Man left screaming and crying over procedure sues Sydney Eye Hospital
Going to the hospital for treatment of an eye infection should give you peace of mind, not make things worse.
Family sues for medical negligence three years after teen’s suicide
The family of a teenager who took her own life in 2017 is suing the NT government and two doctors for medical negligence.
Man wins damages in failed dental procedure
A NSW man has won damages in failed dental procedure.
Can I sue my doctor for negligence? What to do if a medical professional gives inadequate advice
Do you believe you or a loved one has been the victim of medical negligence? If so, it’s time to seek the help of a medical negligence lawyer. Negligence can cover many different scenarios — a misdiagnosis, carelessness in the operating theatre, poor advice for aftercare and so on. Legal action for medical negligence claims […]
Woman takes legal action after hospital’s allegedly negligent mistake
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HCCC bans unregistered acupuncturist after patient suffers collapsed lung
The Health Care Complaints Commission of New South Wales has permanently banned Liya Rong, a 60-year-old Australian citizen and unregistered acupuncturist, from practising after a woman suffered a collapsed lung following acupuncture treatment. The commission stated that Liya Rong posed “a risk to the health and safety of members of the public” and she had breached the Unregistered […]
Family sues state for failing to save their daughter
A claim has been filed in the Supreme Court of Victoria by the family of Marlene Sako, a 25-year-old nurse who set herself on fire and died in 2015. According to The Age, Sako’s surviving relatives are suing Northern Hospital in Epping, Northwestern Mental Health and the triple-zero emergency phone line operators over Marlene’s death. Sako’s family […]
Health 2019 Financial Audit reveals numerous medical mistakes
The latest edition of the New South Wales Auditor-General’s report on the health care sector revealed 22 so-called “sentinel events:” problems that have to be addressed in the months and years ahead. While the goal of the NSW medical system is to reduce the number of sentinel events year over year, these occurrences are actually on the […]
$1 million compensation payout for PTSD upheld by Supreme Court
A compensation payout of more than $1 million awarded to a former Queensland police officer was upheld by the Supreme Court in a decision made earlier this month. The officer’s claim was for coverage of a medical condition, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), that he developed after witnessing a fatal car accident while on the job. The insurer […]
Doctors to be held responsible for anti-vaccination disinformation
Anti-vaxxers were back in the news this month after one Instagram influencer referred to Samoa as “NaziSamoa” after they put in place a mandatory vaccination programme. Samoa has seen an alarming number of measles cases among children in the country, due in part to online influence campaigns around the world that cite untrue dangers of […]
