The facts The respondent, Mr Rubino, suffered pain from a hyperkeratosis, more commonly known as a corn, on the sole of his right foot, which interfered with his ability to work. Mr Rubino attended approximately 19 consultations with Dr Ziaee, a general practitioner...
Strengthening privacy rights: The report recommends the introduction of a new "right of erasure" which would allow individuals to request that their personal information be deleted in certain circumstances. This would align Australia's privacy laws with those of the...
The background Mrs Fuller was to have a spinal anaesthetic for the caesarean birth of her second child. The registrar had initially attempted insertion of the introducer (larger needle) and the spinal needle (smaller needle) at the level of L4/5 and then L3/4. He was...
Background Patient A, an infant, was born with both male and female genitalia and was admitted to the NICU at the Hospital in which the Practitioner was employed full-time. The Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) alleged that between 23 and 28 June 2020, the...
Background As a result of a genetic abnormality, Ms Waine suffered a miscarriage in April 2017. Later that year, she became pregnant again but terminated the pregnancy in October 2017 due to the presence of the same genetic abnormality. To bring some joy back to her...
A recent District Court trial of a man accused of grievous bodily harm following his use of force against a security officer trying to prevent him leaving a Perth Hospital has highlighted the difficult position that hospital staff face in this type of scenario. The...
The background On 15 March 2021, the (then) Minister for Health met with a person (Patient) who made allegations of inappropriate behaviour against a medical practitioner who worked at the Royal Hobart Hospital. The Minister and her staff were very concerned for the...
The background Dr Shah (a pseudonym) was charged with two counts of indecent assault and one count of serious criminal trespass in a place of residence. The complainant was a receptionist employed at the Medical Practice at which the Dr Shah worked as a general...
The Background Virginia Weekes was a 70-year-old woman who died at home on 4 April 2020. She had undergone a colonoscopy in December 2019 (with excision of two benign polyps and discovery of mild internal haemorrhoids), and an operation for a femoral hernia repair...
Background This case relates to the professional conduct of Dr Rakhi Basu when she worked as a junior doctor at Bacchus Marsh Hospital under the supervision of Dr Surinder Parhar, a senior doctor and the Director of Obstetrics between 2008 and 2011. During this...