Health Law
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Over-prescription of reflux medications is causing risk to patients
In July 2017, we posted an article on research that linked common reflux drugs to increase risk of premature death.
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Claims against aged care facilities – negligence, battery and contract
Did you know that if you or someone you love does not receive proper treatment in an aged care facility,…
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New Aged Care Laws on Physical and Chemical restraints are Inadequate.
In our submission to the Aged Care Royal Commission, we have analysed new Federal government laws on physical and chemical…
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New Laws on Physical and Chemical Restraints in Nursing Homes
The Federal Government has introduced a new law dealing with use of physical and chemical restraints in Aged Care Facilities/Nursing…
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What should I keep track of after my personal injury? Our guide to your personal injury diary
If you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident, at work, by medical negligence or suffered any other personal injury, you will know that…
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Can I sue a nursing home for the death of a person?
On 5 October 2018 a visitor to our website posted a question to us in our ‘What Duty of Care…
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Psychological injury because of death to family member
Can you sue someone because death of a family member has caused you a psychological injury? Yes.
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Royal Commission into Aged Care must cause legal change on chemical restraints
Nursing home residents are currently discriminated against when it comes to laws regulating use of medications to control behaviour. Put simply, there…
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Can nursing homes prevent a person with dementia from leaving the facility?
We recently received a question in response to our article What Duty of Care does a Nursing Home Have? It…
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Surgical Errors
Surgical errors include cutting of arteries or nerves, performing the wrong procedures, improperly inserting a medical device, leaving instruments in…
