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‘We can’t say they don’t have it’: Patients seeking impossible clearances for coronavirus

‘We can’t say they don’t have it’: Patients seeking impossible clearances for coronavirus

The RACGP has created a template to help GPs grappling with requests for employer-mandated medical clearances that ‘guarantee’ patients are virus-free before returning to work.


Medical indemnity insurers to be required to offer universal cover

Medical indemnity insurers to be required to offer universal cover

Medical indemnity is set for a shake-up, with new rules making it compulsory for providers to offer universal cover to be introduced.


How can GPs stay safe amid increasing scrutiny of billing?

How can GPs stay safe amid increasing scrutiny of billing?

Medico-legal adviser Nerissa Ferrie has a few tips on how to bill appropriately and stay protected.


Medicare compliance is ramping up: What GPs need to know

Medicare compliance is ramping up: What GPs need to know

The Department of Health is cracking down on Medicare compliance. Medico-legal expert Sara Bird has some recommendations to help GPs.


When children of vaccine-hesitant parents want to be immunised

When children of vaccine-hesitant parents want to be immunised

newsGP speaks with medico-legal expert Dr Sara Bird about under-18-year-olds who want vaccinations despite their parents’ wishes.


Jan–Feb issue of Australian Journal of General Practice now available

Jan–Feb issue of Australian Journal of General Practice now available

The latest issue of the Australian Journal of General Practice, the RACGP’s peer-reviewed scholarly journal, is available online.


Questions over Good Samaritan rights and obligations following alleged police assault

Questions over Good Samaritan rights and obligations following alleged police assault

The case of a Melbourne doctor allegedly assaulted by police while assisting a stricken man under their supervision has highlighted issues regarding the powers and responsibilities of medical Good Samaritans.


Do you know your prescribing limits?

Do you know your prescribing limits?

MDA National medico-legal adviser Janet Harry examines a recent tribunal decision regarding a young doctor’s prescribing methods.


New sexual boundary guidelines help to address medico-legal concerns

New sexual boundary guidelines help to address medico-legal concerns

A medico-legal expert has broadly welcomed updated Medical Board of Australia guidelines on sexual boundaries between doctors and patients.


RACGP releases new guide to improving the quality of health records

RACGP releases new guide to improving the quality of health records

High-quality clinical data has a raft of benefits, from decision-making to medico-legal protection, according to Dr Rob Hosking.


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