AHPRA Annual Report 2015/16
Notifications
In the National Scheme, a complaint or concern about a registered health practitioner or student is called
a ‘notification’. They are called notifications because we are ‘notified’ about concerns or complaints, which
AHPRA manages on behalf of the National Boards.
Keeping the public safe is our core focus when
Boards make decisions about notifications.
Anyone can notify us about a registered student
or registered health practitioner’s health,
performance or conduct. While registered health
practitioners, employers and education providers
(in relation to students) have mandatory reporting
obligations required by the National Law, the
majority of reports are voluntary.
There is a different process in New South Wales
and Queensland. In NSW, AHPRA does not
manage notifications. They are managed by the
14 health-profession councils (supported by the
Health Professional Councils Authority) and by the
Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC). In
Queensland, the Office of the Health Ombudsman
(OHO) receives all notifications and determines
which of those are referred to a National Board/
AHPRA to manage.
Performance snapshot
- 10,082 total notifications received nationally in
2015/16, up from 8,426 in 2014/15 (including
NSW figures). This represents an increase of
19.7% nationally.
- The top three notifier complaints relate
to clinical care (41.8% or 2,533 complaints);
medication issues (11.5% or 697
complaints) and health impairment
(10.7% or 646 complaints).
- 1.5% of 657,621 practitioners were the
subject of a notification.
- 53.3% of notifications were about medical
practitioners, who make up 16.3% of total
practitioners. This is consistent with
previous years.
- 17.7% increase in mandatory notifications,
with variations across states and territories.
- 13.2% increase in nursing and midwifery
notifications and 18.3% increase in
notifications about medical practitioners.
- 81% of the finalised ‘immediate actions’
– for the most serious risks – led to
restrictions on registration.
- 97.7% of preliminary assessments were
completed within our 60-day targets.
AHPRA closed 5,227 matters in 2015/16.
Note: Supplementary data tables on
notifications by issue category and profession,
and by source and profession, are available
on the Downloads page.
Overview
Our continued focus is on the timeliness of
response to notifications, improving the notifier and
practitioner experience and effective regulatory
decision-making. We are committed to ensuring
that our assessments and investigations are
completed in a timely manner, taking into account
the complexities of individual notifications.
Over the past year, there has been an increase in
the number of open notifications. The total number
increased by 28%, from 2,958 as at 30 June 2015
to 3,787 as at 30 June 2016. See Table N14. In
part, this reflects the growth in the number of
notifications received.
In particular, the number of matters referred
to National Boards and AHPRA by the OHO in
Queensland this year was 105.5% higher than the
number of notifications referred in 2014/15. This
increase significantly impacted national figures.
In 2015/16, 97.7% of prelimary assessments were
completed within our 60-day targets. See Closure
outcomes and timeliness.
The median age of open notifications as at 30 June
2016 was 137 days, five days fewer than when
compared at the same point in 2014/15.
The number of matters open for longer than 365
days from receipt of notification has remained steady
despite the significant increase in new matters
received. Investigations older than 12 months
increased to 426 in 2015/16 from 360 in 2014/15. While
this remains lower than 2013/14 (436) we continue to
refine our processes to ensure timely outcomes for
notifiers and practitioners. See Table N15.
A program of quality audits of long-standing
investigations has been initiated to reduce the
time it takes for AHPRA and the National Boards to
investigate concerns about registered practitioners,
wherever possible. In the fourth quarter of 2015/16,
40.3% of the 520 investigations closed by AHPRA
were older than 12 months.
This year, AHPRA initiated a number of major
strategies to improve the notifier and practitioner
experience including simplifying our official
correspondence, consultation with professional groups
(in particular the AMA), trialling a notifications liaison
officer role and implementing surveys for notifiers on
their experience and how it could be improved.
An important note about our data
Queensland became a co-regulatory jurisdiction
on 1 July in 2014 with the commencement of
the Health Ombudsman Act. The Office of the
Health Ombudsman (OHO) receives all health
complaints in Queensland, including those about
registered health practitioners, and decides
whether the complaint:
- is serious, in which case it must be retained
by the OHO for investigation
- should be referred to AHPRA and the
relevant National Board for management, or
- can be closed, or managed by way of
conciliation or local resolution.
This means that AHPRA only reports data
relating to matters referred by the OHO. We
are not able to report on all complaints about
registered health practitioners in Queensland.
Some NSW regulatory data published in this
report may vary from data published in the
NSW Health Professional Councils Authority’s
(HPCA’s) Annual Report. This is due to
subsequent data review by the HPCA after
submission of initial data to AHPRA.
As part of our ongoing focus on improving our
ways of working, we have continued to refine
our data collection and reporting. This may
mean that comparisons between years may not
directly coincide. This year, notifications data
are based on the practitioner’s Principal Place
of Practice (PPP). This differs from previous
years, when data were captured based on the
jurisdiction where the individual notification was
received and managed.
Improving notifier and practitioner
experience
This year we piloted a survey of community notifiers,
which rated AHPRA’s performance on the following
criteria: accessibility, responsiveness, transparency,
timeliness and fairness. The first survey was sent
to notifiers whose cases were closed after the
assessment stage in Victoria during the period
December 2015 to May 2016. Preliminary results
showed AHPRA rated well for ease of making a
notification, having a point of contact and being
advised of Board decisions and the reasons for those
decisions. Areas for improvement included our
timeliness in our response to initial contact, notifiers
feeling they were treated fairly and being kept up to
date during the process.
We are now looking to roll out a Notifier Survey
online, which will aim to increase the number of
respondents and allow a greater level of analysis,
including targeting specific aspects of the notifier
experience. We also plan to survey the experience of
practitioners who are subject to a notification.
Notifications received
In total, there were 10,082 notifications received
across the National Scheme in 2015/16,
representing a national increase of 19.7% from the
previous year. However, there are differences across
states and territories and professions.
For example, there has been a marginal reduction
in the number of notifications received in Western
Australia (less than 1%), with a more significant
reduction of 16% in the Northern Territory.
This contrasted with a significant increase of 23%
in notifications received in South Australia, and a
105.5% increase in the number of matters referred
from the OHO to AHPRA in Queensland.
The remaining jurisdictions had moderate
percentage increases in the number of notifications
received. Victorian notification numbers were steady
when compared with the previous year.
Consistent with previous years, the highest number
of notifications related to medical practitioners,
with 5,371 (53.3%) notifications made about the
profession. See Table N2.
The proportion of registered health practitioners
with a notification increased to 1.5% in 2015/16, a
0.2% increase when compared with the previous
year. The most significant increases were recorded
in the chiropractic (increase of 1.3%) and dental
(increase of 1.1%) professions. See Table N3.
There were 78 notifications received nationally about
registered students, an increase of 56%. Most were
in relation to medical and nursing students, which
is consistent with previous years. The national
increase is mainly attributed to a rise in student
notifications being managed by the HPCA in NSW.
See Table N12.
Mandatory notifications
Of the 10,082 notifications received nationally, there
were 980 mandatory notifications. This represents
9.7% of notifications received nationally in 2015/16.
This is an increase of 23.8% mandatory notifications
in 2015/16 when compared with 2014/15 (AHPRA
only; 17.7% including HPCA). The most significant
increases were in South Australia and Victoria.
See Table N9.
Of the mandatory notifications received by AHPRA
in 2015/16, 71.3% relate to professional standards,
while a further 20.9% relate to impairment. This was
an increase in mandatory notifications relating to
professional standards. See Table N10.
The proportion of mandatory notifications that
resulted in regulatory action taken by a National
Board was 49.2% in 2015/16.
These data suggest that notifiers are making more
appropriate mandatory notifications, having reasonably
assessed that the risk to the public warrants the
notification being made. Our awareness-raising
campaigns aimed at practitioners and their employers
may also have contributed. See Table N11.
Closure outcomes and timeliness
AHPRA closed a total of 5,227 matters in 2015/16.
Of all notifications closed, 30.2% led to some form
of regulatory action taken by a National Board in
relation to a practitioner. See Tables N4 and N5.
Table N6 reports outcomes at closure for HPCA.
Of the notifications finalised in 2015/16 by AHPRA,
14.6% resulted in conditions being placed on
registration or undertakings accepted by a National
Board, a slight decrease from last year.
66.3% of all notifications that were closed resulted
in no further regulatory action, which is a slight
increase but generally consistent with the proportion
from 2014/15 (60%). No further action is usually
taken when, based on the available information, the
Board determines there is no risk to the public that
meets the legal threshold for regulatory action.
No further regulatory action on the part of a Board
may also be because a practitioner has taken steps
to voluntarily address issues of concern.
An overall increase in the volume of notifications
received saw assessment timeframes impacted,
particularly by the significantly increased referral
rate from the OHO in Queensland.
In 2015/16, AHPRA and the National Boards took
82 days to close matters in assessment. See
Table N1. When data from Queensland are not
included, the average time that it took to close
notifications in assessment in 2015/16 was 70 days.
On average, it took 48 days to move notifications
from assessment to another stage of the notification
process because further enquiries or investigation
was required. When data from Queensland are not
included, the average time reduced to 40 days.
Table N1: Timeframes for matters in assessment
Average time
(in days) to: |
2014/15 |
2015/16 |
% change |
Close matters in
assessment |
73 |
82 |
13% increase |
Complete
assessments
and move to
another stage |
46 |
48 |
4% increase |
Who makes complaints and why?
In 2015/16, 48.8% of the notifications we received
were made directly by a patient, relative or
other member of the public. A further 7.2% of
the notifications we received came via a health
complaints entity (not including notifications
referred from the OHO), representing a decrease in
referral rate when compared with 14% in 2014/15.
Just 1.9% of notifications received were made
anonymously. See supplementary data tables
on the Downloads page.
In 2015/16, 41.8% of the notifications we received
were about the clinical care provided by a health
practitioner. A further 10.7% of notifications were
about practitioners with a health impairment.
After these two categories, the main areas of
concern were pharmacy/medication (11.5%),
communication (6.5%), documentation (4.4%) and
boundary violation (3.4%). See supplementary data
tables on the Downloads page.
Immediate action
Taking immediate action is a serious step that a Board
can take only when it believes it may need to suspend
or limit a practitioner’s registration in some way to
keep the public safe, as an interim step while more
information is gathered during an investigation.
National Boards considered taking immediate
action in relation to a practitioner on 464 separate
occasions in 2015/16. This is an increase of 26.8%
on the previous year, with a significant proportion of
the increase attributed to an increase of immediate
actions considered in Queensland. Three hundred and seventy-six immediate actions were taken
in response to a mandatory notification, which is
generally consistent with data from the previous
year (excluding HPCA data).
The median time to take immediate action over
2015/2016 was eight days. This is the time from
when an immediate-action record is created
in AHPRA’s database (triggered by receiving
information that makes AHPRA consider immediate
action may be necessary) to when the Board’s
decision to take immediate action is entered into
AHPRA’s database. This time includes a ‘showcause’
period, which allows the practitioner the
opportunity to make a submission about the
action being proposed and is an important part of
maintaining procedural fairness.
While there is no clearly accepted international
benchmark, we continue to compare favourably to
regulators in the United Kingdom on the timeliness
of taking interim actions when there is an identified
significant risk to the public. According to the
Professional Standards Authority (PSA) Annual
report and accounts and performance review report
2014/15, the median time for UK regulators to
issue an interim order (upon receipt of information
indicating the need for an interim order) is between
2.4 and 6 weeks.
Of all immediate actions considered by National
Boards, 63.8% resulted in conditions or
undertakings on practice, an increase of almost
47.3% on the previous year. As these restrictions and
undertakings are closely monitored once imposed,
any risk is being managed while the investigation
continues. The number of immediate actions taken
that resulted in a practitioner’s registration being
suspended fell compared with 2014/15.
A further breakdown of immediate actions
considered by National Boards in 2015/16:
- 15.95% resulted in no immediate action taken
- 49.4% resulted in conditions being imposed
on registration
- 14.4% resulted in undertakings by the
practitioner being accepted
- 15.95% resulted in suspension of registration
- 1.3% resulted in surrender of registration, and
- 3.0% still had a decision pending as at
30 June 2016.
Table N2: Notifications received in 2015/16 by profession and state or territory1
Profession2 |
AHPRA3 ACT |
AHPRA NSW4 |
AHPRA NT |
AHPRA QLD 5 |
AHPRA SA |
AHPRA TAS |
AHPRA VIC |
AHPRA WA |
AHPRA No PPP6 |
AHPRA Subtotal 2015/16 |
HPCA7 |
Total 2015/16 |
Total 2014/15 |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
Chinese Medicine Practitioner |
1 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
28 |
26 |
54 |
22 |
Chiropractor |
1 |
0 |
1 |
24 |
9 |
0 |
31 |
12 |
4 |
82 |
64 |
146 |
75 |
Dental Practitioner |
16 |
12 |
6 |
167 |
55 |
14 |
138 |
86 |
3 |
497 |
528 |
1,025 |
766 |
Medical Practitioner |
105 |
58 |
54 |
1058 |
379 |
131 |
953 |
382 |
27 |
3147 |
2224 |
5,371 |
4541 |
Medical Radiation Practitioner |
0 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
13 |
4 |
1 |
36 |
12 |
48 |
31 |
Midwife |
5 |
3 |
3 |
35 |
8 |
2 |
27 |
11 |
1 |
95 |
8 |
103 |
74 |
Nurse |
35 |
10 |
35 |
417 |
258 |
60 |
378 |
130 |
17 |
1340 |
602 |
1,942 |
1733 |
Occupational Therapist |
0 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
5 |
0 |
35 |
24 |
59 |
49 |
Optometrist |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
17 |
22 |
39 |
55 |
Osteopath |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
9 |
23 |
13 |
Pharmacist |
20 |
2 |
7 |
68 |
32 |
21 |
132 |
28 |
1 |
311 |
259 |
570 |
490 |
Physiotherapist |
2 |
1 |
3 |
23 |
5 |
2 |
20 |
10 |
0 |
66 |
36 |
102 |
97 |
Podiatrist and Podiatric Surgeon |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
5 |
2 |
15 |
8 |
2 |
42 |
15 |
57 |
37 |
Psychologist |
18 |
6 |
7 |
75 |
41 |
8 |
135 |
40 |
1 |
331 |
197 |
528 |
432 |
Not identified2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
10 |
4 |
2015/16 Total (PPP)1 |
206 |
94 |
123 |
1,919 |
808 |
242 |
1,886 |
718 |
60 |
6,056 |
4,026 |
10,082 |
|
2014/15 Total (PPP)1 |
178 |
53 |
147 |
934 |
655 |
215 |
1,889 |
758 |
55 |
4,884 |
3,542 |
|
8426 |
2014/15 Total (Responsible Office)3 |
194 |
|
178 |
9174 |
676 |
237 |
1,901 |
781 |
|
4,884 |
3542 |
|
8426 |
Notes:
- Based on state and territory of the practitioners’ principal place of practice.
- Profession of registrant is not always identifiable in the early stages of a notification.
- Based on the state or territory where the notification is handled for registrants, including those registrants who do not
reside in Australia.
- Matters managed by AHPRA where the conduct occurred outside NSW.
- Based on the number of matters referred by the Office of the Health Ombudsman to AHPRA and the National Boards.
- No principal place of practice (No PPP) will include practitioners with an overseas address.
- Health Professional Councils Authority.
Table N3: Percentage of registrant base with notifications received in 2015/16 by profession and state or territory1
Profession |
ACT |
NSW (including HPCA complaints)4 |
NT |
QLD5 |
SA |
TAS |
VIC |
WA |
No PPP6 |
Total 2015/16 |
Total 2014/15 |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner |
|
0.0% |
1.9% |
|
1.9% |
|
|
|
|
0.9% |
1.8% |
Chinese Medicine Practitioner |
1.5% |
1.4% |
|
1.2% |
2.2% |
3.0% |
0.8% |
|
1.0% |
1.1% |
0.5% |
Chiropractor |
1.5% |
3.7% |
4.3% |
2.9% |
2.4% |
|
2.3% |
2.0% |
2.5% |
2.8% |
1.5% |
Dental Practitioner |
4.0% |
8.2% |
3.9% |
3.9% |
3.1% |
3.9% |
2.8% |
3.4% |
0.5% |
4.7% |
3.6% |
Medical Practitioner |
5.1% |
6.9% |
4.6% |
5.1% |
4.8% |
5.9% |
3.7% |
3.6% |
0.9% |
5.0% |
4.4% |
Medical Radiation Practitioner |
|
0.2% |
0.9% |
0.4% |
0.5% |
|
0.3% |
0.3% |
0.4% |
0.3% |
0.2% |
Midwife2 |
0.7% |
0.1% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
0.3% |
0.3% |
0.3% |
0.3% |
0.7% |
0.3% |
0.2% |
Nurse3 |
0.6% |
0.6% |
0.8% |
0.6% |
0.8% |
0.7% |
0.4% |
0.3% |
0.2% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
Occupational Therapist |
|
0.5% |
0.6% |
0.3% |
0.1% |
|
0.3% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
0.3% |
0.3% |
Optometrist |
1.3% |
1.3% |
|
0.7% |
1.1% |
1.2% |
0.2% |
0.2% |
0.6% |
0.8% |
1.1% |
Osteopath |
5.9% |
1.6% |
33.3% |
1.1% |
|
|
0.7% |
1.6% |
0.0% |
1.1% |
0.7% |
Pharmacist |
3.9% |
2.8% |
3.2% |
1.2% |
1.5% |
3.0% |
1.8% |
0.9% |
0.2% |
1.9% |
1.7% |
Physiotherapist |
0.4% |
0.4% |
1.8% |
0.4% |
0.2% |
0.4% |
0.3% |
0.3% |
0.0% |
0.4% |
0.4% |
Podiatrist and Podiatric Surgeon |
|
1.2% |
|
1.3% |
1.2% |
1.9% |
1.0% |
1.8% |
2.9% |
1.2% |
0.8% |
Psychologist |
2.1% |
1.8% |
3.1% |
1.2% |
2.4% |
1.4% |
1.5% |
1.1% |
0.2% |
1.6% |
1.3% |
Total 2015/16 (PPP) |
1.8% |
2.2% |
1.8% |
1.5% |
1.5% |
1.7% |
1.1% |
1.1% |
0.4% |
1.5% |
|
Total 2014/15 (PPP) |
1.6% |
1.9% |
2.2% |
0.8% |
1.3% |
1.5% |
1.1% |
1.2% |
0.3% |
|
1.3% |
Total 2014/15 (Responsible Office) |
1.8% |
1.9% |
2.7% |
0.8% |
1.3% |
1.7% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
|
|
1.3% |
Notes:
- Percentages for each state and profession are based on registrants whose profession has been identified and whose principal
place of practice (PPP) is an Australian state or territory. Notifications where the profession of the registrant has not been
identified are represented only in the profession totals above.
Registrants whose principal place of practice is not in Australia are represented in the ‘No PPP’ section.
- The registrant base used for midwives includes registrants with midwifery or with nursing and midwifery registration.
- The registrant base for nurses includes registrants with nursing registration or with nursing and midwifery registration.
- The registrant base for NSW includes registrants with a complaint managed by the HPCA as well as notifications managed by
AHPRA about a practitioner with a PPP in NSW.
- Based on the number of matters referred by the Office of the Health Ombudsman to AHPRA and the National Boards.
- No principal place of practice (No PPP) will include practitioners with an overseas address.
Table N4: Notifications closed in 2015/16 by profession, stage at closure and jurisdiction (including HPCA1)
Profession |
Assessment AHPRA |
Assessment HPCA |
Investigation AHPRA |
Investigation HPCA |
Health or performance assessment AHPRA |
Health or performance assessment HPCA |
Panel hearing AHPRA |
Panel hearing HPCA |
Tribunal hearing AHPRA |
Tribunal hearing HPCA |
Subtotal 2015/16 AHPRA |
Subtotal 2015/16 HPCA |
Total 2015/16 |
Total 2014/15 |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner |
4 |
|
4 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
9 |
0 |
9 |
5 |
Chinese Medicine Practitioner |
17 |
10 |
3 |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
25 |
11 |
36 |
27 |
Chiropractor |
24 |
41 |
20 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
49 |
52 |
101 |
98 |
Dental Practitioner |
246 |
365 |
112 |
|
10 |
11 |
8 |
23 |
17 |
2 |
393 |
401 |
794 |
849 |
Medical Practitioner |
1,739 |
1,402 |
689 |
85 |
108 |
358 |
86 |
126 |
96 |
25 |
2,718 |
1,996 |
4,714 |
4,885 |
Medical Radiation Practitioner |
13 |
8 |
8 |
|
4 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
27 |
11 |
38 |
31 |
Midwife |
42 |
6 |
20 |
|
11 |
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
76 |
7 |
83 |
92 |
Nurse |
587 |
275 |
348 |
17 |
176 |
172 |
27 |
116 |
36 |
8 |
1,174 |
588 |
1,762 |
1,755 |
Occupational Therapist |
18 |
19 |
8 |
|
0 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
28 |
28 |
56 |
48 |
Optometrist |
12 |
27 |
5 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
17 |
27 |
44 |
53 |
Osteopath |
9 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
10 |
9 |
18 |
27 |
13 |
Pharmacist |
191 |
158 |
74 |
8 |
10 |
36 |
20 |
29 |
6 |
5 |
301 |
236 |
537 |
528 |
Physiotherapist |
31 |
32 |
16 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
55 |
38 |
93 |
115 |
Podiatrist and Podiatric Surgeon |
19 |
11 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
0 |
2 |
27 |
22 |
49 |
44 |
Psychologist |
184 |
87 |
73 |
8 |
9 |
42 |
29 |
35 |
12 |
5 |
307 |
177 |
484 |
458 |
Not identified2 |
11 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
12 |
0 |
12 |
2 |
Total 2015/16 |
3,147 |
2,442 |
1,386 |
138 |
341 |
633 |
179 |
341 |
174 |
58 |
5,227 |
3,612 |
8,839 |
|
Total 2014/15 |
3,069 |
2,598 |
1,772 |
85 |
440 |
556 |
269 |
35 |
179 |
0 |
5,729 |
3,274 |
|
9,003 |
Notes:
- Health Professional Councils Authority.
- Practitioner profession may not have been identified in notifications closed at an early stage.
Table N5: Notifications closed in 2015/16 by outcome (excluding HPCA)1
Profession |
No further action |
Refer all or part of the notification to another body |
HCE to retain2 |
Accept undertaking |
Caution or reprimand |
Fine registrant |
Impose conditions |
Accept surrender of registration |
Suspend registration |
Cancel registration |
Not permitted to reapply for registration for 12 months or more |
Proceedings withdrawn |
Total 2015/16 |
Total 2014/15 |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
5 |
Chinese Medicine Practitioner |
18 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
17 |
Chiropractor |
33 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
68 |
Dental Practitioner |
236 |
9 |
10 |
16 |
62 |
0 |
45 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
0 |
2 |
393 |
538 |
Medical Practitioner |
1,936 |
34 |
89 |
68 |
329 |
5 |
205 |
0 |
30 |
13 |
5 |
4 |
2,718 |
2,954 |
Medical Radiation Practitioner |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
19 |
Midwife |
48 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
76 |
84 |
Nurse |
707 |
8 |
13 |
61 |
171 |
0 |
191 |
5 |
11 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1,174 |
1,222 |
Occupational Therapist |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
36 |
Optometrist |
10 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
27 |
Osteopath |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
7 |
Pharmacist |
141 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
90 |
0 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
301 |
323 |
Physiotherapist |
36 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
55 |
83 |
Podiatrist and Podiatric Surgeon |
16 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
31 |
Psychologist |
220 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
21 |
0 |
47 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
307 |
313 |
Not identified |
11 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
2 |
2015/16 Total |
3,466 |
53 |
120 |
181 |
719 |
5 |
580 |
6 |
46 |
34 |
8 |
9 |
5,227 |
|
2014/15 Total |
3,439 |
22 |
435 |
311 |
811 |
12 |
612 |
12 |
38 |
24 |
9 |
4 |
|
5,729 |
Notes:
- A matter may result in more than one outcome. Only the most serious outcome from each closed notification has been noted.
- Health complaints entity.
Table N6: HPCA jurisdiction notifications closed in 2015/16 by outcome1,2
Profession |
No further action3 |
No jurisdiction4 |
Discontinued |
Withdrawn |
Make a new complaint |
Refer all or part of the notification to another body |
Caution |
Reprimand |
Orders - No conditions |
Finding - No orders |
Counselling /Interview |
Resolution/Conciliation by HCCC |
Fine |
Refund/Payment/ Withhold fee/ Retreat |
Conditions by consent |
Order - Impose conditions; would be conditions if registered |
Accept surrender |
Accept registration type change to non-practising |
Suspend |
Cancelled registration/Disqualified from registering |
Total 2015/16 |
Total 2014/15 |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
Chinese Medicine Practitioner |
7 |
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
10 |
Chiropractor |
19 |
|
17 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
3 |
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
53 |
30 |
Dental Practitioner |
208 |
3 |
132 |
17 |
|
4 |
7 |
13 |
|
|
17 |
|
|
2 |
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
421 |
316 |
Medical Practitioner |
558 |
31 |
1,092 |
60 |
|
91 |
4 |
18 |
8 |
|
4 |
48 |
|
|
|
58 |
17 |
6 |
3 |
18 |
2,016 |
1935 |
Medical Radiation Practitioner |
9 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
12 |
Midwife |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
8 |
Nurse |
190 |
80 |
155 |
7 |
|
15 |
1 |
3 |
|
3 |
36 |
9 |
|
|
62 |
18 |
5 |
|
|
8 |
592 |
537 |
Occupational Therapist |
16 |
|
9 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
28 |
12 |
Optometrist |
4 |
|
9 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27 |
26 |
Osteopath |
3 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
18 |
6 |
Pharmacist |
117 |
4 |
56 |
3 |
|
8 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
5 |
4 |
242 |
212 |
Physiotherapist |
17 |
1 |
12 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
38 |
32 |
Podiatrist and Podiatric Surgeon |
|
|
9 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
22 |
13 |
Psychologist |
42 |
14 |
62 |
8 |
|
3 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
13 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
11 |
8 |
|
2 |
8 |
178 |
146 |
Total 2015/16 |
1,191 |
135 |
1,563 |
102 |
0 |
127 |
16 |
39 |
16 |
3 |
108 |
59 |
0 |
2 |
67 |
133 |
30 |
6 |
19 |
48 |
3,664 |
|
Total 2014/15 |
902 |
81 |
1,559 |
103 |
44 |
89 |
7 |
19 |
9 |
2 |
166 |
96 |
1 |
2 |
60 |
112 |
15 |
6 |
4 |
18 |
|
3,295 |
Notes:
- Health Professional Councils Authority. NSW legislation provides for a range of different outcomes for complaints in NSW. Some of
these map to outcomes available under the National Law; others are specific to the NSW jurisdiction.
- Each notification may have more than one outcome; all outcomes have been included.
- Includes Resolved before assessment, Apology, Advice, Council Letter, Comments by Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC),
Deceased, Interview.
- Includes practitioners who failed to renew.
Table N7: Immediate action cases (including HPCA)1
Profession |
No action taken AHPRA |
No action taken HPCA |
Suspend registration AHPRA |
Suspend registration HPCA |
Accept surrender of registration AHPRA |
Accept surrender of registration HPCA |
Impose conditions AHPRA |
Impose conditions HPCA |
Accept undertaking AHPRA |
Accept undertaking HPCA |
Decision pending2 AHPRA |
Decision pending2 HPCA |
Total 2015/16 AHPRA |
Total 2015/16 HPCA |
Total 2014/15 AHPRA |
Total 2014/15 HPCA3 |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Chinese Medicine Practitioner |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Chiropractor |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
Dental Practitioner |
2 |
15 |
3 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
35 |
10 |
3 |
|
0 |
0 |
44 |
34 |
15 |
33 |
Medical Practitioner |
42 |
14 |
9 |
18 |
3 |
7 |
66 |
57 |
39 |
|
8 |
5 |
167 |
101 |
132 |
67 |
Medical Radiation Practitioner |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
Midwife |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
Nurse |
19 |
23 |
46 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
99 |
78 |
20 |
|
2 |
0 |
188 |
103 |
138 |
100 |
Occupational Therapist |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Optometrist |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Osteopath |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Pharmacist |
4 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
15 |
2 |
|
3 |
0 |
20 |
26 |
11 |
25 |
Physiotherapist |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
Podiatrist and Podiatric Surgeon |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Psychologist |
1 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
10 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
Total 2015/16 |
74 |
65 |
74 |
32 |
6 |
7 |
229 |
176 |
67 |
0 |
14 |
5 |
464 |
285 |
|
|
Total 2014/15 |
45 |
40 |
66 |
40 |
2 |
1 |
124 |
161 |
77 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
|
|
336 |
242 |
Notes:
- Cases where immediate action has been initiated under Part 8, Division 7 of the National Law.
- In these cases where immediate action was initiated towards the close of the reporting year, an outcome decision has not been finalised.
- HPCA data exclude matters that were considered for immediate action but did not proceed to a hearing.
Table N8: Tribunals in each state and territory
State/Territory |
Tribunal |
New South Wales |
NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal |
Australian Capital Territory |
Civil and Administrative Tribunal |
Northern Territory |
Health Professional Review Tribunal |
Queensland |
Civil and Administrative Tribunal |
South Australia |
Health Practitioners Tribunal |
Tasmania |
Health Practitioners Tribunal |
Victoria |
Civil and Administrative Tribunal |
Western Australia |
State Administrative Tribunal |
Table N9: Mandatory notifications received by profession and state or territory (including HPCA)1
Profession |
AHPRA ACT |
AHPRA NSW |
AHPRA NT |
AHPRA QLD2 |
AHPRA SA |
AHPRA TAS |
AHPRA VIC |
AHPRA WA |
AHPRA No PPP4 |
AHPRA Subtotal 2015/16 |
HPCA |
Total 2015/16 |
Total 2014/15 |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Chinese Medicine Practitioner |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
Chiropractor |
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
3 |
2 |
|
8 |
2 |
10 |
4 |
Dental Practitioner |
3 |
|
|
2 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
22 |
5 |
27 |
22 |
Medical Practitioner |
12 |
3 |
|
6 |
43 |
11 |
72 |
37 |
3 |
187 |
85 |
272 |
212 |
Medical Radiation Practitioner |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
3 |
|
5 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
Midwife |
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
13 |
3 |
16 |
20 |
Nurse |
16 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
138 |
18 |
103 |
41 |
3 |
332 |
187 |
519 |
472 |
Occupational Therapist |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
Optometrist |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Osteopath |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Pharmacist |
9 |
1 |
|
|
5 |
2 |
10 |
7 |
|
34 |
4 |
38 |
38 |
Physiotherapist |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Podiatrist and Podiatric Surgeon |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
3 |
|
|
4 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
Psychologist |
1 |
|
|
|
5 |
2 |
17 |
4 |
|
29 |
43 |
72 |
42 |
Total 2015/16 (PPP)1 |
44 |
9 |
1 |
15 |
205 |
35 |
224 |
100 |
8 |
641 |
339 |
980 |
|
Total 2014/15 (PPP)1 |
17 |
11 |
2 |
16 |
149 |
30 |
171 |
106 |
16 |
518 |
315 |
|
833 |
Total 2014/15 (Responsible Office)3 |
20 |
|
4 |
14 |
160 |
34 |
172 |
114 |
|
518 |
315 |
|
833 |
Notes:
- Based on state and territory of the practitioners’ principal place of practice.
- Based on the number of matters referred by the Office of the Health Ombudsman to AHPRA and the National Boards.
- Based on the state or territory where the notification is handled for registrants, including those registrants who do not reside
in Australia.
- No principal place of practice (No PPP) will include practitioners with an overseas address.
Table N10: Grounds for mandatory notification by profession and jurisdiction (including HPCA)
Profession |
Standards AHPRA |
Standards HPCA |
Impairment AHPRA |
Impairment HPCA |
Alcohol or drugs AHPRA |
Alcohol or drugs HPCA |
Sexual misconduct AHPRA |
Sexual misconduct HPCA |
Not classified AHPRA |
Not classified HPCA |
Total 2015/16 AHPRA |
Total 2015/16 HPCA |
Total 2014/15 AHPRA |
Total 2014/15 HPCA |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner |
1 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Chinese Medicine Practitioner |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
Chiropractor |
7 |
2 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
8 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
Dental Practitioner |
14 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
22 |
5 |
18 |
4 |
Medical Practitioner |
135 |
48 |
40 |
18 |
1 |
11 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
|
187 |
85 |
159 |
53 |
Medical Radiation Practitioner |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
5 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
Midwife |
12 |
2 |
1 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13 |
3 |
14 |
6 |
Nurse |
232 |
118 |
74 |
62 |
20 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
|
332 |
187 |
261 |
211 |
Occupational Therapist |
2 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
Optometrist |
1 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Osteopath |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Pharmacist |
26 |
|
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
34 |
4 |
26 |
12 |
Physiotherapist |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
Podiatrist and Podiatric Surgeon |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
Psychologist |
20 |
31 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
|
29 |
43 |
19 |
23 |
Total 2015/16 |
457 |
210 |
134 |
94 |
25 |
16 |
18 |
19 |
7 |
0 |
641 |
339 |
|
|
Total 2014/15 |
313 |
164 |
121 |
127 |
54 |
9 |
25 |
15 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
518 |
315 |
Table N11: Outcomes of mandatory notifications closed by profession and jurisdiction
Profession |
Discontinued / Proceedings withdrawn AHPRA |
Discontinued / Proceedings withdrawn HPCA |
Changed to non-practising AHPRA |
Changed to non-practising HPCA |
Other/No jurisdiction AHPRA |
Other/No jurisdiction HPCA1 |
Counselling AHPRA |
Counselling HPCA |
No further action AHPRA |
No further action HPCA |
Refer all or part of the notification to another body AHPRA |
Refer all or part of the notification to another body HPCA |
Fine registrant AHPRA |
Fine registrant HPCA |
Finding - No Orders AHPRA |
Finding - No Orders HPCA |
Caution or reprimand AHPRA |
Caution or reprimand HPCA |
Accept undertaking AHPRA |
Accept undertaking HPCA |
Impose conditions AHPRA |
Impose conditions HPCA2 |
Accept surrender of registration AHPRA |
Accept surrender of registration HPCA |
Suspend registration AHPRA |
Suspend registration HPCA |
Cancel registration/ Disqualify AHPRA |
Cancel registration/ Disqualify HPCA |
Not permitted to reapply for registration for 12 months or more AHPRA |
Not permitted to reapply for registration for 12 months or more HPCA |
Total 2015/16 AHPRA |
Total 2015/16 HPCA |
Total 2014/15 AHPRA |
Total 2014/15 HPCA |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Chinese Medicine Practitioner |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
1 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Chiropractor |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
7 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
Dental Practitioner |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
4 |
3 |
|
|
1 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
23 |
7 |
26 |
1 |
Medical Practitioner |
1 |
18 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
97 |
21 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
|
|
|
27 |
2 |
12 |
|
39 |
13 |
|
2 |
9 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
196 |
66 |
230 |
39 |
Medical Radiation Practitioner |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
6 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
Midwife |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
10 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
4 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
14 |
4 |
26 |
4 |
Nurse |
1 |
5 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
12 |
152 |
66 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
1 |
42 |
2 |
36 |
|
66 |
48 |
|
3 |
5 |
|
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
309 |
193 |
370 |
152 |
Occupational Therapist |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
2 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
Optometrist |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Osteopath |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Pharmacist |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
2 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
7 |
1 |
6 |
|
6 |
2 |
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
28 |
6 |
44 |
6 |
Physiotherapist |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
4 |
0 |
16 |
3 |
Podiatrist and Podiatric Surgeon |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
5 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
Psychologist |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
17 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
6 |
|
9 |
8 |
|
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
37 |
30 |
37 |
18 |
Unknown |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
|
Total 2015/16 |
2 |
33 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
51 |
0 |
14 |
314 |
100 |
5 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
84 |
9 |
65 |
0 |
127 |
74 |
0 |
9 |
17 |
2 |
11 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
632 |
313 |
|
|
Total 2014/15 |
1 |
31 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
28 |
307 |
79 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
121 |
1 |
114 |
0 |
198 |
53 |
4 |
2 |
13 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
775 |
234 |
Notes:
- Includes practitioners who failed to renew.
- Includes conditions by consent.
Table N12: Student notifications received (mandatory/voluntary) in 2015/161
Profession |
AHPRA ACT |
AHPRA NSW |
AHPRA NT |
AHPRA QLD |
AHPRA SA |
AHPRA TAS |
AHPRA VIC |
AHPRA WA |
AHPRA No PPP3 |
AHPRA Subtotal 2015/16 |
HPCA |
Total 2015/16 |
Total 2014/15 |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
Chinese Medicine Practitioner |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
0 |
Chiropractor |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
0 |
Dental Practitioner |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
Medical Practitioner |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
6 |
7 |
15 |
22 |
10 |
Medical Radiation Practitioner |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
Midwife |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
0 |
Nurse |
|
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
13 |
17 |
26 |
43 |
32 |
Occupational Therapist |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Optometrist |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
Osteopath |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
Pharmacist |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
2 |
3 |
Physiotherapist |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Podiatrist and Podiatric Surgeon |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
Psychologist |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
Total 2015/16 (PPP)1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
24 |
33 |
45 |
78 |
|
Total 2014/15 (PPP)1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
19 |
31 |
19 |
|
50 |
Total 2014/15 (Responsible Office)2 |
0 |
|
0 |
10 |
9 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
|
31 |
19 |
|
50 |
Notes:
- Based on state and territory of the students’ principal place of practice.
- State and territory where the notification is handled for student registrants and for student registrants who do not reside in Australia.
- No principal place of practice (No PPP) will include students with an overseas address.
Table N13: Outcomes of notifications (mandatory/voluntary) about students by stage at closure
Stage at closure |
No further action AHPRA |
No further action HPCA1 |
Impose conditions AHPRA |
Impose conditions HPCA |
Accept undertaking AHPRA |
Accept undertaking HPCA |
Caution AHPRA |
Caution HPCA |
No Jurisdiction AHPRA |
No Jurisdiction HPCA |
Refer to Other AHPRA |
Refer to Other HPCA |
Discontinue AHPRA |
Discontinue HPCA |
Counselling AHPRA |
Counselling HPCA |
Total 2015/16 |
Total 2014/15 |
Assessment |
15 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
2 |
26 |
14 |
Investigation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
2 |
Health or performance assessment |
3 |
8 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
1 |
Panel Hearing |
|
5 |
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
|
Total 2015/16 |
18 |
15 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
56 |
|
Total 2014/15 |
13 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
Notes:
- Health Professional Councils Authority.
Table N14: Open notifications at 30 June 2016 by profession and state and territory (including HPCA)1
Profession |
AHPRA ACT |
AHPRA NSW |
AHPRA NT |
AHPRA QLD |
AHPRA SA |
AHPRA TAS |
AHPRA VIC |
AHPRA WA |
AHPRA No PPP4 |
AHPRA Subtotal 2015/16 |
HPCA5 |
Total 2015/16 |
Total 2014/15 |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
Chinese Medicine Practitioner |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
19 |
33 |
15 |
Chiropractor |
2 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
33 |
0 |
20 |
15 |
2 |
92 |
34 |
126 |
76 |
Dental Practitioner |
7 |
4 |
4 |
106 |
51 |
5 |
72 |
75 |
0 |
324 |
297 |
621 |
381 |
Medical Practitioner |
52 |
29 |
28 |
710 |
209 |
53 |
528 |
223 |
11 |
1843 |
1039 |
2882 |
2212 |
Medical Radiation Practitioner |
0 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
23 |
4 |
27 |
17 |
Midwife |
5 |
1 |
1 |
23 |
10 |
1 |
27 |
7 |
2 |
77 |
5 |
82 |
57 |
Nurse |
23 |
11 |
20 |
290 |
198 |
32 |
235 |
78 |
8 |
895 |
331 |
1226 |
1053 |
Occupational Therapist |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
19 |
6 |
25 |
19 |
Optometrist |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
4 |
15 |
20 |
Osteopath |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
12 |
Pharmacist |
14 |
2 |
2 |
40 |
17 |
8 |
71 |
30 |
0 |
184 |
146 |
330 |
311 |
Physiotherapist |
0 |
0 |
3 |
15 |
7 |
2 |
13 |
9 |
0 |
49 |
18 |
67 |
57 |
Podiatrist and Podiatric Surgeon |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
22 |
6 |
28 |
21 |
Psychologist |
7 |
1 |
7 |
51 |
22 |
4 |
83 |
51 |
0 |
226 |
90 |
316 |
273 |
Not identified2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Total 2015/16 (PPP)1 |
110 |
49 |
68 |
1288 |
564 |
106 |
1082 |
495 |
25 |
3787 |
2002 |
5789 |
|
Total 2014/15 (PPP)1 |
114 |
44 |
84 |
749 |
446 |
119 |
940 |
436 |
26 |
2958 |
1573 |
|
4531 |
Total 2014/15 (Responsible Office)3 |
121 |
|
90 |
773 |
462 |
127 |
918 |
467 |
|
2958 |
1573 |
|
4531 |
Notes:
- Based on state and territory of the practitioners’ principal place of practice.
- Profession of registrant is not always identifiable in the early stages of a notification.
- Based on the state or territory where the notification is handled for registrants, including those registrants who do not reside in Australia.
- No principal place of practice (No PPP) will include practitioners with an overseas address.
- Health Professional Councils Authority.
Table N15: Open notifications at 30 June 2016 by length of time at each stage (excluding HPCA)1
Current stage of open notification |
< 3 Months |
3 - 6 Months |
6 - 9 Months |
9 - 12 Months |
12 - 24 Months |
> 24 Months |
Total 2015/16 |
Assessment |
855 |
137 |
19 |
|
6 |
12 |
1,029 |
Health or performance assessment |
114 |
98 |
53 |
26 |
18 |
2 |
311 |
Investigation |
622 |
512 |
326 |
245 |
333 |
93 |
2,131 |
Panel hearing |
27 |
14 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
56 |
Subtotal 2015/16 |
1,618 |
761 |
402 |
274 |
364 |
108 |
3,527 |
Subtotal 2014/15 |
1,167 |
587 |
271 |
198 |
316 |
83 |
2,622 |
Tribunal hearing |
41 |
11 |
20 |
25 |
48 |
115 |
260 |
Total 2015/16 |
1,659 |
772 |
422 |
299 |
412 |
223 |
3,787 |
Total 2014/15 |
1,198 |
623 |
304 |
225 |
455 |
153 |
2,958 |
Notes:
- Tribunal proceedings are conducted in accordance with timetables set by the responsible tribunal in each jurisdiction.