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Details of optometry complaints contained in 2022/23 board report

New figures show 57 optometrists were the subject of complaints during the past year, as the Optometry Board of Australia (OBA) provided an update on a new standard in ocular therapeutics programs and the latest personnel movements on the board.
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Myles HumeNovember 21, 2023, 10:07 amNovember 21, 2023

Doubling of international health practitioners registered in Australia

The number of international health practitioners registered to work in Australia over the past year has almost doubled, according to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency’s (Ahpra) and National Boards’ 2022/23 annual report that also revealed a spike in optometry workforce numbers.
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pcm_adminNovember 14, 2023, 1:17 pmNovember 17, 2023

Registration deadline looms as optometry numbers continue to climb

Ahpra is asking practitioners to renew their general, specialist or non-practising registration before the end-of-year deadline, as new data shows there are currently 260 more optometrists than a year ago.
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pcm_adminOctober 10, 2023, 10:50 amOctober 11, 2023

Ophthalmologists now among few specialties that can use ‘surgeon’ title

The Queensland parliament has passed a new law restricting use of the title ‘surgeon’ to doctors registered in one of three recognised specialties of surgery, including ophthalmology.
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April HawksworthSeptember 26, 2023, 2:32 pmSeptember 26, 2023

Optometrists and ophthalmologists facing 2023/24 registration fee increases

Australian optometrists and ophthalmologists will face an increase in their registration fees for 2023/24, with eye doctors facing a $135 hike to cover greater regulatory demands on medical professionals.
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Myles HumeSeptember 26, 2023, 10:47 amSeptember 26, 2023

Ahpra’s sentiments and perceptions survey shows trust and confidence waning in regulator

The trust and confidence that Australian eyecare professionals have in their regulator have taken a hit, according to a survey of practitioner sentiments and perceptions of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and the National Boards.
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rhiannon bowmanAugust 22, 2023, 6:45 pmAugust 22, 2023

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Ahpra bolsters investigations unit as sexual misconduct complaints rise

Greater scrutiny of sexual misconduct in the healthcare system has led to sustained jump in reports to authorities as well as the number of practitioners facing regulatory action to protect the public, industry regulator Ahpra says.
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Myles HumeJuly 25, 2023, 10:38 amJuly 25, 2023

New Ahpra resources to help practitioners manage health records

To help practitioners, including optometrists, better understand and meet their health record management obligations, seven of Ahpra’s national boards have developed two new health record management resources.
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rhiannon bowmanMay 23, 2023, 2:00 pmJuly 20, 2023

Ombudsman reviewing Ahpra’s ‘vexatious complaints’ framework

“If you want to ruin a doctor’s life, all you have to do is make a complaint against them and walk away. There will be no consequences against you. Certainly 90% of the time the doctor will be found to have done nothing wrong, but you will have ensured that that doctor has a year of utter misery.”
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Myles HumeMay 10, 2023, 8:00 amJuly 20, 2023

Disciplinary history could appear on public register in Ahpra shake up

Optometry Australia (OA) is urging caution over potential changes to the way Ahpra uses its register, with the regulator considering listing more information – such as a practitioner’s disciplinary history – which would be available to the public.
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Myles HumeMarch 7, 2023, 3:00 pmJuly 20, 2023

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