The criminal finding was a conviction relating to offences of dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception and making false document to obtain financial advantage. The doctor had become involved in a scheme involving doctors and lawyers to defraud insurance...
Background Recently the Queensland Court of Appeal looked at this issue.[2] In that case, the doctor was a locum psychiatrist and his employment was terminated following a complaint letter from junior doctors at the Hospital regarding his performance. A notification...
Key issues In this case the Court was required to determine whether the Plaintiff’s stroke symptoms progressed despite, not because of, the administration of thrombolysis treatment. The case highlights the difficulty of demonstrating causation in medical negligence...
The complaint concerned a circumcision undertaken by Dr Al-Naser on 6 September 2018 on a five month old male patient (the Circumcision), and the follow up care on 6 and 7 September 2018. The Patient experienced some bleeding and was subsequently admitted to Hospital...
The cardiologist was the subject of an investigation for maladministration of an indigenous health program. The matter was investigated by health service investigators and a report dated 17 August 2018 set out their findings, analysis and relevant enquires undertaken...
A 6 year old boy was awarded £37 million (AUD$67.39) after suffering catastrophic brain damage following a delay in administering anti-viral medication. The Claimant contracted the Herpes Simplex virus at birth at Watford General Hospital in 2012. He suffered...