New Residential Medication Chart Requirements in Victoria
Victoria has introduced new laws prohibiting certain health practitioners from writing a chart instruction on a residential medication chart for a Schedule 8 poison in paper form.
Queensland Prescribing Requirements Reduced
The Queensland Government has introduced new regulations to reduce the regulatory burden on medical practitioners and pharmacists in prescribing certain drugs.
Victorian ART Requirements Amended
Victoria has removed requirements for criminal record and child protection order checks to be carried out before a woman may undergo assisted reproductive treatment.
Supply of Pharmaceutical Benefits during COVID-19
Temporary measures have been put in place to enable the effective and convenient supply of pharmaceutical benefits during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Voluntary Assisted Dying in WA
WA has recently passed law approving voluntary assisted dying, setting out strict eligibility requirements, a detailed step-by-step administration process and a list of relevant offences.
New Nurse and Midwife to Patient Ratios in Victoria
Victorian nurse and midwife to patient ratios have been updated to reflect changes in medical tech, patient complexity, best practice and community expectations.
Recent Guardianship and Administration Amendments in QLD
Amendments have been made to Queensland’s guardianship and administration framework to enhance safeguards, improve efficiency and provide a focus on contemporary practice and human rights.
New Reforms to Nurse and Midwife to Patient Ratios in Victoria
On 1 March 2019 the first suite of reforms to nurse and midwife to patient ratios came into effect. Here’s what Victorian hospitals need to know about the new and upcoming changes.
Overview of the Victorian Voluntary Assisted Dying Scheme
From 19 June 2019, Victoria will be the first jurisdiction in Australia to provide a legal framework for people who are suffering and dying to choose the manner and timing of their death. Here’s what health service organisations need to know.
Expanded Definition of Anaesthesia for NSW Private Health Facilities
The definition of ‘anaesthesia’ under the Private Health Facilities Regulation 2017 (NSW) has been expanded to include ‘diagnostic imaging practice anaesthesia’, which will now be subject to the Regulations accordingly.
