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Coroner finds man who died in Calvary Hospital's ED was given no 'chance of survival'

Coroner finds man who died in Calvary Hospital’s ED was given no ‘chance of survival’

Compensation LawMedical Negligence

An ACT coroner, Ken Archer, has found the 2016 death of Canberra man Maarouf El-Cheikh at Calvary Hospital occurred after he received “sub-optimal” care that did...

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medical negligence and colonoscopy

General surgeon banned temporarily following hundreds of incomplete surgeries

Compensation LawMedical Negligence

An Albury-based general surgeon has had conditions imposed on her registration to not practise medicine. These conditions appear to have been imposed on the registration...

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Cosmetic Surgery and Medical negligence

Reported restrictions on the use of the title “surgeon”

Compensation LawMedical Negligence

After a series of stories exposing the disturbing and unsafe practices of a number of cosmetic surgeons in Australia by the Sydney Morning Herald and...

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Close call – child's MRI under anaesthesia delayed

Close call – child’s MRI under anaesthesia delayed

Medical Negligence

Yesterday, Nine News published a story of a two year old girl with a rare birth defect that allegedly almost went undiagnosed. The full story...

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Iron infusions, a procedure to treat iron deficiency and anaemia

Iron infusions, a procedure to treat iron deficiency and anaemia

Medical Negligence

Iron infusions may seem like a harmless and benign medical intervention. You may even have benefitted from having had one in the past. They are...

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Medical-Treatments

Rorting the system

Medical Negligence

A joint investigation between the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and ABC’s 7.30 recently revealed there has been a substantial increase of Medicare billings, many...

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Breast Cancer Awareness and Breast implant-associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)

Breast Cancer Awareness and Breast implant-associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)

Compensation LawGeneral LawMedical Negligence

Throughout the month of October, communities of friends, families, and colleagues will come together to raise awareness for breast cancer, with October marking Australia’s Breast...

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time limits in medical negligence

Claiming compensation in time

Medical Negligence

The timing in which a medical negligence claim is made in New South Wales is important and is something that all potential claimants should be...

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Calls for greater patient safety - Welcome news for patients undergoing cosmetic procedures in Australia

Calls for greater patient safety – Welcome news for patients undergoing cosmetic procedures in Australia

Medical Negligence

In November 2021, an external and independent review was commissioned by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and the Medical Board of Australia to...

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the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency

Cosmetic Surgery Complaints Hotline

Medical Negligence

On 5 September 2022, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (“Ahpra”) established a cosmetic surgery complaints hotline.  The hotline is a dedicated phone number staffed...

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Cosmetic Surgery and Medical negligence

What are medical regulators doing in the cosmetic surgery space?

Medical Negligence

Today, The Sydney Morning Herald, published a story of the medical regulator releasing a multi-year plan to create new accreditation standards for cosmetic surgery. The...

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emergency department fills up and medical negligence

Emergency department visits jump as staff call for ‘outdated’ system fix

Compensation LawMedical Negligence

Today, ABC News, published a story of a jump in Emergency Department (ED) visits as more Australians are waiting longer. One night in June, Alice...

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