GP who disguised himself as a nurse to kill his mother’s lover jailed for 31 years
“You were in disguise, wearing a hat, tinted glasses and a surgical mask. “You were masquerading as a community nurse attending to perform a routine…
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Hospital authority punished for 208 labour law breaches in unpaid overtime case
The hospital authority that lost a landmark class action on junior doctors’ unpaid overtime must pay $316,260 for breaching labour laws 208 times, the Federal…
‘Exceptional circumstances’: Doctors ordered to continue woman’s futile life support
A court has ordered doctors to keep treating a woman they deem to have irreversible brain damage, while her family attempt to raise over $400,000 to…
GP uses fake COVID-19 vax and nurse disguise in failed attempt to kill his mother’s lover
A GP in the UK has pleaded guilty to an audacious plot to kill his mother’s partner with a fake COVID-19 vaccine. Dr Thomas Kwan…
The $230 million junior doctor payout — how it will work and why it could take over a year
Around 15,000 junior doctors who will share in a $230 million class action settlement have recorded another win. Despite the four years of legal wrangling…
Tribunal warns medical board about the presumption of guilt as it overturns another emergency suspension
The suspension of doctors under the Medical Board of Australia’s emergency powers has become a vexed topic. These powers are meant to be employed in…
Doctors witnessing ‘seismic shift’ in attitudes of hospital bosses after legal victories on overtime
Managers are finally cleaning up their act on junior doctor rostering and staffing after another class action settlement, says a lawyer who has worked on…
GP’s ex-wife sues him for mismanaging her cardiac risk factors during their marriage
The ex-wife of a GP who he treated for 17 years during their marriage is suing him for negligence, accusing him of failing to manage…
Coroner blasts VAD after patient’s spouse took lethal drugs instead
The suicide death of a Queenslander who took assisted dying drugs intended for their spouse has “fatally exposed” the state’s voluntary euthanasia laws, a coroner…
Respiratory physician who performed a home cricothyroidotomy on his wife will not face criminal charges
Dr Peter Spencer who performed a home cricothyroidotomy on his wife following a seizure will not face criminal charges but remains barred from practice after…
