Doctors resist push to name and shame those under investigation for misconduct | dana_adele
Australian Medical Association President Omar Khorshid said the proposed change, part of a suite of amendments to the national health practitioner law, is a breach of natural justice and will put doctors at risk of having their reputations destroyed.
Australian Patients Association chief executive Stephen Mason said the names of doctors being investigated by health authorities should be made public so patients could make informed decisions – particularly in the poorly regulated, billion-dollar cosmetic surgery industry.
“They’ve already got the tools they need to protect the public if there’s a major risk to public safety,” he said.Mason said the medical complaint system was “heavily loaded in favour of the doctor or the surgeon, who’ve got the best barristers and solicitors” while the patient faced “an uphill battle ... after a disastrous treatment”.
The Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 is being considered by a parliamentary committee inquiry in Queensland, the host jurisdiction for the national scheme regulating doctors, where a public hearing will be held on Wednesday.
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