This isn't about me, but about a friend of mine that currently resides in Australia. She's obtained a serious back injury at work and has been taking physio-therapy and everything else to remedy the situation. However, the pain is still there and there seems to be a nerve damage. She said that her doctor is refusing to re-examine her possibly because of the pressure from my friend's health insurance company. The doctor is constantly saying that she simply does not like doing paperwork and is refusing to give her the help she needs and deserves.
My friend has to return to work soon despite the injury that pains her every day and makes it impossible for her to work without extreme discomfort.
Now, she would like to sue the doctor and to do that, she wants to record all interactions with her doctor from now on. Would she need her doctor's consent in order to do so or would informing the doctor that the voice recording is happening be enough?
Also, if she wants to get help with a fair and accurate diagnosis, what could she do in this case? (The doctor that works with the insurance company has not even seen her in person and confirmed my friend's lazy doctor's diagnosis.)
My friend has to return to work soon despite the injury that pains her every day and makes it impossible for her to work without extreme discomfort.
Now, she would like to sue the doctor and to do that, she wants to record all interactions with her doctor from now on. Would she need her doctor's consent in order to do so or would informing the doctor that the voice recording is happening be enough?
Also, if she wants to get help with a fair and accurate diagnosis, what could she do in this case? (The doctor that works with the insurance company has not even seen her in person and confirmed my friend's lazy doctor's diagnosis.)