You can’t always predict what will go wrong, but what you can know for certain is that being adequately protected against professional risks can take away a layer of stress, in what would be an already stressful time. From assets to reputation, there is undoubtedly a lot at stake, even for the simplest of mistakes. Being under-insured is just simply not worth the risk.

As a busy Doctor, there is already a lot on your plate – practice operations, finances, family, staff - sound familiar? When you’re out there saving people’s lives, it’s easy for legal or commercial issues to be put on the back burner.

In this blog, we break down the health practitioners’ responsibility with regards to children’s health records, privacy and confidentiality. In general, if the patient is under the age of 14 years, the consent of the parent or guardian is necessary but from around 14 years of age, teenagers have the right to consent to simple health care treatment. From 16 years, they have the same right to consent as adults.

As Practice Manager or owner of a medical centre, you may be considering renting your premises or renting out rooms to other medical practitioners, allied health professionals or other health and even beauty related service providers. If this is the case, it is important to consider how to be legally legit…

If you’ve received confirmation your Practice is now able to administer the COVID-19 vaccination you may be interested to know that the Australian government recently amended the Australian immunisation legislation as well as developed a new policy…

Are you looking to hire for your medical practice, but want to make sure you get it right? You don’t need to be told how important hiring is to your practice and your patients, so before you do anything else, check out this article on how to get your hiring right.

The Federal Parliament has extended the existing JobKeeper scheme to facilitate increased workforce flexibility during the Corona crisis. The extended program keeps most of the original options available to employers, such as reducing working hours, but there are some notable changes.

Have you seen a situation where people have refused to wear a mask when entering a shop, a restaurant or on public transport? If you haven’t in real life you may have seen it on social media.

Masks are a key measure introduced the world over to suppress transmission and save lives…