In the media
One in 17 working Australians on the national
register
More than 41,500 new registered health practitioners
joined the National Scheme in 2018/19. The report also shows AHPRA
directly received 9,338 concerns (notifications) about registered
health practitioners and closed 8,979 during 2018/19 (15 November
2019).
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Don't mention the superbug war: Call for change of
antibiotic tactics
Health authorities insist the growing issue of
antibiotic-resistant superbugs is manageable, but everyone needs to
do the right thing to ensure the problem does not progress further.
This World Antibiotic Awareness Week, Queensland Health is urging
people to ensure they do not misuse antibiotics (19 November 2019).
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New licences boost safety for Queenslanders
Queensland hospitals, aged care homes and shopping centres
will receive a boost to safety standards as the Palaszczuk
Government updates Queensland's mechanical services industry,
which are set to take effect in the New Year (16 November 2019).
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Published – articles, papers, reports
What are your chances of receiving an AHPRA
complaint?
RACGP Medico-legal expert Sara Bird, 19 November
2019
Three-quarters of the 4801 notifications about medical
practitioners finalised in 2018–19 resulted in no further
action. This compares to 5.1 per cent of medical practitioners who
had a notification in 2017–18. A key message is that an AHPRA
notification is unlikely to have an impact on your medical
registration and ability to practise medicine.
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Practice and Regulation
Supervised practice framework
The proposed Supervised practice framework aims to replace
the current supervision guidelines for all professions apart from
pharmacy and psychology. Read the proposed supervised practice
framework and consultation paper on the
Consultation section of the Board's website. Consultations
section of the Board's website. The consultation closes on 17
December 2019.
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Legislation
Child Death Review Legislation Amendment
Bill
Introduced by: Hon Y D'Ath MP on 18/09/2019
Stage reached: 2nd reading to be moved on 18/11/2019
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