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Month: August 2016

Too much non-beneficial treatment for end-of-life patients

Posted on August 19, 2016 by jack

33-38% of hospital patients near end of life receive non-beneficial treatment A recent study of the 38 medical publications in June 2016, revealed the extent of non-beneficial treatment in hospitals towards the end of a person’s life indicating that such treatments were widespread in the hospital system and questioning whether all of them were necessary.[…]

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Retirement village Contracts – read the fine print

Posted on August 19, 2016August 19, 2016 by jack

Residents who have acquired freehold independent living units in the Veronica Gardens, Aveo retirement village in Northcote, Victoria found that their contracts contained a clause stating that residents could lose their right to reside if they ceased to be “eligible residents”. This clause can be actioned by Aveo, which in this case was also the[…]

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