09 Oct 2023
New glossary of accreditation terms
The Accreditation Committee has published its Glossary of accreditation terms following public consultation earlier this year.
10 Oct 2023
Call for applications – Scheduled Medicines Advisory Committee of the Optometry Board of Australia
Applications are sought from registered medical practitioners with relevant expertise for appointment to the Scheduled Medicines Advisory Committee (the Committee) to fill one vacancy.
09 Oct 2023
'Call for applications – Scheduled Medicines Expert Committee'
Contribute to the effective use of scheduled medicines.
05 Oct 2023
Tribunal suspends medical practitioner convicted of assault
A Victorian general practitioner convicted of unlawfully assaulting two patients has been reprimanded by a tribunal for professional misconduct and suspended from practising for nine months.
05 Oct 2023
Review into regulation of podiatric surgeons
The Podiatry Board of Australia has launched an independent review of the regulation of podiatric surgeons.
06 Oct 2023
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Strategy Unit receives international award
Work to close the gap and eliminate racism from Australian healthcare have been recognised at the peak international regulation awards.
04 Oct 2023
Safety of aged care community at heart of new MOU
Better sharing of information to keep aged care patients safe is behind the new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and the Aged Care and Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC).
04 Oct 2023
Online renewals for health practitioners now open
Health practitioners are invited to renew their general, specialist or non-practising registration.
26 Sep 2023
Inappropriate conduct towards three colleagues sees medical practitioner disqualified
A medical practitioner’s inappropriate behaviour towards several colleagues has been found by a tribunal to constitute professional misconduct - he has been reprimanded, disqualified from applying for registration for nine months and ordered to pay the Board’s costs of $5,000.
27 Sep 2023
Fake nurse jailed in landmark outcome
A South Australian woman has become the first Australian sent to jail for pretending to be a registered health practitioner.