Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
2015/16 Annual Report Summary
At a glance: Regulating nurses and midwives in 2015/16
This annual report summary provides a snapshot of our work regulating more than 380,000 registered nurses and midwives in the financial year to 30 June 2016.
A more detailed profile, encompassing data relating to all 14 National Boards in Australia, is published in AHPRA and the National Boards’ 2015/16 annual report
Nursing and midwifery
657,621 health practitioners in 14 professions registered in Australia in 2015/16
380,208 registered nurses and/or midwives
This is 57.8% of the registrant base
29,699 held dual registration as a nurse and a midwife
Registration increased by 2.7% from 2014/15
93,569 registered students; up 14.6%1
87 complaints were made about possible statutory offences relating to nursing or midwifery
46 statutory offence matters were considered and closed
Professions by gender
Nurse
88.5% women
11.5% men
Midwife
99.6% women
0.4% men
Nurse and midwife
98.2% women
1.8% men
Nurses
346,387 registered nurses
28,854 new applications for registration as an enrolled or registered nurse
1,340 notifications (complaints or concerns)2 lodged with AHPRA about nurses
1,174 notifications were closed3
36,140 criminal history checks carried out for nurses
1,977 disclosable court outcomes
6 required regulatory action
Midwives
4,122 registered midwives
1,715 new applications for registration
95 notifications (complaints or concerns)2 lodged with AHPRA about midwives
76 notifications were closed3
859 criminal history checks carried out for midwives
52 disclosable court outcomes
None required regulatory action
Note:
- Compared with 2014/15.
- This figure refers only to matters managed by AHPRA. For total notifications received about the profession, including matters managed by the Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) in New South Wales, please refer to Table 7.
- This figure represents complaints managed and closed by AHPRA, and excludes matters managed by the HPCA.
About this report
This report provides a profession-specific view of the work of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) to manage risk to the public and regulate nurses and midwives in the public interest in 2015/16.
The NMBA has worked in close partnership with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) to provide all Australians with a safe, qualified and competent workforce under the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (the National Scheme).
Information included in this report is drawn from the data published in the 2015/16 annual report by AHPRA and the National Boards, and was correct as at 30 June 2016.
Whenever possible, historical data are provided to show trends over time, as well as comparisons between states and territories.
For a wider context, and to compare the profession against national data from all 14 professions regulated by National Boards under the National Scheme, this report should be read in conjunction with the 2015/16 annual report. Download the report.
Message from the Chair, Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
The NMBA contributes to safer healthcare for the public by regulating the nursing and midwifery professions, within the National Scheme.
The NMBA sets the research-based standards and guidelines that nurses and midwives must meet to register and practise in Australia. In 2015/16, the NMBA oversaw a number of important projects to further support nurses and midwives to provide safe care to the public.
On 1 June 2016, the NMBA’s Registered nurse standards for practice came into effect across Australia. This important document guides the practice of over 300,000 registered nurses in Australia, and replaces the previous National competency standards for the registered nurse. The new standards are a testament to the NMBA’s commitment to evidence-based policy development and open consultation with the public and the professions. The Registered nurse standards for practice are based on consultation with close to 10,000 stakeholders, as well as literature and evidence reviews, gap analysis and observations of registered nurse practice.
To support nurses and midwives to provide safe care to the public, in 2015/16 the NMBA commissioned the development of an independent national health service for nurses and midwives. This service will launch in 2017 and will offer 24/7 confidential advice and referral on health issues.
On behalf of the NMBA, I would like to thank all of our stakeholders who have participated in these and other NMBA projects and consultations in 2015/16, and the nurses and midwives who continue to provide great care across the country.
Associate Professor Lynette Cusack was reappointed Chair of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia from 31 August 2015.
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Associate Professor Lynette Cusack
Chair, Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
Members of the National Board in 2015/16
- Associate Professor Lynette Cusack (Chair)
- Ms Angela Brannelly
- Adjunct Professor Veronica Casey
- Professor Mary Chiarella (until 30 August 2015)
- Ms Maria Ciffolilli (from 31 August 2015)
- Professor Denise Fassett
- Ms Melodie Heland
- Mr Christopher Helms (from 31 August 2015)
- Ms Louise Horgan (until 30 August 2015)
- Mr Max Howard
- Ms Mary Kirk (until 30 August 2015)
- Dr Christine Murphy (until 30 August 2015)
- Ms Annette Symes (from 31 August 2015)
- Mrs Allyson Warrington
- Ms Margaret Winn
- Mrs Jennifer Wood (from 31 August 2015)
During 2015/16, the Board was supported by Executive Officer Tanya Vogt.
More information about the work of the NMBA, including codes, guidelines and information on registration standards, can be found on the Board website.
Message from the Agency Management Committee Chair and the AHPRA CEO
Since the National Scheme began six years ago, AHPRA has worked in partnership with the National Boards to ensure that the community has access to a safe and competent health workforce across 14 registered health professions Australia-wide.
We rely on the expertise and insights of the National Boards to make decisions about the 657,621 health practitioners currently registered in Australia in the interests of the Australian public. It’s a role that Board members commit to with dedication and passion, and the community can be assured that its safety is always their number-one priority.
As at 30 June 2016, there were 380,208 nursing and/or midwifery registrants. These practitioners represent almost 60% of the total registrant base, and the professions are growing, with new applications for registration increasing by 16% from 2014/15 and student registrations up 15% over the same period.
Overseeing the large and often complicated responsibility of regulating these professions is the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, with valuable input from professional and community groups. Together, they uphold the values of the National Scheme by taking a risk-based approach to regulatory decision-making and policy implementation, with a continued focus on improving effectiveness, efficiencies and timeliness.
The NMBA took on two major new initiatives in 2015/16 – developing clear standards for practice; and creating and funding a national health support service for nurses and midwives, so practitioners receive the support they need to care for patients and protect the public.
We’d like to thank the Board members for their continued commitment to ensuring a competent and flexible health workforce that meets the current and future health needs of the community.
We look forward to continuing to work in partnership with the NMBA.
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Mr Martin Fletcher,
Chief Executive Officer
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Mr Michael Gorton AM,
Chair, Agency Management Committee
Year in review: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
Over the past 12 months, the NMBA has continued to fulfil its regulatory role in the registration and regulation of nurses and midwives in order to protect the public.
The NMBA commissioned two major initiatives for nurses and midwives in Australia in 2015/16: developing Registered nurse standards for practice and a new national health support service for nurses, midwives and students. These projects aim to:
- ensure that the standards for practice for registered nurses are contemporary, relevant and useful, and that registered nurses understand the professional practice standards set by the NMBA under the National Law, and
- support registered nurses, midwives and students to access the support that they need if they have a health issue, to ensure they can provide safe care to the public.
National health support service for nurses and midwives
In 2014, the NMBA commissioned a report to review:
- the referral/notification, assessment, treatment, monitoring and rehabilitation of nurses, midwives and students with a health impairment (both the management and support process), and
- the role the regulator can play in national health support programs, giving consideration to the National Law.
Based on recommendations from the final report, in 2015/16 the NMBA funded the development of a national health support service for nurses, midwives and students of those professions who have a health impairment or are at risk of a health impairment.
The service will raise awareness and provide information about health issues concerning nurses and midwives, as well as advice to their employers. The independant service will include:
- a confidential telephone service, providing advice and referral to appropriate health services, and
- a website to provide up-to-date information and resources.
The national service is expected to be available from early 2017.
Developing registered nurse standards for practice
In 2014, the NMBA commissioned a project to develop standards for practice for registered nurses, including a review of existing national competency standards, which culminated in the release of new standards in 2015/16.
Since the last review of the National competency standards for the registered nurse, the role and scope of practice of registered nurses across Australia had changed. The model of education and training leading to registration, and the regulatory framework in which registration of nurses occurs has also developed substantially.
The project aimed to develop standards that reflect current nursing practice and are contemporary, relevant and useful.
The new standards were developed by a process of literature and evidence reviews, gap analysis, two rounds of consultation and two rounds of observation of registered nurse practice. Interviews were also conducted with consumers, who shared their stories about the strengths and limitations of the nursing care they had received. As well as supporting registered nurses to provide good care, these standards will also help consumers and consumer representatives understand registered nurse practice.
The newly developed Registered nurse standards for practice comprise seven interconnected standards that are relevant to all registered nurses across all areas of practice. The standards came into effect on 1 June 2016.
A spirit of collaboration
The NMBA would also like to acknowledge the strong working and consultative relationship it has with all nursing and midwifery key stakeholders – in particular, the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives, with whom we engage in the development of all relevant policy related to nursing and midwifery to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health matters are appropriately considered and addressed – and looks forward to continuing to strengthen these relationships.
Data snapshot: Regulation at work in 2015/16
The profession in brief
- The registrant base encompassing nurses and midwives grew by 2.7% year on year, to 380,208 in 2015/16.
- Of these, 346,387 registered as a nurse, 29,699 registered as a nurse and midwife, and 4,122 registered as a midwife only.
- Over 27% of nurses and midwives had a principal place of practice in New South Wales (104,721); the Northern Territory (NT) was home to the fewest (4,378).
- The age bracket with the most nurses and midwives was 55–59 (at 49,169 registrants).
- 19,379 registrants were under 25 years of age; 106 were aged 80 or over.
- Of the registrant base, women comprised 88.5% of nurses, 98.2% of nurses and midwives, and 99.6% of midwives only.
About our data
Data in this NMBA summary are drawn from the 2015/16 annual report, published by AHPRA and the National Boards. Data relating to nurses and midwives have been extracted from national source data that include all 14 health professions currently regulated under the National Law.
In the following pages you’ll find registration data, including registrant numbers by profession, age and principal place of practice, as well as data about notifications (complaints or concerns) received about nurses and midwives in the financial year to 30 June 2016. Data about tribunals and panel hearings, active monitoring cases and statutory offence complaints are also included.
For a further breakdown of data from the 2015/16 annual report by AHPRA and the National Boards, as well as summary reports by state and territory, go to the annual report website.
Notifications data
Notifications are complaints or concerns that are lodged with AHPRA about registered health practitioners or students practising in Australia.
Our data generally excludes complaints handled by co-regulatory jurisdictions, such as in:
- NSW, where complaints about health practitioners with this state as their principal place of practice (PPP) are not managed by the NMBA and AHPRA, unless the conduct occurred outside NSW. Complaints about health practitioners where the conduct occurred in NSW are handled by the Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA), the NSW Nursing and Midwifery Council and the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC), and
- Queensland, where complaints are received and managed by the Office of the Health Ombudsman (OHO) and may be referred to AHPRA and the relevant National Board. We are not able to report on all complaints about health practitioners in Queensland because we only have access to data relating to matters referred to us by OHO.
Note that some NSW regulatory data published in this report may vary from data published in the HPCA’s annual report. This is due to subsequent data review by the HPCA after submission of initial data to AHPRA. For more information on how complaints about health practitioners are managed in NSW, and for data about complaints made in the state, please refer to the HPCA website.
For data relating to complaints in Queensland that have not been referred to AHPRA, please refer to the OHO website.
Registration of nurses and midwives
As at 30 June 2016, there were 380,208 enrolled nurses, registered nurses and midwives across Australia. This represents a national increase of 2.7% from the previous year.
Nurses and midwives made up 57.8% of all registered health practitioners across the National Scheme in 2015/16. Of the registrant base:
- 16.6% held registration as an enrolled nurse only; an increase of 1.8% from 2014/15
- 1.7% held registration as both an enrolled nurse and registered nurse; 15.8% higher than the previous year
- 72.8% held registration as a registered nurse only; an increase of 3.1%
- 7.8% held registration as a midwife and an enrolled or registered nurse; a decrease of 2.7%
- 1.1% held registration as a midwife only; an increase of 12%
- 1,418 nurses held an endorsement as a nurse practitioner; an increase of 13.7%, and
- 250 midwives held an endorsement for scheduled medicines; an increase of 37.4%.
At the end of June 2016, there were 89,620 registered nursing students, which is 14.9% higher than at the end of 2014/15. The number of registered midwifery students rose to 3,949 this year; an increase of 6.6%.
The NMBA received 28,854 new applications for registration as an enrolled or registered nurse; an increase of 16.2%. Of the new applications, 93.7% were for general registration and 5.2% were applying to move to the non-practising register.
There were 1,715 new applications for registration as a midwife; an increase of 0.2%. Of these, 81.7% were for general registration and 17.3% were applications to move to the non-practising register.
See Tables 1–6 for segmentation of registration data about nurses and/or midwives.
Criminal history checks
As a standard part of the registration process, applicants for initial registration as a health practitioner in Australia must undergo a criminal record check. AHPRA requested 66,698 domestic and international criminal history checks for practitioners across all professions in 2015/16. Of these, 36,140 checks were carried out for persons wanting to register as nurses. The checks resulted in 1,977 disclosable court outcomes. Conditions or undertakings were imposed on six nurses’ registrations.
A further 859 criminal history checks were carried out for persons wanting to register as midwives, resulting in 52 disclosable court outcomes. No conditions or undertakings were imposed on any midwives’ registration.
For source data on domestic and international criminal history checks, as well as more registration information across all regulated health professions, please refer to page 42 of the 2015/16 annual report by AHPRA and the National Boards, which is published online.
Regulation of nurses and midwives
Complaints about nurses and midwives
In 2015/16, 1,942 notifications were received nationally about nurses (including HPCA data in NSW). This represents an increase of 12.1% from 2014/15. The number of matters received and managed by AHPRA was 1,340 (excluding the HPCA). Notifications about nurses represent 22.1% of all notifications received by AHPRA (excluding HPCA) during the year.
There were 103 notifications received nationally about midwives (including HPCA); an increase of 39.2%. AHPRA received and managed 95 matters (excluding HPCA). Notifications about midwives represent 1.6% of all notifications received by AHPRA (excluding HPCA) during 2015/16.
On a national basis, the percentage of registered health practitioners with notifications received during the year was 1.5%. The percentage of all nurses with notifications received was 0.5%. The percentage of all midwives with notifications received was 0.3%.
A total of 1,174 notifications relating to nurses were closed in 2015/16 (excluding HPCA). This represents 22.5% of all matters closed across all health professions. Of the closed notifications relating to nurses:
- 21.5% resulted in conditions being imposed or an undertaking accepted by the NMBA
- 14.6% resulted in the nurse receiving a caution or reprimand by the NMBA
- 1.2% resulted in suspension or cancellation of registration, and
- 60.2% resulted in no further action being taken by the NMBA (no further action is taken when, based on the available information, the NMBA determines there is no risk to the public that requires regulatory action).
Seventy-six notifications relating to midwives (excluding HPCA) were closed. This represents 1.5% of all matters closed across all health professions. Of the closed notifications relating to midwives:
- 21.1% resulted in conditions being imposed or an undertaking accepted by the NMBA
- 10.5% resulted in the midwife receiving a caution or reprimand by the NMBA
- 2.6% resulted in suspension or cancellation of registration, and
- 63.2% resulted in no further action being taken by the NMBA.
As at 30 June 2016, there were 895 open notifications about nurses and 77 open notifications about midwives (excluding HPCA).
Immediate action
Immediate action was taken by the NMBA on 198 matters relating to nursing and midwifery registrants in 2015/16 (compared with 148 instances in 2014/15), excluding matters managed by the HPCA in NSW.
A National Board has the power to take immediate action in relation to a health practitioner’s registration at any time, if it believes this is necessary to protect the public. Immediate action limits a practitioner’s registration by suspending or imposing conditions on it, or accepting an undertaking or surrender of the registration from the practitioner or student. This is an interim step that Boards can take while more information is gathered or while other processes are put in place.
To take immediate action, the Board must reasonably believe that:
- because of their conduct, performance or health, the practitioner poses a ‘serious risk to persons’ and that it is necessary to take immediate action to protect public health or safety, or
- the practitioner’s registration was improperly obtained, or
- the practitioner or student’s registration was cancelled or suspended in another jurisdiction.
Monitoring and compliance
There were 1,274 active monitoring cases about nurses (excluding HPCA). This represents 25.7% of all monitoring cases managed by AHPRA across all registered health professions. There were 144 active monitoring cases about midwives (excluding HPCA), which represent 2.9% of all monitoring cases.
Statutory offences
AHPRA received 87 new complaints about possible statutory offences relating to nursing and midwifery this year. These complaints constitute 6.5% of all statutory offence matters received in 2015/16. Almost all new matters related to concerns about the use of protected titles. Forty-six statutory offence matters were considered and closed.
Statutory offences are breaches of the National Law, committed by registered health practitioners and unregistered individuals. There are a number of offences created under the National Law, including the following:
- unlawful use of a protected title
- performing a restricted act
- holding out (claims by individuals or organisations as to registration), and
- unlawful advertising.
See Tables 7–28 for segmentation of data on notifications, monitoring and compliance, outcomes of tribunals and panels, and statutory offences relating to nurses and/or midwives.
Want to know more?
For data and analysis relating to all 14 regulated health professions in Australia please refer to the full 2015/16 annual report and supplementary data tables published by AHPRA and the National Boards on the annual report website.
Segmentation of data by state and territory is also available.
For more information on the National Law as it applies to each state and territory, see AHPRA's legisltaion.
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- Blank fields in all tables denote zeros.
- No PPP (principal place of practice) includes practitioners with an overseas address.
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- No PPP (principal place of practice) will include practitioners with an overseas address.
- Practitioners holding general registration in one division and non-practising registration in another division.
- The NMBA introduced provisional registration in July 2015.
- Practitioners holding general registration in one profession and non-practising registration in the other profession.
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- No PPP (principal place of practice) will include practitioners with an overseas address.
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- No PPP (principal place of practice) includes practitioners with an overseas address.
- Practitioners hold dual or multiple registration.
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- No PPP (principal place of practice) includes practitioners with an overseas address.
- Holds notation of eligible midwife.
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- No PPP (principal place of practice) includes practitioners with an overseas address.
- Matters handled by the Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) in NSW.
- For 2015/16, notifications are based on the practitioner’s PPP.
- Prior to this, notifications were based on the state or territory where the notification was handled (Responsible Office).
Note:
- Includes matters managed by the Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA).
- No PPP (principal place of practice) includes practitioners with an overseas address.
- For 2015/16, notifications are based on the practitioner’s PPP.
- Prior to this, notifications were based on the state or territory where the notification was handled (Responsible Office).
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- Excludes matters managed by the Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) in NSW.
- This table excludes midwives as there are no divisions within the midwifery profession.
- Matters managed by AHPRA where the conduct occurred outside NSW.
- Matters referred to AHPRA and the NMBA by the Office of the Health Ombudsman.
- No PPP (principal place of practice) includes practitioners with an overseas address.
- Practitioners are not always identified in the early stages of a notification.
- For 2015/16, notifications are based on the practitioner’s PPP.
- Prior to this, notifications were based on the state or territory where the notification was handled (Responsible Office).
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- Data relating to notifications (complaints or concerns) are based on the state or territory of the practitioner’s PPP (principal place of practice).
- Matters managed by AHPRA where the conduct occurred outside NSW.
- Matters referred to AHPRA and the NMBA by the Office of the Health Ombudsman (OHO).
- No PPP (principal place of practice) includes practitioners with an overseas address.
- Matters managed by the Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) in NSW.
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- Matters managed by AHPRA where the conduct occurred outside NSW.
- No PPP (principal place of practice) includes practitioners with an overseas address.
- Matters managed by the Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) in NSW.
- For 2015/16, notifications are based on the practitioner’s PPP.
- Prior to this, notifications were based on the state or territory where the notification was handled (Responsible Office).
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- Matters managed by AHPRA where the conduct occurred outside NSW.
- Matters referred to AHPRA and the NMBA by the Office of the Health Ombudsman.
- No PPP (principal place of practice) includes practitioners with an overseas address.
- Matters managed by the Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) in NSW.
- For 2015/16, notifications are based on the practitioner’s PPP.
- Prior to this, notifications were based on the state or territory where the notification was handled (Responsible Office).
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- Excludes matters managed by the Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) in NSW.
- Closed after initial assessment of the matter.
- Performance assessments are carried out by a Board-selected assessor whose scope of practice is similar to that of the practitioner being assessed (assessors are not Board members or AHPRA staff).
See Table 20 for outcomes at closure for notifications closed.
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- Excludes matters managed by the Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) in NSW.
- Figures present the number of practitioners involved in the mandatory reports received.
- Data on notifications for nurses and midwives have been combined and compared with the total registrant base.
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- Matters managed by AHPRA where the conduct occurred outside NSW.
- No PPP (principal place of practice) includes practitioners with an overseas address.
- Matters managed by the Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) in NSW.
- For 2015/16, notifications are based on the practitioner’s PPP.
- Prior to this, notifications were based on the state or territory where the notification was handled (Responsible Office).
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- Excludes matters managed by the Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) in NSW.
- No further regulatory action is usually taken when, based on available information, the Board determines there is no risk to the public that meets the legal threshold for regulatory action. It may also be because a practitioner has taken steps to voluntarily address issues of concern.
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- Excludes matters managed by the Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) in NSW.
- No further regulatory action is usually taken when, based on available information, the Board determines there is no risk to the public that meets the legal threshold for regulatory action. It may also be because a practitioner has taken steps to voluntarily address issues of concern.
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- No PPP (principal place of practice) includes practitioners with an overseas address.
- Matters managed by the Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) in NSW.
- For 2015/16, notifications are based on the practitioner’s PPP.
- Prior to this, notifications were based on the state or territory where the notification was handled (Responsible Office).
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- Excludes matters managed by the Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) in NSW.
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- Excludes matters managed by the Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) in NSW.
- No further regulatory action is usually taken when, based on available information, the Board determines there is no risk to the public that meets the legal threshold for regulatory action. It may also be because a practitioner has taken steps to voluntarily address issues of concern.
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- Excludes matters managed by the Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) in NSW.
- No further regulatory action is usually taken when, based on available information, the Board determines there is no risk to the public that meets the legal threshold for regulatory action. It may also be because a practitioner has taken steps to voluntarily address issues of concern.
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- Excludes matters managed by the Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) in NSW.
- No further regulatory action is usually taken when, based on available information, the Board determines there is no risk to the public that meets the legal threshold for regulatory action. It may also be because a practitioner has taken steps to voluntarily address issues of concern.
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- Excludes matters managed by the Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) in NSW.
- No further regulatory action is usually taken when, based on available information, the Board determines there is no risk to the public that meets the legal threshold for regulatory action. It may also be because a practitioner has taken steps to voluntarily address issues of concern.
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- Excludes matters managed by the Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) in NSW.
- No further regulatory action is usually taken when, based on available information, the Board determines there is no risk to the public that meets the legal threshold for regulatory action. It may also be because a practitioner has taken steps to voluntarily address issues of concern.
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- Excludes matters managed by the Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) in NSW.
- AHPRA performs monitoring of compliance cases in ‘suitability/eligibility’ matter for NSW registrations. These cases also may include cases that are to be transitioned from AHPRA to the HPCA for conduct, health and performance streams. These do not refer to HPCA managed monitoring cases.
- No PPP (principal place of practice) will include practitioners with an overseas address.
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- Excludes matters managed by the Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) in NSW.
- AHPRA reports by stream, rather than registrants being monitored, because a registrant may have restrictions (conditions or undertakings) in more than one stream. For example, nationally, 4,963 cases monitored by AHPRA relate to 4,861 registrants.
- AHPRA performs monitoring of compliance cases for ‘suitability/eligibility’ stream matters for NSW registrations.
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- This table captures offence complaints by principal place of practice (PPP) and includes all offences from sections 113-116 of the National Law, not only offences about advertising, title and practice protection.
- AHPRA also receives offence complaints about unregistered persons where there is no PPP recorded. Only registered practitioners have a designated PPP.
- Based on state and territory of the practitioners’ principal place of practice (PPP).
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- This table captures offence complaints by principal place of practice (PPP) and includes all offences from sections 113–116 of the National Law, not only offences about advertising, title and practice protection.
- Based on state and territory of the practitioner’s PPP.
- AHPRA also receives offence complaints about unregistered persons where there is no PPP recorded. Only registered practitioners have a designated PPP.