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  • Cosmetic procedures in the spotlight one year on from surgery review

    Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
    The planned overhauls are likely to place a stronger emphasis on informed consent and pre-procedure consultation, including a patient suitability assessment. ... The doctor…
    Date published 5 September 2023
    www.ahpra.gov.au/News/2023-09-05-Cosmetics-procedures-crackdown.aspx

  • Checklist for practitioners handling feedback and complaints

    Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
    Keep them informed if there are delays, including providing a clear internal escalation process when required.. ... Regularly review policies on feedback and complaints…
    Date published 20 December 2023
    www.ahpra.gov.au/Resources/Checklist-for-practitioners-handling-feedback-and-complaints.aspx

  • Improving health practice

    Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
    We continue to see similar issues raised. These are:. lapsed professional indemnity insurance. ... poor complaints handling. lack of informed consent. inappropriate social…
    Date published 9 November 2023
    www.ahpra.gov.au/Publications/Annual-reports/Annual-report-2023/Improving-health-practice.aspx

  • Performance assessments

    Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
    This is not an issue if consent has been sought ahead of time. ... or inspect infection control practices (if infection control has been identified as an issue).
    Date published 26 April 2019
    www.ahpra.gov.au/Notifications/Further-information/Guides-and-fact-sheets/Performance-assessments.aspx

  • PC011 - Code of conduct

    Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
    assess performance and provide constructive feedback and development opportunities, address any performance issues promptly, directly and confidentially with the employee…
    Date published 15 June 2020
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  • October 2019

    Chiropractic Board
    When treating patients, practitioners must obtain informed consent for the care they provide and are expected to discuss the evidence for different treatment options. ... The …
    Date published 30 October 2019
    www.chiropracticboard.gov.au/News/Newsletters/October-2019

  • Patients better protected under new cosmetic surgery reforms

    Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
    The Board does not expect GPs to have a detailed knowledge of cosmetic procedures or to seek the patient’s informed consent for cosmetic procedures they are not personally…
    Date published 3 April 2023
    www.ahpra.gov.au/News/2023-04-03-cos-surgery-update.aspx

  • Notifications

    Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
    We considered that the issue was a commercial dispute between the notifier and the company. ... They gave consent for Ahpra to speak with the treating practitioners and their …
    Date published 9 November 2023
    www.ahpra.gov.au/Publications/Annual-reports/Annual-report-2023/Notifications.aspx

  • Submission: Consultation on complementary and unconventional medicine and emerging treatments - Australian Association of Musculoskeletal…

    Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
    The principles of good medical care are the same ie proper assessment and informed consent. ... If the board feels that excessive claims of benefit are being made, the board…
    Date published 17 March 2020
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  • Good medical practice: a code of conduct for doctors in Australia

    Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
    4 Working with patients 84.1 Introduction 84.2 Doctor–patient partnership 84.3 Effective communication 84.4 Confidentiality and privacy 94.5 Informed consent 94.6 Children…
    Date published 26 August 2020
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