A no-fault compensation system for medical injury is long overdue / David Weisbrot and Kerry J Breen.

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Strawberry Hills, N.S.W. : Australian Medical Association, 2012.
Record id:
200042
Author:
Weisbrot, David, author.
Breen, Kerry J., author. 
Series:
Medical Journal of Australia ; 197 (5)
Subject:
LIability (Law) Australia.
Negligence Australia.
Torts Australia.
Compensation (Law) -- Australia.
Summary:
With increasing emphasis on patient safety and the need to encourage doctors to report adverse events and “near misses”, now is the time to thoroughly examine the no-fault option rather than defer consideration for another 8 years. - Extract from article.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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1 online resource (pages296-298) : digital, PDF