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 11 August 2014, the Plaintiff underwent an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) and subsequently required subcutaneous injections of heparin twice daily. The first heparin injection was administered by a female nurse who “pinched” the Plaintiff’s left thigh and administered...
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (“Tribunal”) found that the Practitioner behaved in a way that constitutes professional misconduct after he: declared on five occasions when applying to renew his registration that he had met the Continuing Professional...
In March 2017, Patient A was admitted to hospital reporting difficulty breathing and chest pain. While alone in the X-ray room with Patient A, after making inappropriate comments about her breasts, the radiographer touched and squeezed Patient A’s right breast for...
The respondent suffered further injury as a consequence of having developed Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). The ARDS in turn caused the respondent to suffer cardiac arrest, multi-organ failure and other injuries. Whilst the appeal challenged a number of...
In part one of exploring best practice in note-taking and record-keeping, we explored the importance of record-keeping, current laws and codes relevant to note-taking, using and disclosing records, how notes should be taken and whether they can be altered and the...
In part one of exploring best practice in note-taking and record-keeping we look at: Why records should be kept Current laws and codes relevant to note-taking Using and disclosing records How notes should be taken Whether records can be altered Length of time records...
The complaint in respect of each patient was separated into two issues: the medical treatment provided to the patient; and the failure to maintain adequate medical records for that patient. The matters that were the subject of each complaint which related to the...
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...
On 13 August 2019 the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 (WA) was read for the second time in Parliament. So how will it work? The Bill proposes that to be eligible to access voluntary assisted dying, a person must: have reached 18 years of age and have decision...