Most registered health practitioners are aware of the obligation to notify the National Board of certain events should they occur. …
Insights Sectors: Allied Health
Mar 5, 2020
INSIGHT: Health practitioner seeks help from the Federal Court to uncover identity of negative Google reviewer
Meridian Lawyers regularly assists health practitioners to respond to queries or complaints by AHPRA about their online advertising. In the…
Mar 3, 2020
INSIGHT: Dentist seeks help from the Federal Court to uncover identity of negative Google reviewer
Meridian Lawyers regularly assists health practitioners to respond to queries or complaints by AHPRA about their online advertising. In the…
Feb 21, 2020
INSIGHT: AHPRA releases revised Guidelines for Mandatory Notifications about registered health practitioners
On 21 February 2020, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) released revised guidelines in anticipation of changes to mandatory…
Feb 10, 2020
INSIGHT: Audio and Video Records – are they legal?
It may seem an easier way in this technologically savvy world we inhabit, to simply record information or other data…
Jan 13, 2020
INSIGHT: A case study in causation
Chester v WA Country Health Service [2019] WADC 152 The facts Mr Chester (Plaintiff) was a 26 year old male…
Dec 11, 2019
INSIGHT: Payroll tax clampdown on healthcare clinic operators
In recent times, there has been a strong focus by revenue authorities on tax compliance by health service providers including…
Dec 6, 2019
INSIGHT: Coroner recommends new standard for in patient observations
The Coroner has recommended that the Chief Psychiatrist in Victoria formulate a directive in relation to standard protocols for conducting…
Oct 28, 2019
INSIGHT: Nurse slammed for profiting under patient’s will and pressuring peers
Meridian Lawyers recently published a Health Insights article discussing the risks involved when health care professionals receive and retain gifts…
Sep 25, 2019
INSIGHT: What happens to healthcare complaints in Western Australia?
The Health and Disability Services Complaints Office (HaDSCO) handles complaints about health, disability and mental health services in Western Australia….
Jan 15, 2019
INSIGHT: My Health Record: Important Information for Healthcare Providers
Introduction My Health Record is an online summary of an individual’s key health information. A My Health Record will be…