Senate Inquiry into National Registration and Accreditation Scheme

The design of the Federal Government’s national registration and accreditation scheme for health professions, has been referred by the Senate to the Community Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 18 June 2009. This includes:

• the impact of the scheme on state and territory health services;
• the impact of the scheme on patient care and safety;
• the effect of the scheme on standards of training and qualification of relevant health professionals;
• how the scheme will affect complaints management and disciplinary processes within particular professional streams;
• the appropriate role, if any, in the scheme for state and territory registration boards; and
• alternative models for implementation of the scheme.

The ADA will be making a submission by the deadline of 30 April, and members are invited to forward suggestions for matters to be addressed in those representations.