Australia news live: Norfolk Island braced for Cyclone Gabrielle; Indigenous group says voice is only way forward
Health practitioners were reported for alleged misconduct at almost double the rate in the last year, according to Australia’s health regulator, AAP reports.
Nationwide, there were 344 referrals made in the 2021-22 financial year, recorded by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.A spokesperson for AHPRA said a Victorian-based practitioner was found to have provided vaccine exemptions not in accordance with government legislation. Of the 187 matters decided by a tribunal, more than 98% resulted in disciplinary action for the health care worker.
Asked what his biggest worry is, Hutchinson lists about three, including the welfare of visitors to the island, and the potential for the hospital to get damaged:
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