Lead Article – November 2021 Personality Does Matter Over the last two months, I have seen two plaintiffs alleging medical negligence against a so-called “first surgeon”. Both patients had undergone total hip replacements by different surgeons. Let’s call them surgeon … Read More
Case Vignette – November 2021 Beware of Some Chiropodists There have been recent reports in “The Australian” newspaper about a patient who had undergone some form of “body modification” procedure by an unqualified practitioner. As I understand, a silastic compound … Read More
General Advice – November 2021 Some Things Never Change I have had an undying interest in medicolegal reporting for four decades. There have been some changes over that period and in particular, the Court processes do appear to have been streamlined. … Read More