Health Law
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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…
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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. The law recognises…
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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?
by Tom Maling and Mitch Evelyn We recently received a question in response to our article What Duty of Care…
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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…
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Medical Misdiagnosis
When doctors don’t reach the right answer A doctor’s duty of care covers diagnosing health conditions and for many conditions…
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Psychiatric side effects of common Asthma medication
By Tom Maling The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), who is responsible for medication approvals and safety in Australia, has issued…
