New medical law blog
19 November 2013Medical negligence is a complex and fascinating area of law that can raise important questions about patient safety and access to justice. If you want to stay up-to-date with latest news, views and developments in medical law, in addition to this e-newsletter you can check out The Legal Prescription. It's a new blog by Tom Ballantyne, a Senior Associate at Maurice Blackburn.
Tom works exclusively for individuals and families who need legal assistance after receiving negligent care and treatment. His experience includes a wide variety of cases, including:
- catastrophic birth injuries
- delay in the diagnosis of cancer and other diseases
- surgical mishaps
- serious injuries after medical treatment, and
- Coroners Court cases.
The current blog topics include:
- Medicine and the law
- Rise of the superbugs!
- Hundreds of deaths not being reported to the Coroner
- Treatment decisions, patient sovereignty and the internet
As with all blogs, the aim is to encourage a conversation.
"I'm keen to start a dialogue with health professionals, legal colleagues and health consumers who are interested in health care, medicine and legal issues," says Tom.
"Blogs can be a bit dry unless they stimulate debate and discussion, so feedback and suggestions are just what I want. It's a pretty varied and, at times, controversial area, so I'm sure there are a million different views and opinions out there."
Please note: Tom writes about medical and legal issues in Victoria, the ACT and WA. Under law, content on this blog is not intended for people in NSW or Queensland.
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