AHPRA urged to give more guidance on doctors’ crimes and their medical board punishments

The watchdog is currently consulting on changes to the standards used to assess whether a practitioner with a criminal history is still fit to practise.
Dr Lisa Searle.

The RACGP is calling for doctors to be given more detailed case studies on the sort of criminal behaviour which would lead the Medical Board of Australia to place conditions on their registration.

AHPRA has been consulting on changes to the standards used to assess whether a health practitioner with a criminal history is still fit to practise.