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Liability court ruling gives owners pause: Plenty of good reasons to change structure of group practice
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DEAR AUNT MASIE
Liability court ruling gives owners pause: Plenty of good reasons to change structure of group practice
Tuesday 11 July 2023, 03:36 PM

One person’s action can become a critical issue for others in the business [Image: Tom Wilson on Unsplash]
I’m in practice as part of a group in a cost-share arrangement and I heard about the recent Supreme Court decision that related to a general practice that had this arrangement. Do we need to review our structure and the way we work together in our group practice?
– Old School, Christchurch
The recent Supreme Court judgment in the case of vicarious liability for a general practice is relevant to health professionals who operate in a group
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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