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Article 06/04/2020
Latest decisions regarding practice promotion
The Medical Council of Hong Kong (MCHK) has recently handed down two decisions in relation to the convictions of two doctors for practice promotion. The decisions serve as an important reminder to medical practitioners to ensure compliance with the Code of Professional Conduct for the Guidance of Registered Medical Practitioners (the Code), and all other guidelines as issued by the MCHK on promotional activities.
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Article 03/04/2020
HSE issues guidance on COVID-19 and RIDDOR reporting requirements
The Health and Safety Executive is issuing guidance each day aimed at businesses that are doing their best to continue operations despite the obstacles created by the Public Health England Guidance and the guidance issued in the last 48 hours includes social distancing, first aid, fit testing face masks and the regulation of chemicals.
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Article 02/04/2020
Workplace Issues & COVID-19 in Asia Pacific
The World Organisation (WHO) has now upgraded the status of the Covid-19 outbreak from epidemic to pandemic. It is a global health threat and is causing unprecedented disruption.
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Article 02/04/2020
Workplace Issues & COVID-19 in Asia Pacific: Australia
COVID-19 is rapidly encroaching on all facets of Australian life and business. Regrettably, known cases of COVID-19 in Australia are presently increasing. Businesses are naturally concerned about the health and safety of their workforce and ensuring ‘BAU’ as far as possible. This bulletin is intended to provide some clarity amongst the confusion for employers asking the question: what are my obligations under Australian employment law?
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Article 02/04/2020
Workplace Issues & COVID-19 in Asia Pacific: Hong Kong
Hong Kong is fortunate to have a world class health system. Perhaps more importantly it has extensive experience and expertise in the management of epidemics of infectious diseases gained as a result of relatively recent outbreaks of SARS in 2003 and H1N1 (Swine flu) in 2009.
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Article 02/04/2020
Workplace Issues & COVID-19 in Asia Pacific: Singapore
On 7 February 2020, due to heightened risk caused by the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, the Singapore government raised the country’s outbreak alert level to Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (“DORSCON”) orange.
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Article 02/04/2020
Workplace Issues & COVID-19 in Asia-Pacific: Thailand
Currently, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has spread across the world and the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that COVID-19 could be characterized as a pandemic (WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic on 11 March 2020). People and outbound travellers are recommended to closely monitor the situation. Moreover, the public must fully cooperate and act as the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) recommends for your safety and for the safety of others, and to decrease the negative social and economic impacts.
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Case review 31/03/2020
Welcome clarification from the Supreme Court of Ireland on key clinical negligence principles and damages
Handed down on 19 March 2020, the Supreme Court of Ireland’s Judgment in Ruth Morrissey and Paul Morrissey v Health Service Executive, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated and Medlab Pathology Limited [19.03.20], upheld the decision of the High Court on liability, with some useful clarifications, while overturning an important finding of the High Court on quantum.
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Article 31/03/2020
Communicating risk within a care setting
Since April 2015, the Health and Social Care Act 2008 has conferred powers on the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to take enforcement action against registered providers and managers who fail to meet the minimum standard of care.
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News 30/03/2020
Strong growth prompts Melbourne move to larger premises
Following two years of solid growth, Kennedys in Australia is pleased to announce that we have moved to new premises in Melbourne Central Tower.