Medical Council

The Pharmacy Council and Medical Council could be replaced by a Crown entity to regulate pharmacists, doctors and other registered health practitioners, under a review of the current health-worker registration act

The Pharmacy Council and six other regulatory bodies have released a new set of prescribing standards, reports Jonathan Chilton-Towle

Pharmacist prescribers are welcoming a set of new prescribing principles designed to guide all prescribers

An online telehealth provider under investigation by Medsafe for violating advertising rules does not offer online details about the individuals conducting its virtual consultations

The case of ADHD specialist GP Tony Hanne excited much comment last month, not least from pharmacy owner Ian McMichael who is concerned about the impact of bad prescribing on pharmacists and potential liability, writes Jonathan Chilton-Towle

The case of ADHD specialist GP Tony Hanne excited much comment last month, not least from pharmacy owner Ian McMichael who is concerned about the impact of bad prescribing on pharmacists and potential liability, writes Jonathan Chilton-Towle

In a cost-recovery drive, the Medical Council is boosting some of its fees, including the disciplinary levy that covers investigations of allegedly errant doctors 

Health sector regulatory bodies are facing uncertainty and operational problems caused by long delays in ministerial appointments of board members