Medical board ‘wary’ amid calls to publish details of every complaint against doctors
Chair Dr Anne Tonkin reassured GPs at a briefing ahead of its new public warning powers starting this week
The Medical Board of Australia says it would be “wary” of publicly naming every doctor who has received a notification, ahead of possible further reforms to information available on the medical register.
Medical board chair Dr Anne Tonkin was commenting ahead of new laws, which come into effect this week, allowing the board to issue a public warning about doctors it believes pose a serious risk to public safety.
