AHPRA
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 also empower AHPRA to record …
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 public The development of this …
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 Dr Marie Bismark from the …
AHPRA ‘shocked and appalled’ by GP attack on pharmacist
Addressing pharmacists’ concerns, the organisation says it will be reviewing its policies and procedures in relation to safeguarding the confidentiality of notifiers This month AJP reported the story of an …
Former doc fined over claims
AHPRA has successfully prosecuted a former medical practitioner for claiming a member of his staff was a registered health practitioner when they were not Former GP Roger Bernard has pleaded …
‘How did he get her name?’
After a pharmacist reported a doctor to AHPRA for inappropriate prescribing, AJP looks into the circumstances that led to her being attacked In the past few weeks we have covered the …
Doctor found guilty of attempting to murder pharmacist
The pharmacist survived the violent attack of the “single-minded and determined” doctor with some help from an “extremely brave” customer Adelaide GP Brian Holder, 69, has been found guilty of …
The week in review
A lot can happen in just one week in Australia’s pharmacy sector… This week, AHPRA released its annual report and we got a look at the notification figures: only 6% …
Getting your ads right
AHPRA plans to run a pilot audit to check health practitioner compliance with advertising requirements in early 2019 Random audits of advertising compliance will advance a risk-based approach to enforcing …
$50k fine and costs after ‘shocking’ unlawful advertising
A NSW Chinese medicine practitioner has landed in hot water after making claims about treating cancer and autism Qi Xin Chen was convicted of unlawful advertising of a regulated health …
Proven allegations easier to find
It will be easier for consumers to make public safety checks on health practitioners under new AHPRA changes The changes, to the national Register of practitioners, will facilitate access of …
Fake dentist convicted
AHPRA has again highlighted that Australians must not hold themselves out to be a health practitioner if they are not one, following the conviction of a fake dentist A NSW …
