Coroner refers GP to AHPRA over Rohypnol scripts
The doctor didn't have the required state permit to prescribe the drug, which was one of many linked to their patient's deliberate overdose: Victor…
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Two coroners query GP role in gun licensing
The cases weighed up whether a medical report should be made a legal requirement for owning a firearm following the deaths of two men.
Doctors not to blame for teen’s sepsis death, finds coroner
Broken Hill Base Hospital in NSW had a 'business rule' that discouraged the taking of routine vital signs at ED triage, reports hearing into Alex B…
Discharge letter to GP left out critical medication, says coroner
The doctor was never told the patient, who later died from bowel ischaemia, was meant to be on dual antiplatelet therapy: Victorian coroner.
Fresh co-sleeping warning after baby’s death
The five-month-old girl would likely not have died if she had been in her own cot, says Tasmanian coroner.
GPs need ‘reliable’ discharge summary system, concludes inquest
An elderly patient's GP was left unaware that she had been prescribed both metoprolol and verapamil while hospitalised, says NSW coroner.
Baby died after ‘mismanaged’ C-section, says coroner
The boy was in a legs-first breech position, but a medical expert witness said a vaginal birth assessment was not conducted: Tasmania coroners cour…
Blood test bungle linked to paracetamol overdose death
The patient missed out on life-saving treatment due to confusion over the timing of the tests, says SA Deputy State Coroner.
Legal win for doctors who refused to give futile end-of-life care
The son of the patient had accused doctors at Northern Hospital of murdering his elderly father.
Suicide underscores gaps in DV guidance for GPs: coroner
The Victorian coroner is calling for the state's new public health service DV guidance to be used in general practice.
