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| Subject: OZschwitz slave pen: FAMILIES who care for a dying loved one are being treated like criminals because of bureaucratic rules Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:55 am | |
| FAMILIES who care for a dying loved one are being treated like criminals because of bureaucratic rules which force even predictable deaths to be reported to police if there is no GP available to certify them, Palliative Care NSW says.
Its president, Peter Cleasby, said families were often given the unpalatable choice of either admitting the person to hospital when they were close to death or waiting hours with the body of a loved one after death, until their GP was open for business.
Family members unfamiliar with the laws would often immediately call an ambulance after death. This sets in place a chain reaction of a police investigation and inquest, which could have been avoided if a GP who had been involved with the person's care was available to vouch for the death in person or by phone.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/athome-deaths-treated-like-crime-scenes-20111121-1nr05.html#ixzz1eQGZE4UD
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