Doctors over the age of 70 are more likely to receive a complaint, prompting the Australian medical board to propose regular health checks in order for them to continue working.
The Australian Medical Board has proposed regular health checks for doctors over 70 in order for them to continue working.The board will consult with doctors over the proposed changes with three options being considered.
“As we all age, all of us get health issues, and doctors get them just as much as anyone else does,” Dr Tonkin said. Dr Anne Tonkin said doctors over the age of 70 were 81 per cent more likely to have a complaint made against them.The rate of complaints against older doctors is increasing too, up from 36.2 complaints per 1,000 doctors in the age group in 2015, to 69.5 last year.
The idea of mandatory health checks based solely on age, rather than on competency, has some older doctors concerned. When it comes to the physical demands of orthopaedic surgeries, which require both strength and precision, Dr Loefler said he was still up to the job.
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Older doctors facing mandatory health checks as complaints surgeThe Medical Board of Australia has released new data showing doctors over 70 are 81 per cent more likely to be the subject of a complaint than their younger counterparts.
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