AHPRA
GP suspended over IGF-1
A medical practitioner has been suspended for four months after she was found to have improperly prescribed peptides The GP was suspended by the State …
Suspended pharmacist just kept working
A pharmacist who kept opening and operating a pharmacy alone – after he was suspended – has been fined $24,500 A NSW Court has convicted …
The week in review
APP2019 might be over, but the pharmacy sector didn’t slow down, with a big week in industrial relations and other business matters Workers at three …
Unfair dismissal application knocked back
A pharmacist made an unfair dismissal complaint after he was fired for allegedly “sculling” leftover medicine… but he left it too late In early September …
Suspended after treating family and exposing patients to potential harm
A GP has been reprimanded and his registration suspended for six months after providing medical care to close family in avoidable circumstances The Medical Board …
AHPRA: We want it to be safe for people to report their concerns
The regulatory agency is midway through conducting a review on its policies and procedures in relation to safeguarding the confidentiality of notifiers In November 2018, …
Mandatory reporting changes disappoint
Queensland’s updated legislation on mandatory reporting has passed, but doctors have expressed concern The Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 …
When docs provide CMs
Complaints and concerns about doctors who provide complementary medicines has sparked a consultation by the Medical Board The Board is consulting on options to more …
Conditions imposed after self-prescribing
A doctor has been reprimanded for self-prescribing and prescribing in the name of his then partner The Medical Board of Australia has published details of …
Do you practise under an alias?
AHPRA is calling for changes that would mean pharmacists could nominate one or more aliases to be recorded on the public register Any changes could …
AHPRA teams up with WA Police
AHPRA and Western Australia Police have announced a Memorandum of Understanding enabling greater coordination and communication between the two agencies for the protection of the …
Who reports health professionals?
A cohort study has examined five years’ worth of AHPRA notifications and found pharmacists comprise only 5% – while more than half pertained to doctors …