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I trained to treat people. Turns out I also had to know the law.
You didn't go into medicine because you love the law. So if you were caught off guard when you realised your job as a doctor isn't just clinical, you're not the only one. For many junior doctors, that moment they realise isn't a dramatic one. It can be a form on a busy shift, a conversation you're not sure is yours to have, or a signature someone wants because you're the one standing there.
The three minutes that mattered when the coroner called
How taking a few minutes to read a factsheet helped save this registrar's career.
Substitute decision-makers for healthcare Western Australia
In Western Australia, you may need to provide care for a patient who has limited or no capacity to make their own healthcare decisions. Western Australian law sets out who may provide consent on the patient’s behalf and which documents or authorities may guide treatment decisions. Use this flowchart to identify the appropriate substitute decision-maker or other source of consent.
Substitute decision-makers for healthcare Victoria
In Victoria, you may need to provide care for a patient who has limited or no capacity to make their own healthcare decisions. Victorian law sets out who may provide consent on the patient’s behalf and which documents or authorities may guide treatment decisions. Use this flowchart to identify the appropriate substitute decision-maker or other source of consent.
Substitute decision-makers for healthcare Tasmania
In Tasmania, you may need to provide care for a patient who has limited or no capacity to make their own healthcare decisions. Tasmanian law sets out who may provide consent on the patient’s behalf and which documents or authorities may guide treatment decisions. Use this flowchart to identify the appropriate substitute decision-maker or other source of consent.
Substitute decision-makers for healthcare South Australia
In South Australia, you may need to provide care for a patient who has limited or no capacity to make their own healthcare decisions. South Australian law sets out who may provide consent on the patient’s behalf and which documents or authorities may guide treatment decisions. Use this flowchart to identify the appropriate substitute decision-maker or other source of consent.
Substitute decision-makers for healthcare Queensland
In Queensland, you may need to provide care for a patient who has limited or no capacity to make their own healthcare decisions. Queensland law sets out who may provide consent on the patient’s behalf and which documents or authorities may guide treatment decisions. Use this flowchart to identify the appropriate substitute decision-maker or other source of consent.
Substitute decision-makers for healthcare Northern Territory
In the NT, you may need to provide care for a patient who has limited or no capacity to make their own healthcare decisions. NT law sets out who may provide consent on the patient’s behalf and which documents or authorities may guide treatment decisions. Use this flowchart to identify the appropriate substitute decision-maker or other source of consent.