Decisions of hospital committees may be subject to judicial review
By Paula Trattner and Aislinn Reid
The recent decision of the Ontario Divisional Court in Asa et al. v. #University Health Network is an important...
Hospitals’ ability to conduct ‘Vulnerable Sector Checks’ will be impacted by Bill 113
By Michael Watts and David Solomon
Bill 113, An Act respecting police record checks, received Royal Assent on December 3, 2015 and, once proclaimed, will...
Compliance challenges with the BPS Procurement Directive
By Roger Gillott and Andrew Wong
In recent years, Ontario’s public services sector has been troubled by a number of highly publicized procurement scandals. In...
A legal review of 2015
By Michael Watts and David Solomon
2015 has been yet another year marked by significant legal developments affecting the Canadian healthcare sector and, in particular,...
Supplier relationships can be weak link in privacy and data security chain
By Simon Hodgett
In today’s complex technology environment there are doubts across many sectors as to whether there is enough focus on supplier relationships and...
Hospital Boards should harmonize their by-laws with College transparency initiatives
By Michael Watts, Paula Trattner and David Solomon
Since 2012, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has been engaged in a transparency initiative...
Duty to protect hospital staff from workplace violence is paramount
By Michael Watts and David Solomon
The Government of Ontario recently announced that it is establishing a “Workplace Violence Prevention in Health Care Leadership Table”...
The perils of privacy breaches by hospital employees
By Rhonda Shirreff and Sunny Khaira
Canadian privacy laws contain a basic safeguarding principle: access to personal information may only be granted on a need-to-know...
Hospital succession planning requires physicians to develop late career transition plans
By Michael Watts and David Solomon
In 2006, the Ontario Human Rights Code was amended to remove age 65 as the upper limit of prohibited...
Tips on conducting a workplace investigation
Workplace investigations are often necessary when resolving workplace disputes or employees’ complaints. An investigation that is timely, thorough and properly conducted can help employers...
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