Update published 29 August 2018: Board removes links to past disciplinary decisions – but not all of them Australian medical practitioners…
Insights Sectors: Medical Practitioners
Jun 8, 2018
INSIGHT: Missing faxed scan result triggers the Coroners Court to call for robust standards regarding the communication of radiology results
The Coroners Court of Victoria has called for the development of a set of standards specifically setting out systems for…
May 31, 2018
INSIGHT: Sparks v Hobson; Gray v Hobson [2018] NSWCA 29: Is this a prelude to the expansion of the peer professional opinion defence in NSW?
A recent decision by the NSW Court of Appeal has given rise to hopes that the current interpretation of the…
May 24, 2018
INSIGHT: ‘SafeScript’ Roll-out: An update for practitioners on important regulatory changes from 1 July 2018
The Victorian Department of Health has confirmed that the implementation of the ‘SafeScript’ real-time prescription monitoring system will begin later…
Apr 18, 2018
INSIGHT: Supreme Court of Victoria confirms availability of statutory privilege over clinical records in VCAT
In a not uncontroversial decision by the Supreme Court of Victoria late last year, the doorway to statutory privilege over…
Apr 18, 2018
INSIGHT: National registration of paramedics – mandatory notifications: what paramedics need to know about their mandatory reporting obligations
With national registration of paramedics set to commence later this year, paramedics should start to familiarise themselves with the obligations…
Apr 15, 2018
INSIGHT: Overhaul gets the go ahead for mandatory reporting laws regarding treating healthcare professionals
On Friday 13 April 2018, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Health Council meeting of Australia’s health ministers unanimously agreed…
Mar 14, 2018
INSIGHT: Outrage as junior UK doctor is convicted of manslaughter and struck off
Introduction The UK case involving Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba, a junior doctor convicted of manslaughter and subsequently struck off the UK…
Mar 8, 2018
INSIGHT: Accepting gifts from patients – before you partake of that bottle of wine, stop and consider a few factors
Most GPs experience infrequent offers of gifts from their patients over the course of their career. Occasional gifts of wine,…
Mar 1, 2018
INSIGHT: Victoria to roll out real-time prescription monitoring system in 2018
In response to a growing number of deaths and harm resulting from the misuse of prescription medicines in Victoria, the…
Feb 26, 2018
INSIGHT: Medical Board seeks community input on revised sexual boundaries guidelines
The Medical Board of Australia (MBA) is currently taking submissions regarding changes it proposes to make to the existing guidelines…