13 Sep 2023
Win for patient safety with ‘surgeon’ now a protected title
Only specialist surgeons will be able to call themselves ‘surgeon’ under new legislation to restrict the use of the title by registered medical practitioners.
05 Sep 2023
Cosmetic procedures in the spotlight one year on from surgery review
Cosmetic procedures, including Botox and other anti-wrinkle injections and fillers, will be under the spotlight in an expansion of our year-long crackdown on Australia’s cosmetic surgery industry.
31 Aug 2023
Queensland man convicted for falsely claiming to be a physiotherapist
A Queensland man who has never held registration as a physiotherapist has pleaded guilty to the charge of claiming to be qualified to practise as a physiotherapist in contravention of section 116(1)(d) of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law 2009.
31 Aug 2023
Woman banned from registering as a paramedic after being jailed for Medicare-related fraud
A woman jailed for Medicare-related fraud has been reprimanded and disqualified from registering as a paramedic.
29 Aug 2023
Victorian dentist disqualified for nine months for substandard clinical care
A tribunal has reprimanded and disqualified a dentist from registration for nine months for substandard clinical care that amounted to professional misconduct.
29 Aug 2023
Doctor suspended for inappropriate prescribing
A Western Australian doctor has been suspended for eight months
28 Aug 2023
Crossing professional boundaries leads to nine-month suspension for WA psychologist
A West Australian psychologist, who engaged in inappropriate conduct and transgressed professional boundaries with two patients, has been reprimanded by a tribunal and had his registration suspended for nine months.
28 Aug 2023
Cosmetic procedures by dental practitioners are not without risk
Practitioners and patients are urged to exercise caution when considering dental procedures undertaken for cosmetic purposes.
25 Aug 2023
Dentist reprimanded for professional misconduct involving scheduled medicines
A Queensland dentist has been reprimanded by a tribunal for professional misconduct involving scheduled medicines.
24 Aug 2023
Medical practitioner receives career-ending disqualification following his conviction of multiple sexual assaults
A Victorian tribunal has reprimanded and disqualified a medical practitioner from applying for registration for 16 years and prohibited him from providing any health service
