In this case, the Court of Appeal was required to determine whether the trial judge had erred in finding that hospital’s medical practitioners had requisite expertise to provide treatment advice; in finding loss was no more than loss of a mere chance of...
The ACL is found in Commonwealth legislation and also applies as a law of Western Australia by operation of the Fair Trading Act 2010 (WA). This article by David McMullen outlines what constitutes an unfair contract term, who the laws apply to and what happens if a...
David McMullen from Panetta McGrath and Chris Nicoloff from Bentleys (WA) teamed up this week to present a multidisciplinary discussion centering on the new Standard 8 - Organisational Governance. The session was well represented by members of the aged care sector. We...
You should consider these factors when looking to lease new premises or when a lease of existing premises is up for renewal. For some top tips, please click on the image below to download a full copy of David McMullen's article originally published in the Australian...
On 4 July 2019, Berrington Care Group Pty Ltd and Berrington Group Pty Ltd went into voluntary administration. Berrington is a well-known provider of residential aged care to the premium end of the Perth market, and its voluntary administration has attracted...
The Aged Care Amendment (Movement of Provisionally Allocated Places) Bill 2019 (Bill) was introduced into the House of Representatives on 24 July 2019. The Bill proposes to amend the Aged Care Act 1997 (Act) to enable the Secretary of the Department of Health (or...