What new disclosure laws around adverse events mean for doctors
Lawyer Michael Gorton says the reforms came out of the Bacchus Marsh baby death scandal
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Landmark laws will be introduced in Victoria by the end of the year that will require all public and private hospitals to apologise to patients and conduct a review whenever serious adverse events occur in their care.
Called the statutory duty of candour, it extends existing open disclosure policies.