Policy & regulation

Sexual harassment in the workplace is a new subject covered in this year’s Medical Training Survey (MTS), which is now...

Health checks for doctors over 70, including ophthalmologists, are being considered as data reveals the number of patient complaints jumps...

In the latest proposals to optimise the health workforce, Optometry Australia (OA) has welcomed a national matrix that clearly sets...

Orthoptics Australia president A/PROF AMANDA FRENCH reviews the 2024-25 Federal Budget and what it means to the allied health sector....

Ahpra and the National Boards now have greater power when there are significant public safety concerns over unregistered practitioners who...

Funding to implement a raft of recommendations from a review of optometry Medicare items – most notably an additional visual...

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) has unveiled a checklist to help optometrists manage patient complaints. The checklist, developed by...

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s (AIHW) latest report has revealed the majority of the population live with a...

A national strain on paediatric ophthalmology services is a symptom of greater systemic issues and funding uncertainty in public eye...

Cataract surgery product manufacturer Rayner has now closed recruitment for an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) study in the US for...