A gynaecologist accused of "troubling" behaviour was allowed to continue to practise — as long as he didn't sit in the same room as the people he treated.doctor who admitted to inappropriately touching a patient's vagina
Data from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency shows complaints about what it calls "boundary violations" are on the rise, increasing from 75 notifications in 2012-13 to 841 in 2022-23.aired an investigation into the regulatory system's response to sexual misconduct almost exactly one year ago. We found cases where doctors convicted of offences including possessing and distributing child exploitation material were still practising.
According to documents published on the Victorian government's Engage platform, the proposed changes could: Make it an offence for practitioners to seek a non-disclosure agreement from a patient that prevents them from making a complaint to the regulator. This is a complex, delicate space, and a difficult issue to balance. Doctors, nurses and other health professionals have to be able to do their jobs without fear of being reported. Patients must be able to trust that the necessarily invasive requests made by their treating practitioners are purely professional.
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