PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS – NEW SOUTH WALES

Injured giving up on compo claims

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Original article by Anna Patty
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 4 : 15-Dec-14

New South Wales (NSW) Small Business Minister John Barilaro says the State Government’s workers’ compensation system changes have been a success, with a decline of 15% in claims. Insurance premiums are also down 17.5%. However Law Society of NSW president Ros Everett argues that the new rules, under which claimants can no longer seek the help of lawyers in appealing assessments, have simply shifted the burden to the federal Medicare and Centrelink services. This is as many injured workers are now unable to rely on court action

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NEW SOUTH WALES. WORKCOVER AUTHORITY, NEW SOUTH WALES. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION, THE LAW SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPT OF FINANCE AND SERVICES, NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPT OF COMMERCE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES. CENTRELINK, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES. MEDICARE AUSTRALIA

Pharmacists’ push to immunise children fought by doctors

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Original article by Amy Corderoy
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 13 : 5-Dec-14

Saxon Smith, president of the Australian Medical Association’s New South Wales (NSW) branch, says it will lobby fiercely against any move to allow pharmacists to carry out more vaccinations. The NSW branch director of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Steven Drew, had claimed that such a proposal had been given in-principle support by State Health Minister Jillian Skinner. However the Government and pharmacists remain at loggerheads over the extent of qualifications needed in order to offer the service. It has been successfully trialled in Queensland

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AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (NSW) LIMITED, NEW SOUTH WALES. MINISTRY OF HEALTH, PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA (NEW SOUTH WALES BRANCH) LIMITED