Medical Indemnity

Links to information about medical indemnity, liability and malpractice.

Reviewed January 2009

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Title:   Accreditation
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The primary objective of the project is to provide Health Ministers with an alternative model of accreditation that can be applied across all sectors of the health care system.
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Media release. Historic step forward for midwives and nurse practitioners
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   New legislation has been introduced that will give nurses and midwives access to the Medical Benefits Schedule and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   State and Territory Tort and Legal Process Reform
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This page describes the State and Territory Tort law reform and how it relates to Medical Indemnity.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   MLIS - medico-legal implications of multidisciplinary treatment planning meetings (MDC)
Publisher:   National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC)
Description:   A series of recommendations to provide guidance to health services and health professionals about medico-legal aspects of multidisciplinary treatment planning meetings.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Medical indemnity
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This section of the site contains information relating to medical indemnity programs.
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Medical indemnity national data collection public sector 2006-07
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report presents data on the number, nature, incidence and costs of medical indemnity claims in the public sector over the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007. The report describes allegations of harm that gave rise to claims, the people affected by these allegations of harm, and the size, duration and outcomes of the medical indemnity claims.
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Forensic mental health
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Forensic mental health refers to the services provided for the assessment and care of mentally disturbed offenders. 'Forensic' means related to or associated with legal processes. People may be referred for assessment by the police, courts, prison or other service, and may have a mental illness or mental disorder.Treatment may be provided in the community or in prison, or the offender may require hospitalisation in a secure facility.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Public and private sector medical indemnity claims in Australia 2005-06: a summary
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report presents data from the combined Medical Indemnity National Collection (MINC) of public and private sector claims. Data on claims that were current at any time over the period of 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006 are included.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Doctors - how to complain
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Complaints about doctors in Victoria can be made the Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria. If you feel that professional boundaries have been crossed, and that a doctor's conduct should be investigated, contact the Board and ask for help.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Guide to medical indemnity for specialist trainees and supervisors
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   General information to assist trainees and supervisors to understand their own indemnity arrangements and options.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   A national picture of medical indemnity claims in Australia 2004-05
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report presents the first 12 months' data from the combined Medical Indemnity National Collection (MINC) of public and private sector medical indemnity claims. There is information on the incidents that give rise to and the medical specialties involved in claims, the people affected by these incidents, the nature of injury, and the size, outcome and length of time claims have been open.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Medical indemnity national data collection: public sector 2003-04
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   The report describes incidents that gave rise to claims, the people affected by these incidents, and the size, outcome and key aspects of the processing of medical indemnity claims.
Date:   Jul 2005
Title:   Sensitivity and specificity - is your test reliable?
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   The reliability of a test depends on the sensitivity and specificity. You should ask How am I using this test and how sensitive and specific is the test?''
Date:   Oct 2002
Title:   Contraception: natural family planning - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   The birth control option known as natural family planning is sometimes referred to as 'periodic abstinence'.
Date:   May 2002
Title:   Do you have something to complain about?
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   A guide to making complaints about health services.
Date:   Mar 1997
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