Mandatory reporting laws ineffective: tribunal
3rd November 2015
A code of silence that stops treating doctors from reporting impaired peers to the authorities is putting the public at risk, says NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
This follows the case of Nicholas Orr, a pharmacist found to have dishonestly misappropriated 975 opioid tablets, practised while intoxicated and falsified records to cover his tracks.
Numerous healthcare workers