24 May 2024
Tribunal cancels doctor’s registration and removes him from practice for at least eight years
A tribunal has reprimanded a medical practitioner, Dr Atheer Hmood, cancelled his registration, disqualified him from applying for registration for a period of eight years, and prohibited him from providing any health service which involves physical contact with a female,
20 May 2024
Call for applications: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Accreditation Committee
Applications are invited from registered Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health practitioners, educators and accreditation experts for appointment to the Aboriginal and Torre Strait Islander Health Practice Committee.
16 May 2024
New appointments to National Boards
Key points 40 new appointments and reappointments have been made of Chairs and Board members across nine National Boards Three new Board Chairs have been appointed An extensive recruitment process saw 122 applications received for advertised vacancies on National Boards
09 May 2024
Doctor banned for demeaning and misleading social media posts
A Victorian general practitioner has had his registration cancelled for disparaging colleagues and denigrating or demeaning certain groups on social media.
07 May 2024
Dental Board urges compliance with advertising rules amid increase in patients accessing super to fund dental care
The Dental Board of Australia is concerned about growing reports of dental practitioners encouraging patients to access superannuation to fund dental care.
30 Apr 2024
Medical Board creating fast track process to get more medical specialists to Australia
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18 Apr 2024
Fresh lens exposes variations in experience of medical training across genders
Australia’s doctors in training report differences in their experience of medical training based on their gender, according to results of the 2023 Medical Training Survey.
15 Apr 2024
Celebrating the 45th anniversary of Australian regulation in World Osteopathic Healthcare Week
The Osteopathy Board of Australia is celebrating 45 years of statutory regulation for osteopaths in Australia this World Osteopathic Healthcare Week, 15-21 April 2024.
12 Apr 2024
Medical practitioner reprimanded and fined for not complying with the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act
A Victorian medical practitioner has been reprimanded and fined $12,000 for paperwork that failed to comply with the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Vic).
