First Thursday Club: Ambulance Ramping – The Rising Medico-Legal Exposure

media
event information
Thursday, 2 February 2023
8:30am - 9:30am AEST
Live session through Microsoft Teams

Ambulance ramping is anecdotally defined as the situation where patients who are brought to the Emergency Department (ED) by ambulance, experience delays in being admitted to the ED.

Ramping has been an ongoing and increasing problem for health care providers in Australia in recent times. These delays increase the risk of adverse outcomes for patients, and place paramedics and emergency medical staff under significant pressure. Ramping gives rise to potential clinical and workplace claims and reputational damage.

So, who bears the ultimate legal responsibility when things go wrong when patients are delayed in their admission to ED? And how might you reduce your exposure to civil claims and complaints when ramping becomes unavoidable?

Join us at the first FTC session for 2023 where BN’s Rob Samut will discuss all of this and more!

First Thursday Club Series

Our First Thursday Club is a health law webinar series that explores the latest developments, cases, and trends in healthcare.

Receive our latest news, insights and events
Barry Nilsson acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which we conduct our business, and pays respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation