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Regulation of prescribing of medicines

Discussion in 'Australia' started by Tuckersm, Apr 27, 2005.

  1. Tuckersm

    Tuckersm Well-Known Member


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    The Victorian Government has released its options paper for structual and legislative reform of the Health Professions in Victoria.

    They plan to have the options sorted out so as to have legislation passes by Government during the Spring session of Parliament.

    I have included an extract that may be of interest. The rest of the document mainly concerns the operation and make up of the registration boards. There is a website below that describes the process, but the document isn't there (yet)

    http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/pdpd/workforce/pracreg/sys_review.htm

     
  2. Felicity Prentice

    Felicity Prentice Active Member

    There's movement at the station...

    Great news Steve, and many thanks for bringing it to the attention of us forum lurkers. And huge thankyous to all those dedicated Pods who have worked hard and long behind the scenes to get it this far (God knows I remember the first rumblings nearly 20 years ago). Let's hope that this doesn't get stomped on or stalled. Meanwhile it will be a huge sigh of relief to all the Pod students who are currently studying vast quantities of Pharmacology, there will be a reason to hit those books even harder.

    cheers,

    Felicity
     
  3. Cameron

    Cameron Well-Known Member

    Steven anf Felicity

    Just to echo my appreciation.

    In the UK meantime there appears to be poised in the wing for after the election a new government iniative Supplementary Presciption right for Allied Health professionals

    Details at :
    http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuida.../Prescriptions/SupplementaryPrescribing/fs/en

    This is not independent prescription rights (small range of drugs) but that event is thought to closely follow .

    What say you

    Cameron
     
  4. Tuckersm

    Tuckersm Well-Known Member

    Health Professions Registration Bill

    The new Registration Bill for all registered health professionals was introduced to parliament yesterday (26th October)

    For those interested, the bill is now available at
    Victorian Government current Bills and it does allow the reg board to endorse podiatrist to prescribe S2, 3 and 4 medicines.

    I let you know when it achieves Royal Ascent

    But the new Act will not come into force until July 1 2007, so that is 18 months or so for all the Victorian Podiatrists to update their pharmacology knowledge
     
    Last edited: Oct 27, 2005
  5. Tuckersm

    Tuckersm Well-Known Member

    The Health Professionals Regulation Bill has now passed both of The Victorian Houses of Parliament, without ammendment.

    The registration Board will review the legislation and hopefully implement as many of the administrative requirements as possible before July 2007 to limit any delays in endorsing "suitably qualified podiatrists" to prescribe a "limited range of restricted medicines"
     
  6. One Foot In The Grave

    One Foot In The Grave Active Member

    What "qualifications" will have to be obtained by current working Pods to be able to prescribe these medications?
     
  7. Tuckersm

    Tuckersm Well-Known Member

    OFITG,
    that is a descion that the Pod Reg Board will be required to make over the next 18 months. It will not necessarily be a qualification as such but a level of competance based most probably on a mixture of educational knowledge and clinical experience. The nurses board currently require a masters degree for nurse practicioners to apply, but similar pharmacology units are included in the LaTrobe UG course.

    There will need to be a mixture of options for people upgrading their knowledge and skills depening on their current pharmacological knowledge, based upon there existing qualifications.

    There are currently pods who have completed the 4yr LaTrobe course, 3yr course with honours as a 4th yr which included extra pharm, those who completed the grad dip in podiatry at LaTrobe in the mid nineties or at other unis more recently and those with only the 3yr degree, so it will not be a one size fits all, but every one will need to reach the same as yet decided final standard.
     
  8. One Foot In The Grave

    One Foot In The Grave Active Member

    I'll await that decision then!
     
  9. LCG

    LCG Active Member

    what does this mean for interstate podiatrists? Will the other states follow suit in 2007? or will we have to wait and go through the same lobbying process
     
  10. Tuckersm

    Tuckersm Well-Known Member

    The other states will need to lobby their governments to change their laws. Check with your state association to see where they are currently up to.
     
  11. Tuckersm

    Tuckersm Well-Known Member

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