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A case scenario on patient privacy – can I discuss a deceased patient’s care with their family members?
Meridian Lawyers often receives calls from doctors and other health practitioners requesting one-off advice relating to their day-to-day practice. Recently,…
A case scenario on death certificates – who can sign them and when?
Meridian Lawyers often receives calls from doctors and other health practitioners requesting one-off advice relating to their day-to-day practice. One…
Federal Court of Australia confirms Professional Services Review (PSR) has the power to order part repayments
Professional Services Review (PSR) is a Commonwealth Agency whose objective is to protect the integrity of the Commonwealth Medicare benefits,…
Coroners Court Directions Hearings now required within 28 days for mandatory inquest deaths
The Victorian State Coroner recently issued Practice Direction 5 of 2020 – ‘Directions Hearings in Mandatory Inquests’, requiring that in…
No half doses in pharmacy ownership
A reminder to pharmacy proprietors of their key responsibilities Meridian Lawyers regularly assists a range of healthcare professionals to understand…
VCAT upholds use of immediate action power to suspend doctor over social media use
Meridian Lawyers recently published an article examining the power to take immediate action against health practitioners under section 156 of…
UK High Court applies established duty of care principles to legalise professional guidance which permits disclosure of confidential information to a proximate third party without consent
ABC v NHS — Background The UK High Court[1] applied established duty of care principles to legalise professional guidance which…
Three years on from the chaperone review, AHPRA celebrates changes to the regulatory landscape of sexual boundaries notifications
In 2017 Professor Ron Paterson delivered the Independent review of the use of chaperones to protect patients in Australia report…
Accidentally sending an email to the wrong email address can cost you
Key lessons from ‘SD’ and ‘SE’ and Northside Clinic (Vic) Pty Ltd [2020] AlCmr 21 We recently published an article…
Professional Services Review (PSR) launches telehealth review
Professional Services Review (PSR) is a Commonwealth Agency whose objective is to protect the integrity of the Commonwealth Medicare benefits,…