AHPRA naming Bill recommended by Senate Committee The proposed legislation will allow information regarding complaints to be made public before investigations are complete.
Study identifies doctors most likely to get sued An Australian-first study has found ‘unhappy and overworked’ doctors are more likely to be sued compared to ‘agreeable’ colleagues.
Senate Committee urges limits to AHPRA complaints The Senate report also acknowledged the ‘significant amount of stress’ caused to some doctors caught up in the current AHPRA notifications process.
‘Doctors might be intimidated’: GP blasts NSW complaints body A single anonymous complaint was enough for one Taree GP to receive a warning about ‘maintaining constructive communication’ in public.
Proposed AHPRA changes show ‘worrying disregard’ for practitioner wellbeing GPs are at risk of becoming scapegoats should planned amendments to national regulatory principles go ahead, an RACGP submission states.
Prominent GPs dub response to AHPRA inquiry ‘non-committal’ and ‘wishy-washy’ Dr Edwin Kruys and Dr Evan Ackermann discuss the Government response to the Senate inquiry into AHRPA complaints mechanisms.
Government rules out compensation for vexatious complaints The Federal Government has said it will not provide compensation for doctors who have been the subject of a vexatious complaint.
Tide of vexatious complaints non-existent: Researchers A torrent of vexatious complaints against medical practitioners does not exist, according to a new report.