07 Dec 2023
Enrolled nurse is disqualified from applying for registration and prohibited from providing certain health services for five years
A tribunal has disqualified an enrolled nurse from applying for registration for five years and ordered a concurrent prohibition to provide certain health services after he used unnecessary force towards an elderly patient.
05 Dec 2023
South Australian nurse disqualified for two years for violent behaviour
A South Australian tribunal has found a nurse who grabbed a patient by the hair, guilty of professional misconduct and disqualified him from re-registration for two years.
04 Dec 2023
Tribunal reprimands and cancels nurse/midwife's registration after her conviction for child exploitation offences
A Western Australian nurse/midwife convicted of child exploitation offences has been reprimanded by a tribunal, had her registration cancelled and been disqualified from applying for registration for five years.
01 Dec 2023
Nurse convicted and jailed for insurance fraud reprimanded by tribunal for professional misconduct
A tribunal has reprimanded a nurse for professional misconduct after she was convicted and jailed for insurance fraud.
01 Dec 2023
Victorian paramedic suspended for 12 months for falsifying registration certificate
A Victorian tribunal has found a paramedic who falsified his registration certificate engaged in professional misconduct and suspended him for 12 months.
30 Nov 2023
Fake psychologist fined $8,500
A Sunshine Coast woman, who has never been registered as a psychologist, claimed to be a psychologist when she started providing services for a local psychology clinic during 2021.
29 Nov 2023
Former paramedic banned after failing to resuscitate dying patient
A former Victorian paramedic has been banned from reapplying for registration for five years after failing to attempt the resuscitation of a dying patient.
29 Nov 2023
Revised statement on paediatric care by chiropractors launched
Updated and strengthened guidance to ensure safer practice by chiropractors who treat children under the age of 12 years has been published today.
27 Nov 2023
Celebrating our new midwives and welcoming them to the health system
Friday marked a momentous day for 11 newly registered midwives in Tasmania who are beginning their careers in maternity services across the State.
27 Nov 2023
Former medical practitioner reprimanded and disqualified from applying for registration for four years for professional misconduct
A former medical practitioner has been reprimanded, disqualified from applying for registration for four years and ordered to pay $4000 in costs after having an inappropriate personal and sexual relationship with a patient.
