21 Jul 2023
Pharmacist fined after Ahpra prosecution
An Adelaide woman has been convicted and fined $1,200 for holding herself out as a pharmacist when she completed 10 shifts at two different Adelaide pharmacies in August 2021 without being registered.
18 Jul 2023
Data strategy 2023–2028 published after extensive public consultation
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) has published its Data Strategy 2023–2028 after an extensive public consultation across 2022–2023.
12 Jul 2023
Midwife given three-month ban over dangerous homebirths
A Victorian midwife is banned from practising for three months and will be prevented from working in private practice for three years following a tribunal outcome relating to high-risk homebirths.
11 Jul 2023
Nurse disqualified for three years after being charged with criminal offences
A tribunal has ordered that a nurse’s registration be cancelled and she be disqualified from applying for registration for three years after she was charged with criminal offences in the Magistrates Court.
07 Jul 2023
Regulator boosts resources to meet jump in sexual misconduct complaints
Efforts to uncover and act on sexual misconduct in the healthcare system have seen a sustained jump in reports to authorities as well as the number of practitioners facing regulatory action to protect the public
07 Jul 2023
Nurse who spat at her elderly patient disqualified from applying for registration for two years
A tribunal has cancelled a nurse’s registration and disqualified her from applying for two years after she spat at a vulnerable patient and used vulgar language.
06 Jul 2023
Enrolled nurse prohibited from providing health services for four years after she forged prescriptions
An enrolled nurse has been disqualified from applying for registration for a period of four years after she stole a pad and forged prescriptions.
03 Jul 2023
Doctors on notice as cosmetic surgery practice and advertising changes come into effect
Doctors who perform cosmetic surgery must abide by new rules or answer to the regulator as significant safety reforms come into effect.
29 Jun 2023
Relationship with a patient sees enrolled nurse’s registration cancelled
A tribunal has cancelled an enrolled nurse’s registration after he engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a vulnerable patient.
28 Jun 2023
Alleged professional misconduct by a physiotherapist dismissed
The State Administrative Tribunal (WA) (tribunal) has dismissed allegations of professional misconduct against a physiotherapist accused of sexually violating a patient and making inappropriate comments during an appointment.
