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A national medical register: balancing public transparency and professional privacy
Author(s) -
Healy Judith M,
Maffi Costanza L,
Dugdale Paul
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01597.x
Subject(s) - transparency (behavior) , register (sociolinguistics) , professional association , public access , medical education , medicine , public relations , business , political science , public administration , law , philosophy , linguistics
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.