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01/12/00 New legislation soon to be introduced in New South Wales extends the obligations of mandatory reporting, and now includes man more... |
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01/12/00 The news media most commonly report cases where a doctor has encouraged an inappropriate relationship with a patient. But wha more... |
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01/12/00 For many practitioners, the prospect of facing an allegation of malpractice is placing a significant stress on their practice more... |
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01/12/00 The maintenance of medical records is an integral component of a doctor's professional duties, and with increasing medical l more... |
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01/12/99 Data from United Medical Protection (UMP) show that the frequency of claims in Queensland and New South Wales has increased f more... |
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01/12/99 Under recent changes to the Medical Practice Act 1992, the NSW Medical Board now has the power to assess the performance of more... |
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01/12/99 When patients are asked to describe why they like their doctor, it is common to hear the response, “He or she has a good beds more... |
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01/12/99 A number of recent coronial inquests concerning deaths arising from motor accidents have drawn attention to doctors’ obligati more... |
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01/12/99 The sources of increasing litigation costs
The last three decades have seen a medical revolution. The vast increases in medi more... |
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01/12/99 Claims or complaints concerning negligence in general practice are often based on allegations of missed diagnosis.
In gen more... |
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01/12/99 New legislation soon to be introduced in New South Wales extends the obligations of mandatory reporting, and now includes man more... |
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01/12/99 New regulations to the NSW Medical Practice Act came into force in September 1998. The Medical Board is to circulate copies t more... |
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01/12/00 Maintaining patient confidentiality is the responsibility of all staff at your medical practice. Here are some of the areas w more... |
