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...
The Background At trial, the Plaintiff (Mr Chester) claimed that in 2009 the WA Country Health Service (WACHS) was negligent in failing to treat him as having suffered a dislocation of his acromioclavicular joint (rather than subluxation) and failing to make or...
Facts On 17 October 2016, the plaintiff consulted the GP for the first time, complaining of severe leg pain. She reported her pain to be “8 out of 10”. The doctor took a history and completed a basic examination. He prescribed moderate pain relief and requested some...
Facts In 2017, Dr Gill and Mr Herron had commenced proceedings against HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Ltd (HarperCollins) and author, Mr Cannane, (together the Publishers), for the publication of “Fair Game: The Incredible Untold Story of Scientology in...
Background In July 2021, the Tribunal published its reasons in respect of Mr Laycock’s conduct, an enrolled nurse, in respect of Patients A and B (the Patients). Mr Laycock was found to have breached the boundaries that ordinarily exist between nurse and patient,...
Facts In September 2019, Ms Pichinte Solis worked 10 shifts at a residential aged care facility as a registered nurse, despite unsuccessfully applying on multiple occasions and having not met the requirements for registration. Her employment was terminated by the...
Background An investigation by Specsavers led to the discovery that between 4 February 2015 and 19 January 2016, the last day on which the applicant and Ms McKernan worked together, 410 prescriptions were altered by a person using the applicant's login details. The...
These sites were specially set up (with origins dating back to the 1950s) to give disabled people the chance to participate in employment and further their workplace skills, while socialising in the process. Supported employees at the sites perform work such as basic...
The revised code will come into effect on 29 June 2022 and applies to the following National Boards: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Chinese Medicine Chiropractic Dental Medical radiation practice Occupational therapy Optometry Osteopathy...
The background Since it was never suggested that the Patient had consented to the risk of being burnt, the resolution of the case turned on what caused the scarring, and, in particular, whether the Patient was burnt by the treatment. A County Court judge found that...