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• Gastrointestinal endoscopy - licensing requirements. Click here for information regarding the Regulations which came into effect on 1 March 2010, and which provide that premises in which gastrointestinal endoscopy is undertaken are required to be licensed. The Regulation also sets out licensing standards for eighteen classes of facilities including Anaesthesia class, Interventional Neuroradiology class, Radiotherapy class and Rapid Opioid Detoxification class.
• On 15 December 2009, the Annual Report of the NSW Medical Board 2008-09 was tabled in Parliament by the Minister for Health, the Hon Carmel Tebbutt, MP. An electronic copy of the report is available on this website.
• National Hand Hygiene Initiative: The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has developed a program for achieving high compliance with hand hygiene as defined by World Health Organisation standards. The initiative will be coordinated by NSW Department of Health and a rigorous education and training program in the 5 moments process will be implemented by Hand Hygiene Australia across all public and private hospitals in order to reduce healthcare and opportunity costs associated with Staphylococcus Aureus bacteraemia. For further information and a wide selection of educational and promotional material, go to: www.hha.org.au
• H1N1 Influenza 09 (human swine influenza) - for public health information and updates on H1N1 Influenza 09 visit the NSW Health website
• Board News April 2010
• Letter to all medical practitioners from the NSW Chief Health Officer posted 6 May 2009
• Important Notice: Bogus Doctor Hoax Telephone Calls current
• Fatigue management - suggested approaches for teams and hospital systems: Kay Wilhelm

National registration

From 1 July 2010, the Medical Board of Australia will be responsible for all registration matters in NSW and in the other states in accordance with new National Laws; the NSW Medical Board will cease to exist from that date.

From 1 July 2010, complaint, performance, conduct and health matters in NSW will be dealt with by the Medical Council of NSW under Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) which will replace the Medical Practice Act 1992. Under transition arrangements, matters "started but not completed" before 1 July, will be completed under the Medical Practice Act 1992. Complaints received by the NSW Medical Board before the end of June but which have not been considered by the Complaints Assessment Committee by 1 July, will be dealt with under the National Law (NSW)

Further details regarding the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for Health Professions. Read More