AHPRA releases plan for combating vexatious complaints

Investigators will be on the lookout for red flags that suggest a complainant is out to damage a doctor’s reputation
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Doctors who make vexatious complaints about other health professionals will face disciplinary action including possible loss of registration, under new AHPRA guidelines.

The regulator has unveiled plans for identifying and punishing time-wasters, who it says are responsible for roughly 1% of the 10,000 notifications it receives annually.