All profession information

Updates on our regulation of practitioners during COVID-19 and other important information affecting registered practitioners can be found below.

Important information for practitioners

• No place for racism in healthcare
  Published 17 April 2020. Read the news item.
• False and misleading advertising on COVID-19
  Published 31 March 2020. Read the news item.

Accreditation and education

• Protecting our doctors, nurses, pharmacists and health practitioners of the future
  Published 21 April 2020. Read the news item.
• National principles for clinical education during COVID-19
  Published 17 April 2020. Read more.
• Psychology Board of Australia - Important information for interns about COVID-19
  Published 9 April 2020. Read the news item.
• Joint statement on clinical experience for medical students
  Published 9 April 2020. Read the news item.

Changes to registration process

• Temporary change to the English language skill registration standards pathway PDF (111 KB), Word version (111 KB, DOCX)
  Published 22 July 2020.
• Changes to presenting-in-person requirements
  Published 27 March 2020. Read the news item.
• New online upload service for applications, forms and supporting documents.
  Published 27 March 2020. Read the news item.

Surge workforce

• Additional professions to be added to the pandemic sub-register
  Published 16 April 2020. Read the news item.
• Paramedicine Board of Australia supports surge
  Published 16 April 2020. Read the news item.
• Ahpra returns over 40,000 health practitioners to the temporary pandemic response sub-register to support our critical health workforce during the emergency
  Published 1 April 2020. Read the news item.