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A GP (General Practitioner) cannot initiate the treatment, although they can prescribe in very limited circumstances, e.g. co-prescribing on behalf of the specialist; and in rural areas, if the patient has been diagnosed with ADHD, a GP may apply for the authority to prescribe. Patients who may require Schedule 8 CNS stimulant medication should ...
The New South Wales Ministry of Health, branded NSW Health, is a ministerial department of the New South Wales Government. NSW Health supports the executive and statutory roles of the Ministers for Health, Regional Health, Mental Health, and Medical Research. The Ministry also monitors the performance of the state-wide health organisations that ...
A medical certificate can also be obtained online through telemedicine platforms, such as MedBond, which offer authentic medical certificates. An aegrotat (/ ˈ iː ɡ r oʊ t æ t /; from Latin aegrotat 'he/she is ill') [5] or 'sick note' is a type of medical certificate excusing a student's absence from school for reasons of illness.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is the medicine and therapeutic regulatory agency of the Australian Government. [4] As part of the Department of Health and Aged Care, the TGA regulates the safety, quality, efficacy and advertising in Australia of therapeutic goods (which comprise medicines, medical devices, biologicals and certain other therapeutic goods).
Together they administer the health portfolio through the Health cluster, including the Ministry of Health, its Office of Medical Research, and a range of other government agencies, including local health districts and the NSW Ambulance service. [5] Ultimately, the ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.
The Medical Retrieval Unit (MRU) (through the Rapid Launch Trauma Centre) are responsible for the coordination and response of NSW Ambulance's Medical Retrieval Teams. Each Medical Team consists of a Doctor and a Critical Care Paramedic, who work together to bring the highest level of pre hospital clinical care to patients.
WorkCover assesses all health and safety aspects of the workforce. This includes the environment by which an employee may raise a workplace safety issue and how to do so, the rights and responsibilities of everyone in the work place, including employers, employees and people visiting the workplace, the duty of care of people in the workforce, including planning for the prevention of accidents ...
Workers compensation was first introduced into New South Wales with the introduction of the Workmens Compensation Act 1910 (NSW). The Act applied to dangerous occupations in which personal injury arose out of an accident or in the course of employment. The Workers Compensation Act 1926 (NSW) expanded the role of workers compensation in the ...