Policy & regulation

  The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has released its 2023 Private Health Insurance Report Card showing the rebates for identical procedures...

To make Australia a more attractive destination for overseas-trained practitioners, Ahpra and the National Boards are considering two additional changes...

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) has removed the requirements of an in-person identity check for international health practitioner...

Optometrists providing non-surgical cosmetic services around the eye may need to grapple with new rules governing the way they perform...

  Australian optometrists face “various funding, regulatory, technological, cultural, and inter-professional barriers” preventing them from practising to their fullest scope,...

The UK drug regulator has warned of possible contamination of certain batches of eye gels, thought to contain the bacteria...

New figures show 57 optometrists were the subject of complaints during the past year, as the Optometry Board of Australia...

The number of international health practitioners registered to work in Australia over the past year has almost doubled, according to...

The Optical Distributors and Manufacturers Association (ODMA) is disappointed free trade negotiations between Australia and the European Union (EU) have...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued product warnings for an additional 27 over-the-counter eyedrop products due to...