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Nepean Hospital Medical Negligence

Makaroff v Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District [2021] NSWCA 107

Medical Negligence

A patient at Nepean District Hospital who suffered a shoulder injury has recently been awarded damages in the sum of $276,319.95 on appeal. On 19...

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hospital medical negligence

Conditions at Canterbury Hospital described as “third-world”

Medical Negligence

According to NSW Health, Canterbury Hospital services about 220,000 people from the surrounding area and manages about 50,000 presentations to its Emergency Department annually. In...

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Hospital medical negligence case

Hunter New England Hospitals in Crisis

Medical Negligence

Over the last few weeks, we have heard of four general practitioners resigning at Singleton Hospital, a hospital within the Hunter New England Local Health...

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Medical injury due to mistreatment

GP’s professional misconduct

Medical Negligence

On 8 April 2021 the Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) was successful in obtaining a decision from the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal against Dr...

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medical negligence malpractice injury

Informed consent and the provision of medical services

Medical Negligence

If a person suffers an injury in respect of treatment they did not consent to or were not provided with sufficient information to give “informed...

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Birth Negligence

Another newborn dies at Blacktown Hospital

Medical Negligence

Another sudden and unexpected death of a newborn has occurred at the Blacktown Hospital facility over the weekend, one of the largest and busiest hospitals...

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Hospital medical negligence case

Case Study: An unfortunate death in a rural mental health unit

Medical Negligence

The inquest into the death of JP (https://coroners.nsw.gov.au/coroners-court/download.html/documents/findings/2020/FINDINGS_-_JP.pdf) is a sad case which involves the suicide of an involuntary patient in a mental health unit...

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Hospital medical negligence case

Parliamentary inquiry: The horrendous state of NSW hospitals

Medical Negligence

The parliamentary inquiry into Health Outcomes and Access to Health and Hospital Services in Rural, Regional and Remote New South Wales has received several hundred...

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Important NSW Health Alert

NSW Health alert: alleged infection control breach

Medical Negligence

On 3 February 2021, NSW Health issued an alert in relation to alleged infection control breaches at Detoxologie Clinic Bondi Junction (Shop 58, Eastgate Shopping...

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Dangers of home births

Serious understaffing at Blacktown Hospital

Medical Negligence

Last week, concerns for patient and staff safety, from nurses and midwives working at Blacktown Hospital, escalated to the point where industrial action was reportedly...

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Costs associated with medical negligence claims

Parens patriae: the Supreme Court as the “supreme parent”

Medical Negligence

In Australia, the Supreme Court has the power to make orders for medical treatment in relation to children, mentally ill and people without capacity. In...

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IVF treatment gone wrong Monash

Viable embryos allegedly discarded by Monash IVF

Medical Negligence

The Turner Freeman Medical Negligence team is saddened to hear that a number of people may have potentially lost their last opportunity to have children...

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