eMJA: A national medical register: balancing public transparency and professional privacy

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A national medical register: balancing public transparency and professional privacy

Judith M Healy, Costanza L Maffi and Paul Dugdale

MJA 2008; 188 (4): 247-249

Abstract

The first aim of a medical registration scheme should be to protect patients.
Medical registration boards currently offer variable information to the public on doctors’ registration status.
Current reform proposals for a national registration scheme should include free public access to professional profiles of registered medical practitioners.
Practitioner profiles should include:

practitioner’s full name and practice address;
type of qualifications;
year first registered, and duration and type of registration;
any conditions on registration and practice;
any disciplinary action taken; and
participation in continuing professional education.

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