Many pharmacy business owners are interested in becoming franchisees in order for them to trade with the benefit of national…
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May 2, 2018
INSIGHT: Misuse, interference or loss of personal information by pharmacists – new mandatory notifications for data breaches
On 22 February 2018, mandatory data breach notification requirements were incorporated into the Privacy Act 1988 (Act) and now apply…
May 2, 2018
INSIGHT: Expanding or contracting your pharmacy? Don’t forget Pharmacy Location Rule 121
Expansion of a pharmacy may take place where the floor size of a pharmacy is increased, for example by expanding…
Apr 18, 2018
INSIGHT: NSW Health Services Organisations face key changes to Root Cause Analysis procedures
Recently passed amendments to the Health Administration Act 1982 (NSW)[1] have been celebrated by the NSW government as an improvement…
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 20, 2018
INSIGHT: Reflections on a recent experience with ‘hot tubbing’ in the Coroners Court
‘Hot tubbing’ expert witnesses has been a growing trend in the Victorian judicial system and particularly in the Supreme Court…
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…