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Key points Reports of racism double for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors in training compared to the national average Five per cent of doctors in training report experiencing or witnessing sexual harassment National quality of trainee supervision, orientation, teaching, education and training on patient safety again high. Read More
The Medical Board of Australia releases its latest newsletter.Read More
There is a vacancy for a practitioner member from the Australian Capital Territory on the Medical Board of Australia.Read More
The National Board has released its quarterly registration data.Read More
A Victorian doctor has been reprimanded and had his registration cancelled for at least six years after having an inappropriate relationship with a vulnerable patient and threatening the patient to stop them from making a complaint about his conduct.Read More
Australia’s health ministers have approved the registration standard that paves the way for a range of specialist international medical graduate (SIMG) reforms.Read More
This news item is for international medical graduates (IMGs) from Canada wishing to apply for medical registration in Australia via the Competent Authority pathway.Read More
A Victorian general practitioner has received a reprimand and a three-month suspension for failing to adequately treat a patient addicted to sleeping tablets and failing to maintain appropriately detailed medical records.Read More
If you’re studying to become a medical practitioner and are about to finish your course, you can apply for registration now.Read More
A West Australian doctor has been reprimanded, had his registration suspended for five months and had conditions placed on his registration for failing to provide adequate assessment and care of a patient, breaching professional boundaries, as well as inappropriate prescribing and billing practices. Read More
A South Australian tribunal has cancelled and disqualified a medical practitioner from applying for registration and from providing any health services for a total of four years.Read More
Applications are open for practitioner and/or community member vacancies arising in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Read More
Are you using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your practice?Read More
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A Victorian tribunal has disqualified a former medical practitioner from re-registering until March 2029, following a finding of professional misconduct related to prescribing of Schedule 8 medications, involving 14 patients over five years.Read More
Key points A Victorian woman who allowed her patient to believe she was a doctor specialising in hormone therapy has been sentenced in the Heidelberg Magistrates’ Court. Sentenced to a $10,000 fine without conviction and ordered to pay $10,000 in legal costs to Ahpra. Prosecution by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) Read More
Key points Data shows doctors aged over 70 are 81% more likely to be the subject of a notification compared with than those under 70. Three options to safely extend practice of late career doctors and protect patients are being considered. Medical Board opens consultation on possible health checks for late career doctors, aged 70 and over. Read More
Key points 2024 Medical Training Survey (MTS) will open on 5 August. The MTS is Australia’s leading medical training survey, showcasing feedback from more than 50% of doctors in training over the past five years. Past survey results are being used to improve training. Read More
We are seeking applications from registered medical practitioners and community applicants to fill vacancies in New South Wales.Read More
We are seeking community applicants from the Australian Capital Territory with an ability and interest to contribute to the regulatory work of the Territory Board.Read More
A Victorian doctor has been reprimanded and had his registration cancelled for misleading colleagues, breaching his registration conditions, and leaving his patients potentially without access to their medications after closing his medical clinic.Read More
A Victorian general practitioner has been reprimanded, had his registration suspended for three months and had conditions placed on his registration for failing to safely prescribe scheduled medications and failing to maintain professional boundaries with a patient.Read More
A former GP has been reprimanded and disqualified from applying for registration for four years, after prescribing inappropriate and dangerous drugs and providing below standard clinical care to multiple patients.Read More
A West Australian tribunal has ordered a medical practitioner’s registration be cancelled following a finding he transgressed professional and sexual boundaries with three of his female patients. The practitioner was also disqualified from applying for registration for 12 months.Read More
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and the National Boards invite you to have your say on the draft Criminal history registration standard (the criminal history standard) and supporting documents.Read More
The emergence of services designed solely to provide customers with access to a predetermined medicine raises concerns that some practitioners may be putting profit ahead of patient welfare.Read More
A tribunal has reprimanded a medical practitioner, Dr Atheer Hmood, cancelled his registration, disqualified him from applying for registration for a period of eight years, and prohibited him from providing any health service which involves physical contact with a female, when he is alone with a female, for eight years. Read More
A Victorian general practitioner has had his registration cancelled for disparaging colleagues and denigrating or demeaning certain groups on social media.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia releases its latest medical student newsletter.Read More
A new process to safely fast-track urgently needed internationally trained medical specialists into the Australian health system was the headline of the Medical Board of Australia’s annual meeting.Read More
Australia’s doctors in training report differences in their experience of medical training based on their gender, according to results of the 2023 Medical Training Survey.Read More
A Victorian medical practitioner has been reprimanded and fined $12,000 for paperwork that failed to comply with the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Vic).Read More
A surgeon has been reprimanded and disqualified from applying for registration for two years for having an inappropriate relationship with a patient. Trigger warning: Some readers may find this article distressing. If you are experiencing distress, please visit the drs4drs website for support in your state or territory or contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 for confidential help.Read More
A former Victorian doctor has been disqualified from seeking registration and prohibited from providing health services for a further year, until July 2027, for making inappropriate physical contact with a patient's guardian during a consultation.Read More
A Sydney doctor, who worked in hospitals while not registered, has been fined and ordered to serve an 18-month community corrections order.Read More
A doctor has been reprimanded, banned from providing health services and disqualified from applying for registration until 2028 for providing sub-standard, potentially unsafe care over more than a decade.Read More
Communique Maintaining a balance between access and the safety of medicinal cannabis is a key priority for health regulators across Australia amid a growing number of prescriptions and the emergence of telehealth, online prescribing and direct-to-consumer health services.Read More
A psychiatrist has been reprimanded by a tribunal for professional misconduct that included inappropriate prescribing and inadequate clinical record-keeping.Read More
A tribunal has cautioned a medical practitioner for unprofessional conduct after he accepted a person as a patient, having had a personal relationship with them.Read More
There are multiple practitioner member and community member vacancies arising on the Medical Board of Australia.Read More
A doctor convicted and jailed for accessing and possessing child exploitation materials has had his registration cancelled by a tribunal and been disqualified from applying for registration for 10 years.Read More
A Victorian GP has been suspended for six months for treating six members of her own family, including prescribing Schedule 8 medications without a required permit.Read More
We are seeking applications from registered medical practitioners to fill vacancies in the Northern Territory, Tasmania and Victoria. Read More
Changes to intern training will start in 2024 with the introduction of a new registration standard Granting general registration as a medical practitioner to Australian and New Zealand medical graduates on completion of postgraduate year one training.Read More
A Western Australian medical practitioner has been reprimanded and disqualified from applying for registration for two years for professional misconduct.Read More
Five years data from the Medical Training Survey (MTS) are generating rich insights, with important headline results from the 2023 survey of Australia’s doctors in training.Read More
A former medical practitioner has been reprimanded, disqualified from applying for registration for four years and ordered to pay $4000 in costs after having an inappropriate personal and sexual relationship with a patient.Read More
Ahpra and the National Boards are consulting on three documents related to the regulation of registered health practitioners who perform and who advertise non-surgical cosmetic procedures.Read More
Landmark outcome supports goal to eliminate racism from Australian healthcare.Read More
A tribunal has reprimanded a general practitioner and imposed a condition that requires quarterly auditing of his practice for at least two years in relation to deficient medical records and the issuing of medical certificates.Read More
A Victorian general practitioner has been found to have engaged in professional misconduct and has, along with other sanctions, had his registration cancelled.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia is consulting on a joint application from the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) seeking recognition of Rural Generalist Medicine as a new field of specialty practice within the current specialty of General Practice.Read More
A Sydney woman who falsely claimed she was a medical practitioner was on Wednesday convicted after pleading guilty in the Downing Centre Local Court. Read More
A Victorian general practitioner convicted of unlawfully assaulting two patients has been reprimanded by a tribunal for professional misconduct and suspended from practising for nine months.Read More
A medical practitioner’s inappropriate behaviour towards several colleagues has been found by a tribunal to constitute professional misconduct - he has been reprimanded, disqualified from applying for registration for nine months and ordered to pay the Board’s costs of $5,000.Read More
A South Australian doctor has been reprimanded and had conditions placed on her registration after she failed to obtain informed consent from at least 180 patients, failed to provide them adequate medical care, failed to keep proper medical records and failed to maintain the integrity of the medical records.Read More
If you’re studying to become a medical practitioner and are due to finish your course in the next three months, you can apply for registration now.Read More
Only specialist surgeons will be able to call themselves ‘surgeon’ under new legislation to restrict the use of the title by registered medical practitioners. Read More
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.Read More
Updated telehealth guidelines took effect on 1 September 2023.Read More
A Western Australian doctor has been suspended for eight months and will return to the register with conditions after a finding of professional misconduct for inappropriate prescribing, failing to make adequate clinical records and failing to adequately assess or formulate management plans for 14 patients. Read More
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 until he is granted registration, following his criminal conviction in 2020 of multiple sexual assaults and acts of incest against a child.Read More
We are seeking applications from registered medical practitioners and community applicants to fill vacancies in the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland. Read More
The Medical Training Survey (MTS) is now open - giving trainees the chance to improve medical training. Read More
Australia’s health practitioner regulator wants to hear from the community as it begins to review the national standard that sets the bar for criminal history for our registered health practitioners.Read More
We are seeking applications from registered medical practitioners and community applicants to fill vacancies arising in Victoria. Read More
A former Victorian medical practitioner has been reprimanded by a tribunal and disqualified from applying for registration for 12 months for professional misconduct involving scheduled medicines.Read More
Doctors who perform cosmetic surgery must abide by new rules or answer to the regulator as significant safety reforms come into effect.Read More
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and the Medical Board of Australia have released results from surveys of practitioners’ sentiment and perceptions about our role and work.Read More
Revised telehealth guidelines raise standards, protect patients.Read More
Tasmanian medical doctor Reinhard Hemm has been cleared of sexual misconduct after a tribunal cited concerns about variations in the detail of the notifier’s account to different people.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia changes requirements for interns directly affected by COVID-19 in 2023 and confirms a return to business as usual from 2024.Read More
The National Boards who recognise the test pathway have agreed to accept additional English language tests to provide further flexibility to applicants applying for registration.Read More
Safer cosmetic surgery is one step closer, with new cosmetic surgery accreditation standards now in place.Read More
A Queensland medical practitioner has been reprimanded and suspended for three months by a tribunal for professional misconduct involving inappropriate prescribing.Read More
We are seeking applications from registered medical practitioners and community applicants for vacancies on the Northern Territory Board of the Medical Board of Australia (Territory Board).Read More
A retired Victorian medical practitioner has been reprimanded by a tribunal and disqualified from applying for registration for 12 months for professional misconduct.Read More
A medical practitioner who injured his son has been reprimanded by a tribunal and had his registration suspended for four months for professional misconduct.Read More
Doctors who perform cosmetic surgery have three months to clean up their advertising in line with tougher requirements and get familiar with new practice guidelines issued today by the Medical Board of Australia (MBA) and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra).Read More
Applications are sought from medical practitioners to fill one vacancy arising on the Northern Territory Board of the Medical Board of Australia (the Territory Board).Read More
A Victorian medical practitioner has been disqualified for 10 years, prohibited from providing any health service for 10 years, and reprimanded for extensive professional misconduct.Read More
The former director of medical services at Bacchus Marsh Hospital (formerly operated by Djerriwarrh Health Services) is unlikely to ever practise medicine again after a tribunal ordered the cancellation of her registration and banned her from reapplying for registration for 10 years.Read More
Applications are sought from community members to fill one vacancy arising on the Victorian Board of the Medical Board of Australia.Read More
Leaders of the Medical Board, Ahpra and the AMA met on 16 December 2022 for an annual workshop.Read More
The Cosmetic Surgery Oversight Group has begun its work overseeing measures to improve safety in the sector as a host of wider reforms continue.Read More
The latest annual national survey of Australia’s doctors in training reveals small but worrying signs of pressure on medical trainingRead More
A Victorian General Practitioner has been reprimanded by a tribunal after providing treatment for himself and a close family member for a decade leading up to his retirement.Read More
Progress to strengthen Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for doctors continues, with the Medical Board of Australia approving a new CPD home, on advice from the Australian Medical Council (AMC).Read More
A medical practitioner who failed to obtain a patient’s informed consent for an operation and made inappropriate comments has been reprimanded and had their registration suspended by a tribunal.Read More
A Western Australian psychiatrist who developed a personal relationship with a former patient has been disqualified from applying for medical registration for two years.Read More
The National Boards and Ahpra are reviewing the current accreditation arrangements for the national health practitioner regulatory scheme to prepare for the next period to mid-2029.Read More
Public consultation has opened on the Medical Board of Australia’s draft revised guidelines on telehealth consultations with patients.Read More
Ongoing work by Australia’s health practitioner regulator is making the cosmetic surgery industry safer with reforms across a number of areas.Read More
A Western Australian general practitioner has been banned from practising for 25 years for professional misconduct, including sexual misconduct and poor performance. Read More
There are now more registered health practitioners in every state and territory according to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and National Boards 2021/22 Annual report.Read More
A former Tasmanian doctor who was convicted for possessing child exploitation material in 2011 has again been refused medical registration.Read More
Public consultation opens today on the Medical Board of Australia’s draft revised registration standard - Granting general registration as a medical practitioner to Australian and New Zealand medical graduates on completion of intern training.Read More
A GP has had his registration suspended for three months after he accessed the medical records of a vulnerable woman who was not his patient, but who he was trying to protect from suspected elder abuse.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia (MBA) is consulting on three reforms to make cosmetic surgery safer.Read More
A tribunal has found a junior doctor failed in her performance during a cluster of stillbirths and newborn deaths at the hospital.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia (the Medical Board) and Ahpra are making changes to how cosmetic surgery can be advertised.Read More
A Western Australian doctor has been suspended and will need to undergo education for failing to maintain appropriate professional and sexual boundaries with a patient.Read More
1,792 practitioners remain registered on the pandemic sub-register for another year, continuing to support the health system.Read More
Graduates set to complete their course in the next three months can take the first step in their new health career by applying for registration now.Read More
A doctor has been disqualified from practising for four years for engaging in professional misconduct by breaching sexual boundaries with a patient.Read More
Patients who have been harmed by cosmetic surgery can now report their concerns to a hotline, which opens today. They can do that confidentially if they choose.Read More
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and the Medical Board of Australia (the Medical Board) today released the report Independent review of the regulation of medical practitioners who perform cosmetic surgery. Read More
The Independent review of the regulation of medical practitioners who perform cosmetic surgery* handed down its findings and recommendations today. Read More
Practitioners on the pandemic response sub-register who are currently practising can now opt in to extend their temporary registration so they can continue supporting the health system.Read More
A tribunal has reprimanded a former medical practitioner for professional misconduct and ordered he be disqualified and prohibited from providing any health service for four years.Read More
A Victorian medical practitioner has had his registration suspended for two months and been reprimanded for falsely prescribing oxycodone and misleading the Medical Council of New South Wales (Medical Council).Read More
The Medical Training Survey (MTS) is open now - giving trainees a platform to share their experience of medical training.Read More
Poor culture is associated with poor patient outcomes, which places the issue firmly within the scope of regulators.Read More
Registration renewal is coming up for medical practitioners with general, specialist and non-practising registration.Read More
Public consultation on the English language skills registration standards opens today. National Boards are inviting practitioners, community members, employers, education providers and other stakeholders to have their say.Read More
A Victorian psychiatrist has been reprimanded, suspended from practice for three months and fined $15,000 for inappropriately self-prescribing restricted medicines.Read More
A Western Australian medical intern has had conditions imposed on his provisional registration, following an alleged assault on a fellow medical intern.Read More
A GP has been reprimanded by a tribunal and had his registration suspended for two months for professional misconduct.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia’s (the Board’s) revised registration standard for Endorsement of registration for acupuncture for registered medical practitioners is now in effect.Read More
A medical practitioner has had his registration cancelled for conduct that was ‘outrageous’ and ‘far beyond the standards expected’ of the profession. Read More
Leaders across Australia’s medical community have come together to build support and commitment to improving the culture of medicine.Read More
A tribunal has removed conditions from a practitioner’s registration following an appeal.Read More
A psychiatrist has been reprimanded and disqualified from applying for registration for two years for boundary transgressions and inadequate patient management. Read More
A tribunal has confirmed the decision of the Medical Board of Australia (the Board) to suspend a GP’s registration following allegations of inappropriate conduct and/or performance.Read More
A Western Australian general practitioner has been banned from re-applying for registration for seven and a half years, after being convicted by a jury of sexually assaulting a patient.Read More
We are seeking individuals with an ability and interest to contribute to the regulatory work of the ACT Board of the Medical Board of Australia (the Territory Board).Read More
The public consultation for the Independent review of the regulation of health practitioners in cosmetic surgery has now closed.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia (the Board) has developed an information sheet to assist hospitals to propose alternate supervision arrangements for international medical graduates (IMGs) in hospital-based positions.Read More
We are seeking individuals with an ability and interest to contribute to the regulatory work of the State Boards of the Medical Board of Australia.Read More
More than 20,000 health practitioners are now on the 2021 pandemic response sub-register after practitioners on the 2020 sub-register opted in to extend their temporary registration.Read More
A Sydney woman who worked as a medical intern at a Sydney hospital despite not being qualified or registered to practise has appealed her sentence.Read More
Cosmetic surgery patients, health practitioners, professional organisations and agencies are encouraged to share their views and experiences in a consultation which launches today, as part of an independent review of cosmetic surgery. Read More
The Medical Board of Australia’s (the Board’s) revised registration standard for Endorsement of registration for acupuncture for registered medical practitioners comes into effect from 1 July 2022.Read More
A Victorian General Practitioner has been reprimanded and had conditions imposed on his registration after a tribunal found he had engaged in inappropriate practice under the Health Insurance Act 1973 (Cth), failed to keep adequate clinical records and provided substandard patient care.Read More
A Victorian General Practitioner has been disqualified for four years after a tribunal found he had prescribed drugs of dependence to vulnerable patients for his own use.Read More
Medical practitioners on the 2020 pandemic response sub-register can now opt in to extend their temporary registration before it expires to keep supporting the pandemic response.Read More
We are seeking an individual with an ability and interest to contribute to the regulatory work of the Tasmanian Board of the Medical Board of Australia.Read More
A Melbourne-based medical practitioner who continued to practise after he was suspended, and who obstructed an Ahpra investigation into his conduct, was today convicted after pleading guilty in the Magistrates Court of Victoria following charges laid by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra).Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected medical training in the states and territories worst hit by the pandemic and had a mixed impact in other states and territories, according to the 2021 Medical Training Survey (MTS).Read More
A medical practitioner working in obstetrics at the Bacchus Marsh Hospital has been reprimanded by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the tribunal).Read More
A general practitioner who breached his registration conditions by practising without supervision and failing to have professional indemnity insurance has been reprimanded by a tribunal and suspended for 12 months.Read More
The Supervised practice framework (the framework), developed by the Medical Board of Australia (the Board) along with 12 other National Boards1 and Ahpra, is in effect from today.Read More
A former medical practitioner who created and signed 149 false vaccination exemption certificates and falsely completed 177 Medicare vaccination forms has been reprimanded, disqualified from applying for registration for six years, and prohibited from providing any health service or using the title ‘Doctor’ or ‘Dr’.Read More
A woman who worked as a medical intern at a Sydney hospital despite not being qualified or registered to practise was today convicted in the Local Court of NSW following charges laid by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra).Read More
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the tribunal) has reprimanded a formerly registered medical practitioner working at the Bacchus Marsh Hospital and disqualified her from applying for registration for three months. Read More
A Western Australian general practitioner has been reprimanded and had conditions placed on his registration for engaging in professional misconduct by sending inappropriate Facebook messenger and Instagram communications to a patient.Read More
We are seeking individuals with an ability and interest to contribute to the regulatory work of the Territory Boards of the Medical Board of Australia.Read More
Ahpra and the National Boards recognise that registered health practitioners have led the remarkable public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and commend them for their sustained efforts.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia (the Board) has decided the revised requirements for interns directly affected by COVID-19 will continue for 2022 interns.Read More
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) welcomes the announcement by Health Ministers to review the use of the title ‘surgeon’.Read More
A tribunal has cancelled a medical practitioner’s registration and disqualified him from reapplying for eight years after finding he engaged in professional misconduct by downloading and possessing child exploitation material.Read More
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and the Medical Board of Australia (the Board) are announcing a review of patient safety issues in the cosmetic sector, including how to strengthen risk-based regulation of practitioners in the industry. Read More
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and National Boards have released results from surveys to retest practitioner and broader community sentiment and perceptions about our role and work.Read More
Family violence is in scope for medical regulation, reflecting the current standards and expectations of the community and the medical profession.Read More
A continued growth in the registered health workforce is highlighted in the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) 2020/21 Annual report.Read More
A major evaluation of the Australian Medical Council (AMC) - Medical Board of Australia (MBA) Preparedness for Internship Survey has found that the survey has been an effective quality improvement tool for medical schools’ curriculum reviews, for collaboration between the early phases of medical education and training, and for the AMC’s accreditation functions.Read More
Twelve National Boards, including the Medical Board of Australia, and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) have published an advance copy of the Supervised practice framework (the framework).Read More
A former Victorian medical practitioner has been reprimanded and disqualified from applying for registration until 3 February 2022 after a tribunal made findings of professional misconduct against her.Read More
A former Victorian medical practitioner has been reprimanded and disqualified from applying for registration for 12 years after a tribunal made nine findings of professional misconduct against him, following action brought by the Medical Board of Australia.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has accepted a legally enforceable undertaking not to practise from Dr Daniel Lanzer. This precludes him from undertaking all forms of medical practice in Australia.Read More
The Victorian and Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has confirmed a decision of the Medical Board of Australia to suspend the registration of a Melbourne neurologist and physician facing sexual assault charges.Read More
A tribunal has found a medical practitioner engaged in professional misconduct by communicating to make a child amenable to sexual activity.Read More
A tribunal has upheld the Medical Board of Australia’s (the Board) decision to suspend the registration of medical practitioner Dr Claire Dielenberg by way of immediate action.Read More
From today, thousands of extra health practitioners can join the COVID-19 response through a new temporary sub-register established by Ahpra and the National Boards. Read More
We are seeking individuals with an ability and interest to contribute to the regulatory work of the state and territory boards of the Medical Board of Australia.Read More
A South Australian general practitioner will never practise again following a 25-year ban by the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the tribunal).Read More
Once you are registered, you can work as a medical practitioner anywhere in Australia.Read More
More than 26,000 registered health practitioners can step up to further support the COVID-19 health system response following changes made by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and National Boards to the temporary pandemic response sub-register.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has made further changes for 2021 interns directly affected by COVID-19.Read More
You need reliable, evidence-based information to be able to make good choices about your healthcare. But in a climate thick with commentary about COVID-19 and vaccines, how do you sort fact from fiction? A joint statement from Ahpra and the National Boards, the Health Care Complaints Commission, the Office of the Health Ombudsman and the Therapeutic Goods Administration. Read More
A tribunal has imposed conditions on a medical practitioner’s registration for unsatisfactory conduct and/or performance after he sought review of the Board’s original decision.Read More
A tribunal has suspended a general practitioner for three months for professional misconduct after he was convicted in 2017 of sexually assaulting a friend after a night of heavy drinking.Read More
Keeping track of training The Medical Training Survey (MTS) opens in August 2021 and gives trainees a voice about their experience of medical training.Read More
Changes to continuing professional development (CPD) that will increase the value of doctors’ life-long learning will start in January 2023.Read More
A South Australian general practitioner has been permanently prohibited from providing any health service after performing an internal examination of a female patient without adequate explanation of the purpose of the examination and without adequate informed consent.Read More
A tribunal has reprimanded a medical practitioner and prohibited him from accessing or prescribing any testosterone or growth hormone related peptides. Read More
A tribunal has set aside the decision of the Medical Board of Australia (the Board) to impose conditions on the registration of a medical practitioner following allegations of inappropriate conduct and/or performance.Read More
A Melbourne medical practitioner remains suspended after losing his appeal against immediate action taken by the Medical Board of Australia (the Board).Read More
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and the National Boards are reminding practitioners that there is no place for sexism, sexual harassment or gendered violence in healthcare.Read More
A podcast explaining how co-regulation of registered health practitioners works in New South Wales has been released by the Medical Council of NSW.Read More
The Board has introduced flexibility for 2021 interns who have had their rotations interrupted because of COVID-19.Read More
A tribunal has suspended a general practitioner for nine months for professional misconduct after he inappropriately prescribed peptides and other substances to 10 patients and to himself.Read More
Following two separate investigations and a prosecution by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra), Ms Aliaa Mohammed Elmetwally Ismaeli Sherif has today been convicted of 10 charges under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (National Law) and fined $15,000 by the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria at Ringwood.Read More
The Therapeutic Goods Administration and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency have published a joint statement today about the promotion of COVID-19 vaccinations.Read More
A tribunal has reprimanded a GP anaesthetist for a serious lapse in professional standards that amounted to professional misconduct.Read More
A tribunal has found that a general practitioner engaged in professional misconduct for inappropriate prescribing, failing to keep adequate records and failing to provide adequate healthcare to patients.Read More
A Western Australian medical practitioner has been suspended for two months for professional misconduct for sending inappropriate Facebook messenger communications to a patient.Read More
A former psychiatrist who sexually assaulted a female patient has been disqualified by a tribunal from applying for registration for five years.Read More
Vacancies are arising on the state and territory boards in the following jurisdictions:Read More
A tribunal has reprimanded a former Victorian general practitioner and disqualified him from applying for registration for two years for professional misconduct after holding out a member of his staff as a registered health practitioner when they were not, misleading regulators and failing to practise medicine safely.Read More
A tribunal has reprimanded a medical practitioner and suspended him from practice for three months for inappropriate prescribing, poor record keeping and providing false and misleading information.Read More
Statement by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and the Medical Board of Australia. Read More
The Medical Board of Australia releases its first medical student newsletter.Read More
Ahpra and National Boards have extended the support available from retired nurses, doctors and other registered health practitioners on the pandemic response sub-register for a further 12 months from this week. This was done in response to a request by the Australian Government.Read More
Regulators are thanking health practitioners on the pandemic response sub-register which will be closed 12 months after it was established in response to COVID-19.Read More
A tribunal has reprimanded a Queensland general practitioner and imposed conditions on his registration for professional misconduct after he inappropriately prescribed performance enhancing medications to nine patients over a seven-year period.Read More
The National Boards and Ahpra are seeking public feedback on revised regulatory principles for the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (National Scheme). Read More
A medical practitioner who breached professional boundaries by having an intimate personal and sexual relationship with a patient has had his registration suspended by a tribunal.Read More
The National Boards and Ahpra have published a joint statement today to help registered health practitioners and students understand what’s expected of them in giving, receiving and advising on and sharing information about COVID-19 vaccines.Read More
A Victorian medical practitioner has been reprimanded and disqualified from applying for registration for 14 months, after he inappropriately prescribed medications and was dishonest with the Medical Board of Australia.Read More
What makes a safe and qualified doctor? Why do we need a diverse health workforce, and how do we ensure we have one? These are some of the big questions guiding this episode of our podcast Taking care.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia will not change the existing professional standards framework in relation to patients seeking care from medical practitioners who provide complementary and unconventional medicine and emerging treatments.Read More
A tribunal has cancelled a medical practitioner’s registration for professional boundary violations and disqualified him from applying for registration for six years.Read More
A tribunal has found a formerly registered Western Australian general practitioner engaged in professional misconduct for inappropriate prescribing and failure to provide adequate healthcare.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia releases a consultation paper on a draft revised registration standard for endorsement of registration for acupuncture for registered medical practitioners.Read More
A vacancy for one practitioner member has arisen on the Tasmanian Board of the Medical Board of Australia.Read More
A vacancy for one practitioner member has arisen on the Queensland Board of the Medical Board of Australia (the Board).Read More
There’s a lot going well in medical training in Australia, according to more than 21,000 doctors in training who did the 2020 Medical Training Survey (MTS). Read More
A Tribunal has reprimanded a medical practitioner, imposed conditions on her registration and ordered her to pay Ahpra’s costs after she failed to comply with conditions on her registration which required her to attend for urine drug screening (UDS).Read More
A general practitioner in Western Australia has been reprimanded and had his registration suspended for six months for professional misconduct after he acted inappropriately towards a member of staff at a pharmacy.Read More
A tribunal has imposed education and mentoring conditions on the registration of a medical practitioner who discharged a patient from hospital despite the patient’s concerns regarding his health and request for a second opinion.Read More
A tribunal has imposed conditions on the registration of a medical practitioner which restricts him from performing certain surgical procedures.Read More
A tribunal has cancelled a general practitioner’s registration for excessive prescribing of drugs of dependence and for providing false or misleading evidence.Read More
A tribunal has cancelled a general practitioner’s registration for breaching the conditions on his registration. Read More
Are you passionate about healthcare and protecting the public? Would you like to know more about the role of Board members in the National Scheme regulating registered health practitioners from 16 professions?Read More
A medical practitioner convicted of manslaughter has been disqualified by a tribunal from applying for registration for five years.Read More
A Victorian medical practitioner who continued to practise after failing to renew his registration was fined $20,000 following charges laid by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra).Read More
A tribunal has cancelled a medical practitioner’s registration for arranging a non-registered person to issue prescriptions to patients in the doctor’s name, while he was overseas.Read More
A medical practitioner was found to have engaged in professional misconduct for breaching conditions imposed on his registration.Read More
A tribunal has reprimanded and disqualified a medical practitioner from applying for registration for three years for engaging in professional misconduct.Read More
Revised advertising guidelines to support responsible advertising, including by registered health practitioners, are in effect from today.Read More
On 23 May 2019, the Medical Board of Australia (the Board) referred Dr Indra Nordstrand to the State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia (the tribunal) for unsatisfactory professional performance.Read More
Health practitioners are encouraged to check and correct their advertising to make sure it complies with revised guidelines released today.Read More
Advertising is something we are all exposed to in our day-to-day lives and this includes advertising by health practitioners for their services.Read More
A Western Australian medical practitioner was found to have engaged in unprofessional conduct in the Supreme Court of Western Australia Court of Appeal (Court of Appeal).Read More
Vacancies are arising on the state boards in the following jurisdictions:Read More
Ahpra releases its latest podcast in the Taking care series.Read More
A tribunal has disqualified a medical practitioner for 12 months for harassing a fellow health practitioner.Read More
US medical graduates who have successfully completed the United States National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX-USA) from 2005 and prescribed experience can now apply for provisional registration.Read More
Are you a final year medical student and excited to start your internship?Read More
A tribunal has confirmed a decision by the Medical Board of Australia (the Board) to refuse to grant Mr Christopher Nowlan provisional registration as a medical practitioner because he does not hold an approved qualification.Read More
Leaders of the Medical Board, Ahpra and the AMA met on 12 August 2020 for an annual workshop. While the workshop focused primarily on complaints to Ahpra and the MBA, other matters of mutual interest were discussed.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia (the Board) has published a record number of submissions made to the public consultation on proposed options to more clearly regulate medical practitioners who provide complementary and unconventional medicine and emerging treatments.Read More
The latest Taking care podcast discusses the changes, challenges and innovations in providing health care to children, including during the pandemic.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has released updated standards for the assessment of specialist international medical graduates to come into effect from 1 January 2021.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has published the 2020 version of Good medical practice: a code of conduct for doctors in Australia, which will take effect on 1 October 2020.Read More
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and National Boards have released results from the second annual survey of stakeholder understanding and perceptions of our role and work.Read More
The latest episode of the Taking care podcast takes a look into medical training in Australia.Read More
The 2020 Medical Training Survey (MTS) will track the impact of COVID-19 on medical training, through the eyes of doctors in training. Read More
An independent report has found reforms of the regulatory management of allegations of sexual misconduct have had a profound impact.Read More
Call for applications: ACT Board of the Medical Board of AustraliaRead More
The State Administrative Tribunal in Western Australia (the tribunal) has reprimanded and suspended Dr John Whiteside’s registration as a medical practitioner for twelve months for engaging in professional misconduct.Read More
A tribunal has reprimanded general practitioner Dr Eiman Al Raheb and imposed conditions on her registration after finding she engaged in professional misconduct in relation to the way in which she operated her home-based clinic.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia is encouraging practitioners and students to review the new Guidelines for registered health practitioners and students in relation to blood-borne viruses before they take effect on 6 July 2020.Read More
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) welcomes the independent review by the National Health Practitioner Ombudsman and Privacy Commissioner (NHPOPC) of the confidentiality safeguards in place for individuals making notifications about registered health practitioners.Read More
A tribunal has disqualified former general practitioner, Mr Ranjit Panda, from applying for registration for 10 years for professional misconduct after he was convicted of unlawful and indecent assault by a court in Western Australia.Read More
A general practitioner has been reprimanded, suspended for three months and had conditions imposed on her registration for inappropriate prescribing of drugs of dependence.Read More
A tribunal has banned former general practitioner Peter Tunbridge from applying for registration for two years and reprimanded him for professional misconduct in relation to inappropriate prescribing involving 20 patients.Read More
A Tribunal has reprimanded, fined and placed conditions on a medical practitioner’s registration after finding that he engaged in professional misconduct.Read More
A tribunal has reprimanded and imposed conditions on the registration a general practitioner for treating a patient at his home and for providing her with take-away doses of ketamine.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia responds to questions about its regulatory response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Read More
The Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association (AIDA) issued a media release detailing occasions of medical practitioners denying Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples access to culturally safe healthcare seeking testing for COVID-19.Read More
A joint statement has been released from Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand, the Medical Board of Australia and the Australian Medical Council on the importance of clinical experience for medical students’ learning and progression during the COVID-19 pandemic.Read More
As health services prepare for the expected surge in demand resulting from COVID-19, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and National Boards have announced a new pandemic sub-register to fast track the return to the workforce of experienced and qualified health practitioners.Read More
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) staff are working remotely to serve health practitioners and the public across Australia while in-person services are temporarily suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic.Read More
Ahpra and National Boards recognise the vital role of registered health practitioners in treating and containing the COVID-19 emergency.Read More
The Medical Board responds to the COVID-19 pandemic by making its regulatory approach more flexible.Read More
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) remains open for business while in-person services are temporarily suspended in Sydney.Read More
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) remains open for business while in-person services are temporarily suspended in Canberra, Melbourne, Hobart and Darwin.Read More
As an interim measure to help boost the Australian healthcare workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic we’ve made changes to the presenting-in-person requirements for internationally qualified practitioners.Read More
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) has introduced an online upload service to receive applications, forms and supporting documents as part of the response to the way individuals are registered in the context of COVID-19.Read More
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) remains open for business while in-person services are temporarily suspended in Perth. Read More
Registered health practitioners play a vital role in treating and containing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).Read More
A tribunal has reprimanded a general practitioner for inadequate patient management and inappropriate prescribing.Read More
Amendments to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (National Law) requirements on mandatory notifications came into effect on 1 March 2020.Read More
An ambitious Strategy from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health experts, regulators and health organisations committed to embedding cultural safety into the health system will be released tomorrow.Read More
Nearly 10,000 doctors in training took part in the first Medical Training Survey (MTS), creating the first national, comprehensive picture of medical training in Australia. Read More
The National Boards and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) have today published an advance copy of the revised mandatory notification guidelines (the guidelines) and supporting resources.Read More
A man has been convicted and fined for falsely claiming to be a medical practitioner when he was not registered.Read More
A medical practitioner with specialist registration in obstetrics and gynaecology has been reprimanded and had conditions imposed on her registration for unprofessional conduct.Read More
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and the National Boards have welcomed two new policy directions from the COAG Health Council which reinforce that Ahpra and National Boards are to prioritise public protection in the work of the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (the National Scheme).Read More
The ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found it necessary to take immediate action to impose gender-based restrictions on a general practitioner from Canberra and restrict him to practising at approved locations.Read More
The ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal has suspended a general practitioner from Canberra for professional misconduct following his inadequate treatment of a patient.Read More
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the tribunal) has reprimanded and imposed conditions on the registration of a general practitioner for professional misconduct as a result of prescribing clinically inappropriate and excessive amounts of testosterone to a patient.Read More
A medical practitioner has been reprimanded and had conditions placed on her registration for engaging in professional misconduct.Read More
The latest Ahpra podcast discusses what it’s like for a health practitioner who is the subject of a notification.Read More
A tribunal has reprimanded a general practitioner for prescribing clinically inappropriate and excessive amounts of testosterone.Read More
The Court of Appeal in Western Australia (the Court) has dismissed an appeal lodged by a former specialist physician.Read More
A Victorian general practitioner has been disqualified from applying for registration for a period of three years and ten months for being convicted of two criminal offences on 10 October 2016, failing to comply with chaperone conditions and engaging in inappropriate billing practices.Read More
A tribunal has suspended a specialist general practitioner, imposed conditions on his registration and reprimanded him for prescribing inappropriately, self-prescribing and prescribing for his own family members. Read More
We have made some changes to the Competent Authority pathway for international medical graduates (IMGs), to reflect changes made by competent authorities in the United Kingdom and Ireland.Read More
The Western Australian State Administrative Tribunal (tribunal) has reprimanded Richard Hwai Seng Kuan who had previously been a radiation oncologist, and disqualified him for applying for registration for three years and a half years after finding him guilty of professional misconduct by understating his income and, in doing so, defrauding the Department of Health.Read More
A medical practitioner has been reprimanded and fined $10,000 after a tribunal found he failed to provide adequate supervision of an international medical graduate (IMG).Read More
A profession-specific statistical summary and a report from the Chair that covers the work of the Medical Board of Australia (the Board) over the 12 months to 30 June 2019 is now available online.Read More
University medical education in Australia is generally in good shape, according to the results of the 2019 Intern Preparedness Survey jointly conducted by the Medical Board of Australia and the Australian Medical Council (AMC). Read More
A tribunal has found a general practitioner engaged in professional misconduct in relation to inadequate patient management and inappropriate prescribing of highly addictive opiate medication.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia is now consulting on its proposed revised CPD Registration standard.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia is now consulting on revised guidelines for the specialist international medical graduate assessment process.Read More
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and National Boards have published a new guide to help registered health practitioners understand and meet their obligations when using social media.Read More
Are you a final year medical student?Read More
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and National Boards have released results from a social research project aimed at helping us understand perceptions about us and our work.Read More
A tribunal has rejected an appeal by Dr Jane Tolman, a specialist geriatrician, against a panel’s decision to reprimand her and impose 23 conditions on her registration for unsatisfactory professional performance in relation to her treatment of 12 aged care patients.Read More
Simplified logos for AHPRA and the National Boards will be rolled out over coming months.Read More
Call for applications – State Boards of the Medical Board of AustraliaRead More
The Victorian tribunal has found a psychiatrist guilty of professional misconduct and unprofessional conduct, banning him from applying for registration until 31 December 2019.Read More
A medical practitioner from Canberra had conditions placed on his registration after he failed to obtain adequate informed consent, failed to adequately document a consultation and procedure, and failed to provide adequate follow up care.Read More
A tribunal has cautioned a Queensland psychiatrist for unsatisfactory professional performance in relation to his diagnosis and treatment of patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Read More
Leaders of the Medical Board, AHPRA and the AMA met to discuss how notifications are managed in the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme. See report.Read More
A tribunal has reprimanded a Western Australian general practitioner for practising without appropriate professional indemnity insurance (PII).Read More
A medical practitioner has been reprimanded and fined for his failings in the treatment of a patient with bladder cancer and for failing to inform the Board that his accreditation to practise at a health service had been suspended.Read More
A Western Australian general practitioner has been reprimanded and had his registration suspended by a tribunal after he had a sexual relationship with a female patient.Read More
Public consultations are underway to boost patient safety across Australia.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia, in partnership with the Dental, Nursing and Midwifery, Paramedicine and Podiatry Boards of Australia, has opened consultation on the draft Guidelines for registered health practitioners and students in relation to blood-borne viruses (the draft guidelines). Read More
A Victorian plastic surgeon has been suspended for three months for having sexual intercourse with a vulnerable patient.Read More
Do you need to sit an English language test? Read More
Keep perspective; and seek help. That’s the message from a new video launched today by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and National Boards.Read More
A tribunal has suspended the registration of a Victorian medical practitioner after he engaged in personal and intimate relations with a patient.Read More
Australia’s doctors in training will soon have the chance to tell medical educators, employers, governments and regulators what they think about medical training in Australia.Read More
On 9 May 2018, the Medical Board of Australia (the Board) referred Dr Ainslie James Hay Waddell, a specialist general practitioner to the State Administrative Tribunal in Western Australia. This followed an investigation into his conduct after Dr Waddell’s Schedule 8 prescribing rights were revoked by the WA Department of Health (DoH).Read More
One health practitioner member vacancy has arisen on the Tasmanian Board of the Medical Board of Australia. Read More
One community member vacancy has arisen on the Tasmanian Board of the Medical Board of Australia.Read More
A specialist general practitioner from Queensland has been reprimanded and conditions have been imposed on her registration after she failed to disclose a conflict of interest.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has suspended the registration of Dr Christopher Kwan Chen Lee, effective from 6 June 2019.Read More
The Board has updated its description of Category C in the Competent authority pathway. There has been no change in policy and no change in the length of practice required, but we have explained more clearly what is involved in the experience component of this pathway.Read More
The Medical Board is seeking applications from health practitioners and community members to fill multiple practitioner member, community member and chair vacancies.Read More
GP reprimanded and suspended for six months after engaging in a relationship with a patient.Read More
Australia’s health regulators have reminded health practitioners about their responsibility to support public health programs, including vaccination. Read More
A tribunal has maintained conditions imposed on a medical practitioner’s registration by the Medical Board of Australia (the Board) which prevent the practitioner from providing treatment to family members except in emergencies.Read More
A medical practitioner has been suspended by a tribunal for professional misconduct following comments he made on online internet forums and chat sites.Read More
A tribunal has suspended a medical practitioner for four months for professional misconduct.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia (the Board) has developed additional guidance to make the Board's expectations about financing schemes for doctors who provide cosmetic and surgical procedures clearer.Read More
A tribunal has disqualified a medical practitioner from applying for registration for six months after finding he behaved in a way that constitutes professional misconduct.Read More
A specialist general practitioner from Victoria has been suspended for six months by a tribunal after it found he had provided care to family members in circumstances that were avoidable, and his clinical management of 23 patients was not clinically justified and exposed patients to potential harm.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia (the Board) is now consulting on options to more clearly regulate medical practitioners who provide complementary and unconventional medicine and emerging treatments. Read More
A profession-specific annual report summary that highlights the work of the Medical Board of Australia over the year to 30 June 2018 has now been published.Read More
A specialist obstetrician has been reprimanded, fined $25,000 and had his registration suspended for two months.Read More
A tribunal has reprimanded a Western Australian medical practitioner, Dr Kenneth Charles Lee, for self-prescribing medication, prescribing in the name of his partner (at the time) (Partner) for personal consumption and for prescribing for his Partner.Read More
The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) has found the behaviour of Dr Robert John Cooke, an orthopaedic surgeon, amounted to unsatisfactory professional conduct in relation to his treatment of a patient in late 2005 and early 2006.Read More
A Western Australian surgeon has been found to have engaged in professional misconduct as a result of his management of eight patients.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia is seeking applications from medical practitioners and community members to fill vacancies on the state and territory boards.Read More
Revised Medical Board of Australia guidelines on Sexual boundaries in the doctor-patient relationship take effect on 12 December 2018.Read More
A South Australian medical practitioner has been convicted for the attempted murder of a pharmacist after she reported his misconduct. Read More
A former medical practitioner in Victoria has been successfully prosecuted by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and fined $16,500 for claiming a member of his staff was a registered health practitioner when they were not.Read More
Are you in your final year of an approved program of study to become a medical practitioner? Read More
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) finds junior doctor guilty of unprofessional conduct for prescribing testosterone and human growth hormone without clinical justification.Read More
A medical practitioner has been reprimanded for professional misconduct for purchasing pharmaceutical products in breach of conditions on his registration.Read More
A medical practitioner who ordered blood tests for Essendon football players has been reprimanded and fined for unprofessional conduct.Read More
A tribunal cancelled a Queensland medical practitioner’s registration after he had a personal relationship with a patient.Read More
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), with support of the Medical Board of Australia, has successfully prosecuted fake doctor Raffaele Di Paolo for further offences under the National Law and prosecuted his company, with additional fines totaling $28,000.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia and the Australian Medical Council today published guidelines on the process for recognising new or amended medical specialties under the National Law.Read More
The Occupational English Test (OET) will be publishing test results in an updated format soon.Read More
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) invites experienced parties to develop and deliver Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural safety training by either a sole supplier who can deliver services nationally or a panel of suppliers locally.Read More
The State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia has found a general practitioner had engaged in professional misconduct after practising as a medical practitioner without appropriate professional indemnity insurance (PII) arrangements in place.Read More
A medical practitioner has been reprimanded and fined $20,000 for professional misconduct relating to his treatment of two patients.Read More
A survey designed to find out how well interns felt medical school prepared them for their internship and how medical schools could improve how they prepare graduates for internship will be sent to all interns in Australia in August 2018.Read More
Medical Board of Australia Chair, Dr Joanna Flynn AM, has been honoured with an international award for regulatory excellence from the Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation (CLEAR).Read More
Mr Marek Jantos has been sentenced in the Adelaide Magistrates Court this week after being convicted of holding himself out as a registered psychologist and unlawfully using a specialist medical title, following charges laid by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).Read More
Applications are being sought from health practitioners who hold registration with one of the 15 regulated health professions as well as active and engaged consumers or community advisors.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia (the Board) has decided to publish links to serious disciplinary decisions by courts and tribunals on the public register of practitioners only when there has been an adverse finding against the doctor.Read More
Applications are sought from registered medical practitioners in the Australian Capital Territory for a practitioner member vacancy on the Australian Capital Territory Board of the Medical Board of Australia.Read More
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the tribunal) found Victorian general practitioner Dr Andrew John Griffiths engaged in professional misconduct and unprofessional conduct for inappropriately prescribing and/or providing medical treatment to patients.Read More
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), on behalf of the Medical Board of Australia has successfully prosecuted fake doctor Raffaele Di Paolo for holding himself out as a registered medical practitioner.Read More
This week, a landmark commitment is being launched to help achieve equity in health outcomes between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and other Australians to close the gap by 2031.Read More
You probably know that before you can register as a medical practitioner in Australia, you need to demonstrate that you are proficient in English.Read More
AHPRA has published further guidance for advertisers of regulated health services to emphasise that selectively editing reviews or testimonials has the potential to break the law.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has published a public consultation paper on the draft revised code of conduct, Good medical practice: A code of conduct for doctors in Australia.Read More
The COAG Health Council has approved a revised list of medical specialties, fields of specialty practice and related titles to include the field of Paediatric emergency medicine in the specialty of Emergency medicine. Read More
A tribunal has struck out an application for a review of a decision by the Medical Board to refuse registration.Read More
The Australian Medical Council (AMC) and Medical Board of Australia (MBA) undertook a survey of interns in September 2017, designed to assess how well medical school prepares students for their internship.Read More
A new tool to help practitioners and advertisers understand their obligations about using testimonials and reviews to advertise regulated health services is now available.Read More
Some AHPRA offices will be closed on Monday 7 May 2018 due to public holidays.Read More
An independent review of specialist medical colleges’ assessment of international medical graduates (IMGs) for specialist recognition has found areas of excellence, widespread compliance with guidelines set by the Medical Board of Australia and identified some areas for improvement.Read More
A tribunal has reprimanded a general practitioner and has imposed conditions on his registration, including gender-based restrictions which prevent him from treating female patients.Read More
National Boards and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) are consulting on future accreditation arrangements from mid-2019, when the current term of assignment of accreditation functions ends. Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has published a consultation paper on the draft guideline for informing a National Board about where you practise. Read More
National Boards and AHPRA have started a process to consider accreditation arrangements from mid-2019, when the current term of assignment of accreditation functions ends.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia, supported by AHPRA, has implemented the final recommendation of the Chaperone Review.Read More
A tribunal has reprimanded, suspended and imposed conditions on the registration of a medical practitioner convicted of fraudulently obtaining paymentsRead More
The Medical Board of Australia’s revised registration standard comes into effect today.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia’s revised registration standard for specialist registration comes into effect today.Read More
A self-assessment tool to help practitioners and advertisers check and correct their advertising so it complies with their professional and legal obligations has been launched.Read More
AHPRA ACT office will be closed on Friday 2 February 2018 due to office relocation.Read More
Call for applications for appointment to the State and Territory Boards of the Medical Board of Australia.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia welcomes your feedback on proposed changes to its guidelines on sexual boundaries. Read More
There are multiple practitioner member and community member vacancies arising on the Medical Board of Australia, including the role of Chair, and on the Medical Board’s state and territory boards.Read More
A profession-specific annual report summary that highlights the work of the Medical Board of Australia over the year to 30 June 2017 has now been published.Read More
A tribunal has reprimanded a general practitioner, suspended his registration for one month and imposed conditions on his registration requiring him to complete further education on maintaining professional boundaries.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia (the Board) referred Dr Ian Keith Singh Wood, a medical practitioner with general registration, to the State Administrative Tribunal in Western Australia (the tribunal) for prescribing contrary to the Poisons Regulations 1965 (WA) (the Regulations) and for prescribing Schedule 8 medicines and benzodiazepines to patients without clinical indication. Read More
Al Raheb v Medical Board of Australia [2017] VSC 494Read More
Al Raheb v Medical Board of Australia (Review and Regulation) [2017] VCAT 637Read More
A tribunal has cancelled a general practitioner’s registration, disqualified him from reapplying for 21 months and ordered him to pay Board costs for serious and unethical misconduct.Read More
Stakeholders interested in how regulated health services are advertised have met to discuss how to advertise responsibly and comply with the National Law1 advertising requirements.Read More
The community in Australia has high levels of trust in doctors and expects medical practitioners to provide safe care to patients. The Medical Board of Australia has designed a Professional Performance Framework to ensure that all registered medical practitioners practise competently and ethically throughout their working lives.Read More
The Pharmacy Board of Australia and Medical Board of Australia have released a joint statement describing good practice for practitioners when prescribing and dispensing compounded medicines.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has today published a revised registration standard for Granting general registration to medical practitioners who hold an Australian Medical Council certificate. The revised standard comes into effect from 15 February 2018.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has today published a revised registration standard for specialist registration. The revised standard comes into effect from 15 February 2018.Read More
A medical practitioner convicted of indecent assault has been reprimanded by a tribunal and had his registration suspended.Read More
The medical health workforce grew by 3.7% over the past year, to 111,166 total registrants, according to data released today in the 2016/17 annual report published by AHPRA and the National Boards.Read More
The South Australian Health Practitioners Tribunal (tribunal) has reprimanded a former psychiatrist, Mr Julian Norman Grant Kent and permanently disqualified him from applying for registration as a medical practitionerRead More
Medical practitioner reprimanded, disqualified for two and a half years and ordered to pay $11,500 in costs.Read More
Final-year medical students who will soon complete an approved program of study can go online now to apply for registration before they graduate.Read More
A court in Victoria has fined an individual after she treated patients as a psychologist while not registered to do so under the National Law.Read More
A medical practitioner has been reprimanded by a tribunal and had conditions imposed on his medical registration for behaving in a way that constitutes unprofessional conduct.Read More
A medical practitioner has been reprimanded and had conditions imposed on his registration for behaving in a way that constitutes unprofessional misconduct. Read More
A tribunal has reprimanded and ordered a medical practitioner to pay a fine after finding he breached conditions on his registration.Read More
The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the tribunal) has cancelled the registration of general practitioner Dr Muhammad Azam and disqualified him from re-applying for registration for a period of four years.Read More
The MBA and AHPRA have released a status report on the implementation of the recommendations from the Independent review of the use of chaperones.Read More
A general practitioner has been suspended for one year, reprimanded and ordered to pay $20,000 in costs for behaving in a way that constitutes professional misconduct.Read More
A survey designed to find out how work-ready interns feel after medical school and improve how medical schools prepare graduates for internship will be sent to all interns in Australia in August 2017.Read More
A medical practitioner has been reprimanded with conditions imposed on his registration for behaving in a way that constitutes professional misconduct.Read More
The Western Australia State Administrative Tribunal (the tribunal) has disqualified Dr Anish Singh from applying for re-registration for ten years and fined him $5,000 for professional misconduct. Read More
A medical practitioner’s consultation with a 10-year-old girl with a malignant tumour has resulted in a tribunal finding of professional misconduct.Read More
Medical practitioner reprimanded for failing to properly maintain professional boundaries with a patient.Read More
A former medical practitioner in New South Wales has been successfully prosecuted for holding out as a registered medical practitioner when they were not.Read More
A tribunal has found that Dr Mark Denis Kelly, a medical practitioner engaged in unprofessional conduct by inappropriately providing a person with a medical certificate and prescription.Read More
Do you need to sit an English language test?Read More
A tribunal has dismissed allegations of professional misconduct against a general practitioner.Read More
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (tribunal) has affirmed a Medical Board of Australia (Board) decision to refuse a medical practitioner’s application to remove conditions on this registration.Read More
Senate Standing Committee on Community affairs report into complaints management.Read More
A number of investigations have concluded about registered health practitioners in South Australia relating to chemotherapy under dosing.Read More
A former medical practitioner has been reprimanded and disqualified from applying for registration after admitting to a sexual relationship with a patient.Read More
The WA Court of Appeal dismissed Keith Woollard’s appeal to strike out the Medical Board of Australia’s allegations of false claims regarding his training and experience to perform a coronary angioplasty.Read More
Multiple vacancies have become available due to a number of fixed term appointments expiring in 2017 arising on the Northern Territory Board of the Medical Board of Australia.Read More
On 24 April 2014, the Medical Board of Australia (the Board) received a notification alleging that Dr Gregory Duck, a medical practitioner, had bought lingerie for a patient, taken photographs of her while she was wearing the lingerie and inappropriately prescribed the patient medication. Read More
Registered practitioners are reminded to check, correct and comply with their professional and legal advertising obligations.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia (MBA) and Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) today released the report Independent review of the use of chaperones to protect patients in Australia and have accepted all its recommendations.Read More
Mr Shyam Acharya, who claimed to be UK based doctor Dr Sarang Chitale while practising as a medical practitioner, received a criminal conviction today in a New South Wales court.Read More
A tribunal has reprimanded a medical practitioner, cancelled his registration and disqualified him from reapplying for registration for 18 months.Read More
A profession-specific annual report summary that looks into the work of the Medical Board of Australia over the year to 30 June 2016 has now been published.Read More
The ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the tribunal) has reprimanded a medical researcher, who was a registered medical practitioner, for professional misconduct and prohibited him for practising medical research for 12 months.Read More
A medical practitioner’s registration has been cancelled for professional misconduct after he admitted to sexual contact with a patient.Read More
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has reprimanded a medical practitioner and imposed conditions on his registration restricting his practice, after finding he engaged in professional misconduct by failing to comply with conditions that had been imposed on his registration.Read More
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the tribunal) has reprimanded a general practitioner, Dr Gershon Cukier, cancelled his registration and disqualified him from re-applying for registration as a medical practitioner for a period of 18 months.Read More
Medical Board of Australia (the Board) Board member, Associate Professor Stephen Bradshaw, has been recognised with a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia in this year’s Australia Day Honours.Read More
Individual annual report summaries for each state and territory, offering insights into how the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme is operating across Australia, have now been published.Read More
A tribunal has reprimanded a medical practitioner and ordered him to pay a fine of $2,500 plus costs incurred by the Medical Board of Australia (the Board) for behaving in a way that constitutes unsatisfactory professional performance.Read More
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the tribunal) has set aside the decision of the Medical Board of Australia (the Board) to impose a condition on the registration of medical practitioner Dr Rodney Syme as a form of immediate action.Read More
A plastic surgeon has had his registration suspended by a tribunal for three months after it found he had a sexual relationship with a patient.Read More
The tribunal has reprimanded a practitioner for engaging in professional misconduct, which contributed to the death of a patient.Read More
The Court of Appeal in Western Australia has dismissed a cardiologist’s appeal of a decision by the Supreme Court of Western Australia.Read More
We note the report on the medical complaints process and are taking action to do our part to address bullying and harassment.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia and AHPRA has signed up to the NSW Health Statement of Agreed Principles on a respectful culture in medicine.Read More
Informed community debate about public health issues is vital.Read More
AHPRA’s Tasmanian office will be closed to the public on Friday 18 November 2016 and will reopen on Monday 21 November 2016 at a new location. The office will continue to be located in Hobart.Read More
A tribunal has confirmed a decision by the Medical Board of Australia to suspend the registration of Dr Wijeneka Liyanage.Read More
Doctors are the most trusted profession in Australia, along with nurses and pharmacists, according to social research published today into community and doctors’ views about trust, confidence and fitness to practise in the medical profession.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia progressed three major initiatives in 2015/16 to help improve public safety, according to information published by AHPRA today in its 2015/16 annual report. Read More
The Medical Board of Australia and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) have published their 2016-20 health profession agreement.Read More
A medical practitioner has admitted to engaging in professional misconduct after prescribing medications while suspended from practice and while his registration had conditions imposed that prevented him from practising.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia (the Board) today published further information to help registered health practitioners to better understand their advertising obligations.Read More
Dr Almayne du Preez, a general practitioner has been reprimanded and fined after admitting that her management of a patient with Lyme disease or Lyme disease-like illness amounted to unprofessional conduct.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has published data from specialist medical colleges on the specialist pathway.Read More
The ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the tribunal) has reprimanded a medical practitioner, suspended and imposed conditions on her registration following repeated illicit drug use, amounting to professional misconduct.Read More
The Victorian Civil and Administration Tribunal (VCAT) has reprimanded Dr George Koniuszko, and imposed conditions on his registration after making findings that he had engaged in professional misconduct.Read More
The Health Practitioners Tribunal (Tasmania) (the tribunal) has dismissed Tasmanian Board of the Medical Board of Australia (the Board) allegations of unprofessional conduct against general practitioner Dr Gregory Pitt.Read More
A tribunal has reprimanded and suspended a medical practitioner for inappropriate prescribing and medical management of patients over 12 years.Read More
New standards and guidelines for medical practitioners take effect on 1 October: two revised registration standards and new cosmetic guidelines.Read More
A general practitioner has been reprimanded, fined $20,000, ordered to pay legal costs and disqualified from reapplying for registration as a medical practitioner for 10 years for professional misconduct.Read More
The State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia (the tribunal) has dismissed a referral by the Medical Board of Australia (the Board) regarding specialist psychiatrist, Dr Roger Paterson.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia (the Board) and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) are reminding the public there is one week left for them to have their say on the use of chaperones to protect patients.Read More
A neurosurgeon’s registration has been suspended for performing spinal surgery at the wrong level and then attempting to cover it up.Read More
The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Tribunal) has found Dr Tahir Shah engaged in professional misconduct and suspended his registration for six months. Read More
The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) has found that medical practitioner, Dr Sylvia Xiao Yun Yu, engaged in unsatisfactory professional conduct. Read More
A medical practitioner who admitted to inappropriate prescribing has had his registration suspended by a tribunal for a period of two years. Read More
Experienced medical regulators, academics and educators from around the world will gather in Melbourne from today at IAMRA2016 - the 12th conference of the International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities.Read More
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has reprimanded a doctor and imposed conditions on his registration, after finding he engaged in professional misconduct by having an inappropriate personal and/or sexual relationship with the mother of his patient.Read More
Submissions are invited for an independent review on the use of chaperones to protect Australian patients, with detailed terms of reference being published today. Read More
ACAT has confirmed the Medical Board's decision to take immediate action on the registration of Dr Mohamed Helmy.Read More
Strengthened continuing professional development and screening for at-risk doctors should underpin future approaches to revalidation in Australia, according to an expert report to the Medical Board of Australia.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia and AHPRA have patient and public safety as their number one objective.Read More
AHPRA and the Medical Board of Australia have a clear focus on public and patient safety.Read More
A video for medical practitioners explaining the renewal of registration process is now available.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has not changed the national registration fee for medical practitioners for 2016/17. The 2016/17 registration fee is the same as it was in 2015/16.Read More
A tribunal has found that Dr Indunil Shiranth de Silva, a physician, had behaved in a way that constituted unsatisfactory professional conduct.Read More
A medical practitioner who admitted to a sexual relationship with a patient has had his registration suspended for professional misconduct.Read More
A specialist obstetrician has been reprimanded, fined $5,000 and ordered to pay the Board's costs for professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional performance.Read More
A medical practitioner who admitted inappropriate prescribing has had her registration suspended by a tribunal for professional misconduct.Read More
Revised registration standards for the four types of limited registration available under the National Law1 take effect from today.Read More
A doctor has been reprimanded and ordered to carry out further education and mentoring, for engaging in professional misconduct.Read More
The State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia (the tribunal) has reprimanded Mr Aran John Bowden Denford, cancelled his medical registration and disqualified him for applying for registration for two and a half years, for accessing child pornography over 14 years.Read More
A medical practitioner who admitted possessing child pornography has had his registration suspended by a tribunal for professional misconduct.Read More
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) has received a letter from the Queensland Government, formally notifying of the determination of fees to be paid from AHPRA to the Queensland Office of the Health Ombudsman (OHO) for 2015-2016. Read More
A tribunal has confirmed a decision of the Medical Board of Australia to refuse an application for renewal of limited registration.Read More
A medical practitioner found to have engaged in unsatisfactory professional conduct cannot reapply for registration for three years.Read More
The tribunal found that General Practitioner Dr Ajay Naidu has engaged in professional misconduct and unprofessional conduct.Read More
AHPRA, on behalf of the Medical Board of Australia, has successfully prosecuted a former doctor.Read More
A referral by the Medical Board of Australia against a general practitioner has been dismissed. Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has issued guidelines for medical practitioners who perform cosmetic medical and surgical procedures. Read More
A medical practitioner who sought a review of a decision to refuse him unrestricted specialist registration is to be registered without conditions.Read More
Doctors and medical students in NSW, the ACT, SA, and the NT will have access to expanded doctors’ health services from 1 May 2016.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia (the Board) has today published the revised registration standards for the four types of limited registration available under the National Law1.Read More
Call for expressions of interest – Queensland Board of the Medical Board of AustraliaRead More
The State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia (SAT) has reprimanded a doctor. Read More
The Medical Board of Australia (the Board) has released its summary for 2014/15.Read More
The Board has released a consultation paper on a proposed revised registration standard for granting general registration to medical practitioners who hold an Australian Medical Council certificate.Read More
The Board has released a consultation paper on a proposed revised registration standard for specialist registration.Read More
A tribunal has acted on a call by the Medical Board of Australia (the Board) to cancel the registration of a medical practitioner.Read More
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) looks forward to contributing to the review of hospital safety and quality assurance in Victoria that was recently commissioned by the Department of Health and Human Services in the light of the tragic deaths of babies at Bacchus Marsh Hospital (Djerriwarrh Health). Read More
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has given a medical practitioner six weeks to find a supervisor and a group practice to work in, while other restrictions on his registration imposed by the Medical Board of Australia remain in place.Read More
A tribunal has reprimanded a doctor and imposed conditions on his registration, for his failure to report another doctor’s conduct at his practice.Read More
The Northern Territory Health Professional Review Tribunal (the Tribunal) has imposed conditions on a specialist general practitioner's registration.Read More
The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) found that Dr Christopher Joseph Bourke engaged in unsatisfactory professional conduct.Read More
The ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT) has found an orthopaedic surgeon engaged in unprofessional conduct.Read More
Australia’s health practitioner regulator says there are lessons for everyone in the tragedy at the Djerriwarrh Health Service and that AHPRA is doing its part to address the system failures that let patients down.Read More
Local reports have today been released for each state and territory on Australia’s regulatory scheme for health practitioners, providing a unique insight on local outcomes within a national scheme.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has today published the revised registration standards for continuing professional development (CPD) and recency of practice for Australia’s 100,000 registered medical practitioners.Read More
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) is prosecuting a former doctor for claiming to be a registered medical practitioner.Read More
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has found Dr Andrew Carl Schneider, an anaesthetist, engaged in professional misconduct.Read More
Call for applications for appointment to the Northern Territory Board of the Medical Board of Australia.Read More
Call for applications – Queensland Board Member vacancyRead More
New international medical graduate (IMG) supervision requirements come into effect today.Read More
The revised registration standard for Professional indemnity insurance arrangements for medical practitioners takes effect on 1 January 2016.Read More
A new video and an accompanying infographic explaining the Australia-wide scheme that is in place to protect members of the public were launched today by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has warned overseas doctors to take care before handing over money or official registration documents to anyone purporting to arrange medical registration in Australia.Read More
The Supreme Court of Western Australia has dismissed a doctor’s application for judicial review of a decision of the Medical Board of Australia Performance and Professional Standards Panel.Read More
Read this important information that explains what you need to know.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has today published the revised registration standard for Professional indemnity insurance arrangements for Australia’s 100,000 registered medical practitioners.Read More
Call for applications – Australian Capital Territory, South Australian and Victorian Boards of the Medical Board of Australia.Read More
The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) has reprimanded Dr Andrew Alfred George Leggett, a psychiatrist and ordered him to undertake counselling, for having a personal and sexual relationship with a former patient.Read More
The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) has reprimanded Dr Chitrakanti Kapadia, a specialist surgeon for unprofessional conduct, for failing to disclose information to the Medical Board of Australia (Board) when applying to renew his medical registration.Read More
The State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia (SAT) has reprimanded, fined and ordered conditions to be imposed on the registration of Dr Ross Jose a general practitioner.Read More
There are health practitioners with a history of substance misuse who have restrictions placed on their registration. These restrictions are generally designed to keep the public safe while the practitioner remains in practice.Read More
The State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia (Tribunal) has found Dr Premanandan Vayal Veettil, who works in general practice, guilty of unsatisfactory professional performance and professional misconduct.Read More
A tribunal has suspended a doctor’s registration for six months, ordered him to never again see female patients and found that he engaged in both professional misconduct and unprofessional conduct. Read More
Call for expressions of interest – Tasmanian Board of the Medical Board of AustraliaRead More
Call for applications – Appointment to the Queensland Board of the Medical Board of Australia. Read More
New International Medical Graduate (IMG) supervision requirements will come into effect in January 2016.Read More
The 2014/15 annual report: AHPRA and National Boards has been published. Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has approved the Australian Medical Council’s revised accreditation standards for specialist medical programs.Read More
The Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council has approved the Medical Board of Australia’s revised registration standards for medical practitioners. Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has imposed strict conditions on the medical registration of Dr Phillip Nitschke in a mediated settlement that concludes longstanding legal and tribunal proceedings.Read More
AHPRA today called on Victorian health practitioners and services to report their concerns about poor quality care, so regulators can act when needed to keep the public safe.Read More
Call for applications – Appointment to the Queensland Board of the Medical Board of Australia Read More
Australia’s health regulators yesterday launched investigations into other doctors and midwives at the Djerriwarrh Health Service in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, after receiving an expert report raising concerns about obstetric and midwifery care at the service.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia (the Board) and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) have published their health profession agreement (HPA) for 2015/16.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has published submissions to its consultation on cosmetic medical and surgical procedures provided by medical practitioners and outlined next steps in deciding how best to manage risk to patients in this area.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has today published commissioned research on revalidation and announced the next steps it will take. Read More
The Medical Board of Australia and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency today endorsed the call for action across the health sector to end discrimination, bullying and sexual harassment.Read More
The State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia has reprimanded Dr William Barnes, suspending him for three months and imposing conditions on his registration.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia today warned doctors to look out for a fraudulent letter purporting to be jointly from the Board and the Department of Human Services.Read More
The information that appears on the Register of medical practitioners will soon change for some medical practitioners.Read More
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found that Dr Jon Garland engaged in professional misconduct and unprofessional conduct, reprimanding him and imposing conditions on his registration as a medical practitioner.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia today issued a blunt warning to overseas doctors about a fraudulent medical registration and employment racket.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has confirmed it has suspended the registration of Dr Tareq Kamleh.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia and AHPRA respect the Supreme Court decision about Dr Philip Nitschke.Read More
Revised English language and criminal history standards take effect from today.Read More
AHPRA is calling for people who have been treated by unregistered individuals in Melbourne’s northern suburbs to come forward, amid concerns about sub-standard dental care and poor infection control. Read More
The leadership and contribution of Medical Board of Australia Chair, Dr Joanna Flynn AM, has been recognised with the prestigious 2015 AMA Woman in Medicine award.Read More
A revised criminal history registration standard will come in to effect for all registrants from 1 July 2015. Read More
Revised English language skills registration standards take effect from 1 July for all registrants.Read More
The Qld Civil and Administrative Tribunal has dismissed an application by a Dr Nicolae Cruceru to review a Medical Board of Australia decision to impose conditions on his registration. Read More
The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal this morning ordered that Dr Jayant Patel must never be registered in the medical profession again in Australia.Read More
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found a medical practitioner engaged in professional misconduct, reprimanding him and suspending his registration for one year from 29 April 2015.Read More
The Qld Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found Dr Steven Andrew behaved in a way that constituted professional misconduct, reprimanding and fining him $10,000, and imposing conditions on his registration.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia today took disciplinary action against former surgeon Jayant Patel in the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) in Brisbane. Read More
The Medical Board of Australia (the Board) and the Australian Medical Association (AMA) have joined forces on a national health program for doctors and medical students in Australia.Read More
Applications are now sought from medical practitioners and community members from New South Wales to fill vacancies on the New South Wales Board of the Medical Board of Australia.Read More
National Boards and AHPRA are seeking feedback through an online survey on the regulatory principles that were launched in July last year.Read More
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has affirmed a Medical Board of Australia decision to refuse Dr Salahuddin Taj’s application for specialist registration.Read More
The WA State Administrative Tribunal has fined Dr John Barry Myers $10,000 and disqualified him from applying for registration as a medical practitioner for five years.Read More
The State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia has found Dr Jai Palaniappan engaged in professional misconduct. He was reprimanded and fined $4,000 for falsifying registration documents.Read More
A potentially misleading website that republished information from AHPRA’s register of practitioners without consent is no longer published.Read More
We are making changes to our websites to make sure that your information is kept safe.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has commissioned international research into revalidation, or ways to make sure doctors keep their skills up to date throughout their professional livesRead More
Cooling off periods for all patients and mandatory psychological assessment for under 18s are proposed in draft guidelines for cosmetic medical and surgical procedures proposed by the Medical Board of Australia.Read More
The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal has reprimanded Dr Christopher Alroe and imposed conditions on his registration for professional misconduct.Read More
The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal has reprimanded Dr Zoran Radovic for unsatisfactory professional performance as a psychiatrist.Read More
The Adelaide office will be closed for relocation from Thursday 19 February 2015 and will re-open on Monday 23 February 2015 at 12.00pm.Read More
No AHPRA permission for publication of data sourced from public online register.Read More
AHPRA and National Boards to introduce hair testing for all practitioners with substance related impairment.Read More
A new procedure for checking international criminal history that provides greater public protection takes effect today. Read More
Dr Leila Dekker - appeal allowed.Read More
Dr Wijeneka Liyanage - suspension on registration lifted following appeal.Read More
Tribunal finds professional misconduct, imposes conditions on registration.Read More
Applications are now sought for a medical practitioner member from the Northern Territory to fill the following board member vacancy.Read More
Dr Tam Dieu and Dr Mervyn Cass: reprimanded and conditions placed on registration.Read More
Tribunal confirms Board decision to suspend Dr Nitschke's registration as a medical practitioner.Read More
The State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia has reprimanded Dr Gareth Eldred, cancelled his registration as a medical practitioner and disqualified him from applying for registration for 18 months.Read More
On 4 November 2014, the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal reprimanded Dr Bharat Doolabh, suspended his registration for 12 months and imposed conditions on his registration as a medical practitioner.Read More
Applications are now sought for medical practitioner members from various states and territories to fill board member vacancies.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has published a report of its work in regulating the medical profession in the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme during 2013/14.Read More
The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal dismissed an appeal by Dr Ashraf Ibrahim Abdou Ibrahim against a Medical Board of Australia decision to refuse his application for limited registration.Read More
The State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia has suspended the medical registration of Dr Paul Langton for 18 months, reprimanded him and fined him $30,000 for professional misconduct.Read More
The State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia has reprimanded Dr Mughammad Saliem Ismail and cancelled his registration as a medical practitioner. Read More
The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal has ordered the cancellation of Dr Nemalan Seshagiri Moodley’s registration as a medical practitioner, and prohibited him from applying for registration for five years.Read More
The Northern Territory Health Professional Review Tribunal has reprimanded Dr Daniel Van Dijk, removed his name from the register, and banned him from reapplying for registration for nine months.Read More
Call for applications for appointment to the Australian Capital Territory Board of the Medical Board of Australia.Read More
The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal has reprimanded Dr William Fitzgerald and imposed conditions on his registration as a medical practitioner in Australia.Read More
From early 2015, National Boards and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) will implement a new procedure for checking international criminal history. Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has referred Dr Phillip Nitschke to the Northern Territory Health Professional Review Tribunal for a hearing into his professional conduct.Read More
AHPRA and the National Boards have released their 2013/14 Annual Report on the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme.Read More
The State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia has reprimanded Dr David Evan Roberts, ordered audits of his communication with patients and fined him $15,000 for unprofessional conduct.Read More
The South Australian Health Practitioners Tribunal has found that Dr Frederick Rhys Henning engaged in unsatisfactory professional performance and professional misconduct.Read More
Applications are now sought for appointments to upcoming vacancies for chairs (from practitioner members), practitioner members and community members. Read More
Today we have launched new homepage designs across all our websites.Read More
Registered health practitioners using the AHPRA portal can now request a Certificate of Registration Status (CoRS) online.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has announced the registration fees for medical practitioners for 2014/15. Read More
The National Boards are calling for feedback on guidelines on the regulatory management of health practitioners with blood borne infectious diseases.Read More
The Medical Board has made a decision to suspend the registration of Dr Nitschke.Read More
The South Australian Board of the Medical Board of Australia has proposed to suspend the medical registration of Dr Philip Nitschke.Read More
On 1 July 2014 all Boards and AHPRA launched refreshed regulatory principles for regulating in the public interest. It also marked our 4th birthday and new arrangements in Qld.Read More
Call for applications for appointment to the Medical Board of Australia.Read More
Call for applications for appointment to the Queensland Board of the Medical Board of Australia.Read More
Updated Advertising guidelines published today by National Boards.Read More
Call for practitioner members from the Northern Territory for appointment to the Northern Territory Board of the Medical Board of Australia.Read More
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and the Medical Board of Australia today welcomed the conditional settlement of the class action arising from the criminal conduct of Dr James Latham Peters. Read More
AHPRA and the Medical Board of Australia welcome settlement of long-running case.Read More
The Board has released a consultation paper on draft revised core registration standards and draft revised registration standards for limited registration and a draft guideline on short-term training in medical specialty.Read More
The Board will fund nationally consistent external health services.Read More
The Board has decided to change the Advertising guidelines to be clearer about the use of testimonials.Read More
Revised guidelines and code of conduct, and a new social media policy, come into effect for all medical practitioners today.Read More
The AHPRA Northern Territory office has reopenedRead More
The Board confirms online comment is not always advertising.Read More
The Board has responded to discussion about advertising and social media.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has released a joint media statement with the Australian Medical Council regarding the launch of a new intern framework.Read More
Call for community members for appointment to the Northern Territory Board of the Medical Board of Australia. Read More
The National Boards have published revised guidelines and codes of conduct, and a new social media policy, which come into effect from mid-March.Read More
The Board releases its latest communique.Read More
The National Specialist IMG Committee releases its latest Communique.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia and the Australian Medical Council have released a fourth newsletter regarding the development of the national intern training framework.Read More
Call for applications for appointment to state and territory boards of the Medical Board of Australia.Read More
Medical Board announces action against Dr Jayant Patel.Read More
The 2012/13 National Scheme Annual Report, which includes a report from the Medical Board of Australia, has been published.Read More
Community and health practitioner feedback is sought on the English language skills and criminal history registration standards which are now under review. Read More
Final-year students can go online now to apply for provisional registration as a medical practitioner before they graduate.Read More
The Board has issued an update about the status of retired doctors with Limited registration (public interest - occasional practice).Read More
New consultation on international criminal history checksRead More
Board and AHPRA publish health profession agreement.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia and Australian Medical Council have released a third newsletter regarding the development of the national intern training framework.Read More
The National Board has released its quarterly registration data. Read More
Independent study by University of Sydney researchers: Community expectations & experiences of health complaints & notifications processes.Read More
The Board has released a consultation paper on Good Medical Practice: A Code of Conduct for Doctors in Australia.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has set 2013/14 registration fees and will launch online renewal this week.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia and Australian Medical Council have released a second newsletter regarding the development of the national intern training framework.Read More
Due to a lack of evidence, the Medical Board of Australia will take no further action against senior WA health officials named in a notification lodged in early 2013.Read More
AHPRA has published new guides on complaints in the National Scheme for health practitioners and the public.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia and Australian Medical Council have released a joint newsletter on the National Internship Framework.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has appointed an interim committee to deal with the work of the former Queensland Board.Read More
The Community Reference Group membership has been announced. The group will advise AHPRA and the National Boards on engaging with communities.Read More
The Medical Board has published information and FAQ for medical practitioners with limited registration (public interest - occasional practice).Read More
The Board releases its latest Communique.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia and AHPRA have issued a statement.Read More
The Queensland Board of the Medical Board of Australia has issued a statement.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia (MBA) and Qld Board of the MBA have issued a joint statement.Read More
AHPRA and the Medical Board of Australia will work with Queensland Health Minister Lawrence Springborg to introduce changes to health complaints management in Queensland.Read More
AHPRA and the National Boards have published their submissions to the Victorian parliamentary inquiry into the performance of AHPRA.Read More
Media release - National Boards are consulting on a draft social media policy and revised guidelines on advertising and mandatory reporting.Read More
The Board has released a consultation paper on proposed changes to the competent authority pathway and specialist pathway for international medical graduates.Read More
The Medical Board of Australia will fund a health program or programs for doctors from the 2013/2014 financial year, from within existing resources.Read More
This consultation paper seeks feedback on the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme - Data access and research policy. Read More
The Medical Board releases an information sheet on the qualification Doctor of Osteopathy (USA).Read More
Read more about AHPRA's work in health practitioner regulation in the latest AHPRA Report.Read More
Applications are open for the National Scheme Community Reference Group. Read More
The National Specialist IMG Committee releases its latest CommuniqueRead More
The Board releases its latest Communiqué. Read More
AHPRA has partnered with Consumers Health Forum Australia to hold a series of community forums for members of the public to learn about health practitioner regulation. Read More
Medical Board of Australia releases IMG supervision survey results.Read More
The annual report of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and the National Boards has been published. Read More
Students of medicine who will graduate soon can go online now to apply for provisional registration as a medical practitioner.Read More
AHPRA and the Medical Board of Australia remind practitioners to renew now if they haven't yet and want to continue to practise. Read More
The Board has released a consultation paper on the review of accreditation arrangements. The consultation closes on 2 November 2012. Read More
The National Boards' preliminary consultation on social media will be followed by a public consultation phase.Read More
Medical practitioners reminded to renew registration by 30 September. Read More
The Medical Board of Australia releases its latest newsletter. Read More
National Board and AHPRA increase transparency and publish Health Profession Agreement. Read More
Health ministers have announced changes to the membership of the 10 National Boards originally appointed in 2009. Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has launched its 2012 registration renewal campaign today. Read More
The National Specialist IMG Committee releases its latest Communiqué. Read More
The Medical Board of Australia releases its latest Communiqué. Read More
New fees released: The Medical Board of Australia has set its registration fees for 2012 - 2013. Read More
Consultation open on options for refining international criminal history checks used to assess applications for registration, closes 17 August 2012. Read More
The Medical Board of Australia and AHPRA have today published further detail of the Board’s financial statements for the 2010- 2011 financial year. Read More
Students about to graduate as health practitioners are urged to go online to apply early for registration and smooth the path from study to work. Read More
Quarterly registered health practitioner data released. Read More
The Medical Board of Australia releases a statement about eligibility for specialist registration. Read More
The National Specialist IMG Committee, a Committee of the Medical Board of Australia, releases its first Communiqué. Read More
The Medical Board consults on a proposed registration standard for endorsement for acupuncture. Read More
The Medical Board consults on draft supplementary guidelines on cosmetic medical and surgical procedures. Read More
The Medical Board, AHPRA and Australian Medical Council welcome focus on International Medical Graduates. Read More
The Medical Board of Australia releases a statement on who should be registered. Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has released a consultation paper on the funding of external doctors’ health programs. Read More
The Medical Board of Australia releases its guidelines on technology-based consultations. Read More
Updating the Specialists Register: what practitioners have to do and why. Read More
The Board has released a second round consultation paper on a proposed registration standard for graduates. Read More
The Medical Board of Australia releases its Communiqué for the meeting held on 16 November 2011. Read More
AHPRA launches online applications for provisional registrants. Read More
AHPRA and the National Boards release annual report. Read More
The Medical Board Releases its 2011 Financial Overview Read More
The Medical Board of Australia releases guidelines for doctors on sexual boundaries. Read More
The Medical Board and AHPRA are updating the Specialists Register Read More
Information for medical interns with provisional registration seeking general registration Read More
Statement from the Medical Board of Australia The Medical Board of Australia is currently consulting on the definition of practice. Read More
AHPRA launches new online service for printing Certificate of Registration. Read More
The Medical Board of Australia has set its 2012 registration fees.Read More
A new registration standard for specialist registration is now effective. Read More
Statement from the Medical Board of AustraliaRead More
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