Melanie is a senior associate at Russell Kennedy who specialises in health and aged care law. She is also a medical practitioner, currently on the COVID-19 sub-register, and was previously a medical negligence lawyer. Melanie supports aged care providers in complying with their responsibilities under the Aged Care Act 1997 and other relevant laws as well as advising providers, retirement villages and health services on their policies, procedures, guidelines – as well as other types of forms (such as advance care directives and consent forms). Melanie also advises health and aged care clients on issues such as privacy and duty of care, and assists them in supporting open disclosure and managing complaints.