The key issues The key issues in this case includes the failure to: Recognise clinical symptoms and take appropriate action Arrange referral to hospital Conduct adequate assessments Monitor patient’s health status The background The case relates to a nurse...
The key issue What is the appropriate disciplinary sanction for psychologists entering into intimate relationships with former clients? The background The case relates to a registered psychologist who treated a client on 11 occasions for post-traumatic stress...
The key issue Whether the Court could issue a declaration that the mother of child “A” (the Applicant) could provide valid consent to Stage 1 puberty blocking medical treatment for “A” without the requirement to obtain the consent of “A”’s father. The background “A”...
The key issue The key issue in this case is boundary violations. The background The case relates to a GP who worked at a medical centre in Serpentine (Centre) which was adjoined to a community pharmacy (Pharmacy). There were two incidents which were the subject of the...
According to the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission: ‘Worker screening is a way to help check that the people who are working, or wish to work, with NDIS participants don't present an unacceptable risk to people with disability. Worker screening is an important...
In May 2014, the plaintiff, Mrs Jodie Lee (a litigation pseudonym) consulted the defendant, Dr Dhupar, an obstetrician and gynaecologist with a view to having an elective tubal ligation to prevent future pregnancies. Mrs Lee and her husband already had three children...
The key issue What is the appropriate disciplinary sanction for practitioners engaging in romantic (but non-sexual) relations with patients? The background The respondent was 27 years old at the time of meeting the 17-year-old detainee in 2018. After resigning...
The key issue What is the appropriate disciplinary sanction for practitioners found to have significantly breached patient trust? The background The case relates to an enrolled nurse (the respondent) who used a nurses-only key to access a patient’s wallet from...
The key issue What is the appropriate disciplinary sanction for inappropriate prescribing of Schedule 8 medicines over an extended period of time? The background An investigation was triggered by the daughter of Patient A who contacted the HCCC and reported that she...
These are some of the figures that have been noted in Ahpra’s annual report, published recently. No further action was taken for the same percentage of notifications in 2019/20 as it was in 2018/19. No further action was taken in 86% of paramedicine matters, followed...