Publishing hundreds of historic sexual misconduct findings against doctors branded ‘unfair and disproportionate’
Doctors found guilty of serious sexual misconduct who have served their sanctions should not be punished further with permanent notes on AHPRA’s public register, a medical defence organisation says.
From April, hundreds of doctors found guilty of professional misconduct that is fully or partly related to sexual misconduct will have this information retrospectively added to their AHPRA listing.
The plan came from state and territory ministers as a response to a 2023 ABC program on doctors retaining their registration despite sexual misconduct.
AHPRA said the national boards would review professional misconduct findings to decide whether the misconduct was sexual in nature, which could include sexual hugging, coercive relationships with colleagues or inappropriate comments.
