Each year in Australia, 250,000 people are hospitalised due to issues relating to medication. In its Medicine Safety report, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia estimates that this costs the country around $1.4 billion dollars year. Medication errors can cause...
All medical professionals must treat every patient with skill and care. In Australia, we’re lucky to have doctors, dentists, nurses and other health professionals who bring a wealth of skill and care to their job. But sometimes medical treatment doesn’t meet the...
If you’ve had a poor experience with a healthcare provider in Australia, you have the right to make a complaint to the relevant authority so it can be investigated. Getting your medical complaint investigated helps to protect the quality and integrity of our health...
Every medical professional has a duty to provide the best care and treatment to their patients. You need be able to trust that your doctor is acting in your best interests. In Australia, we have a very high-quality of medical care. But medical misdiagnosis cases are...
Claiming compensation when a loved one dies due to medical negligence We are lucky to have a high standard of medical care in Australia, and can confidently put our health and lives in the hands of our medical experts. However, sometimes mistakes have occurred through...
In Australia, we have a very high level of healthcare, so medical misdiagnosis and medical negligence claims aren’t too common. But unfortunately, mistakes do still occur. Medication errors are a major cause of claims against medical industry professionals, including...