Transparent triage policies during the COVID-19 pandemic: a critical part of medico-legal risk management for clinicians
Close, Eliana, Willmott, Lindy, Cockburn, Tina, Young, Simon, Cairns, Will, & White, Ben (2021) Transparent triage policies during the COVID-19 pandemic: a critical part of medico-legal risk management for clinicians. Medical Journal of Australia, 215(2), 71-74.e1.
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This article addresses the legal status of policy documents relied on by clinicians making resource allocation decisions in the context of public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic. A lack of clear state-supported guidelines elevates risks for clinicians for the consequences of decisions that they have a professional duty to make in the interests of their community. The article argues that transparent triage policies are critical from a legal, as well as an ethical perspective.
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| Additional Information: | Acknowledgements: Eliana Close acknowledges funding from the Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology (Early Career Researcher Funding Scheme). The Australian Centre for Health Law Research had no role in the planning, writing or publication of the work. The authors wish to acknowledge the research assistance of Elizabeth Dallaston. | ||||||||
| Measurements or Duration: | 5 pages | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.5694/mja2.51079 | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0025-729X | ||||||||
| Pure ID: | 85552409 | ||||||||
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| Funding Information: | Eliana Close acknowledges funding from the Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology (Early Career Researcher Funding Scheme). The Australian Centre for Health Law Research had no role in the planning, writing or publication of the work. The authors wish to acknowledge the research assistance of Elizabeth Dallaston. | ||||||||
| Copyright Owner: | 2021 AMPCo Pty Ltd | ||||||||
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| Deposited On: | 02 Jun 2021 03:29 | ||||||||
| Last Modified: | 24 Sep 2025 19:36 |
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