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Don't know about Qld but I heard today that they are going to
increase private health insurance because claims for damages are going
to be regulated - there has to be 5% permanent physical damage or 10%
mental damage for a claim to be made.
Can't imagine how this is going to affect childbirth.
As a body piercer who has just been through the ringer with a case
that was a big fraud and the guy won and got a lot (sending us broke)
even though we did nothing - could not see how we could loose but
hey - biased judge and bad barristor and what do you get! A really
dodgy result where every piece of evidence that contradicted him was
brushed over or just not mentioned. Oh - they forgot thast
bit coz it didn't fit! LOL
This new law will protect me from claims but - what about
ob's?
But, the legal system and civil cases are not closely linked - law
does not realy come into civil matters - you don't need proof just need
to have a better sob story.
Hmm - once again disolutioned by our 'wonderful' society.
Rhonda
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Date: Tuesday,
December 09, 2003 12:37:48
Subject:
[ozmidwifery] C/S
Without being able to say too much we may
have a law suit about to happen in Qld by a couple who were insensed to
find they had been coerced into a C/S to find there was nothing wrong
with their baby. Not only that, the info I have says the father has
evidence that the CTG trace was not as bad as it was made out
to be and that the partogram which he saw initially was later
changed.
I think they may have bitten off more than
they can chew. The husband is outraged and is intending to take legal
action.
Hopefully we will hear more
soon.
Dierdre B.
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