Health Ministers respond to NRAS Review

Of the 33 recommendations proposed in the Final Report of the Independent Review of the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for Health Professions, Health Ministers accept 9 recommendations, accept in principle 11 recommendations, do not accept 6 recommendations, and defer decisions on 7 recommendations pending further advice.

The Communique issued by the COAG Health Council (meeting as the Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council) details responses to the 33 recommendations.

Measures to improve the design and operation of the complaints and notifications processes administered by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulatory Agency and State Health Complaints Entities, were agreed to proceed "as a matter of immediate priority".

In response to "significant concerns with the cost, transparency and accountability of Accreditation Authorities", Health Ministers have requested AHMAC to commission a comprehensive review of the accreditation processes within the National Scheme.