07 Aug 2024
Professional competencies for psychologists released
Advance copies of the Professional competencies for psychology are now available on the Psychology Board of Australia website, fifteen months ahead of their implementation on 1 December 2025.
07 Aug 2024
Medical Board consults on new approach to keep late career doctors in safe practice
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05 Aug 2024
2024 Medical Training Survey now open – keeping track of training
Key points 2024 Medical Training Survey (MTS) will open on 5 August. The MTS is Australia’s leading medical training survey, showcasing feedback from more than 50% of doctors in training over the past five years. Past survey results are being used to improve training.
05 Aug 2024
Call for applications for appointment to the Ahpra Community Advisory Council
Are you an active and engaged health consumer or advocate with lived experience who can represent the interests of the community?
01 Aug 2024
Good virtual care practices
Over 25% of Australians have had at least one telehealth consultation for their own health in the last 12 months. 1
18 Jul 2024
Doctor has registration cancelled for dishonest behaviour, breaching registration conditions
A Victorian doctor has been reprimanded and had his registration cancelled for misleading colleagues, breaching his registration conditions, and leaving his patients potentially without access to their medications after closing his medical clinic.
17 Jul 2024
Tribunal upholds NMBA decision to impose supervision conditions on aged-care nurse
A tribunal has upheld the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia’s (the NMBA) decision to impose supervision conditions on an aged-care nurse.
08 Jul 2024
Victorian nurse has registration cancelled for touching and groping unconscious patients
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05 Jul 2024
Doctor suspended for inappropriate prescribing, failing to maintain professional boundaries
A Victorian general practitioner has been reprimanded, had his registration suspended for three months and had conditions placed on his registration for failing to safely prescribe scheduled medications and failing to maintain professional boundaries with a patient.