National Scheme reports and reviews

Final reports and announcement about Health Ministers’ reviews in relation to the National Scheme.

National registration and accreditation scheme: governance review (2020)  

• COAG Health Council - communiqué - Governance review - 12 February 2020 (298KB, PDF) 
• Final report (1.2MB, PDF) 

Independent Accreditation Systems Review (2020)

• COAG Health Council - communiqué - Response to the Final Report - 12 February 2020 (298KB, PDF) 
• Final report (4.2MB, PDF)
• Consultation report on implementation of recommendations from Australia's Health Workforce - September 2019 (860KB, PDF)

Independent review of the National Scheme (2014/15)

• COAG Health Council Communiqué - Health Ministers response to the - reissued on 14 August with extended reference to recommendation 9 (419KB, PDF) 
• Final report (2.6MB, PDF)
• SCoH (AHWMC) Terms of Reference - National Registration and Accreditation Scheme review - 29 April 2014 (25KB, DOCX)

National registration of the paramedic profession (2015)

• COAG Health Council communiqué - Options for – 6 November 2015  & Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council (AHMAC) (245KB, PDF)
• Final report: Options for regulation of paramedics – September 2015 (1.3MB, PDF)   

Dental Board of Australia scope of practice (2019)

• ACSQC report on the DBA scope of practice (2019) (389KB, PDF)
• Communiqué - March 2019 (328KB, PDF)
• Communiqué - November 2019 (336KB, PDF) 

Review of Medical Intern Training commissioned by the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (AHMAC) – 2015/16 

• COAG Health Council - Communiqué - Response to the Review of Medical Intern Final Report Recommendations (267KB, PDF)
• Final report - Review of Medical Intern training (September 2015) (1.4MB, PDF)