registered by AHPRA. This would see non-AHPRA practitioners treated as lay people and covered by advertising regulations. This will significantly impact the ability of these practitioners to receive education and advertising from practitioner-only supplement manufacturers. It is the belief of the CHC that these proposed changes have the ability to seriously impact the scope of practice of Naturopaths and Western Herbal Medicine Practitioners. We believe that these practitioners are very important to the complementary medicine industry and the health care of Australian consumers. The CHC is therefore planning to promote and lobby for the inclusion of Naturopaths and Western Herbal Medicine Practitioners under AHPRA as registered health professions. The CHC is not planning to replace the role of professional organisations which represent natural therapists currently. Call to Action If you are a Naturopath or Western Herbal Medicine Practitioner, these issues will affect you. Click to register your interest and/or support for the Registration of Practitioners Campaign. To keep informed of the C HC’s actions and the be sure to visit our webpage , and check back regularly for important updates. Background The statutory registration body that regulates a range of healthcare practitioners in Australia the – Australian Healthcare Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA, ) is responsible for implementing and – overseeing the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (NRAS) and supporting the various registered professions’ National Boards. The objectives of the National Scheme are to: Help to keep the public safe by ensuring that only healthcare practitioners who are suitably trained and qualified to practise in a competent and ethical manner are registered; Facilitate workforce mobility for healthcare practitioners; Facilitate provision of high quality education and training for practitioners; Facilitate the assessment of overseas qualified practitioners; Facilitate access to services provided by healthcare practitioners; and Enable the continuous development of a flexible Australian healthcare workforce. Currently, there are fourteen classes of practitioners that are registered, including Medical Practitioners, Nurses, Midwifes, Pharmacists, Dentists, Chiropractors, Osteopaths, Psychologists, Optometrists, Podiatrists, Physiotherapists and more recently, Practitioners of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine). Registration also provides for the establishment of minimum standards of education, a proper system for adequate complaint and disciplinary procedures, and protection of title.
registered by AHPRA. This would see non-AHPRA practitioners treated as lay people and covered by advertising regulations. This will significantly impact the ability of these practitioners to receive education and advertising from practitioner-only supplement manufacturers. It is the belief of the CHC that these proposed changes have the ability to seriously impact the scope of practice of Naturopaths and Western Herbal Medicine Practitioners. We believe that these practitioners are very important to the complementary medicine industry and the health care of Australian consumers. The CHC is therefore planning to promote and lobby for the inclusion of Naturopaths and Western Herbal Medicine Practitioners under AHPRA as registered health professions. The CHC is not planning to replace the role of professional organisations which represent natural therapists currently. Call to Action If you are a Naturopath or Western Herbal Medicine Practitioner, these issues will affect you. Click to register your interest and/or support for the Registration of Practitioners Campaign. To keep informed of the C HC’s actions and the be sure to visit our webpage , and check back regularly for important updates. Background The statutory registration body that regulates a range of healthcare practitioners in Australia – the Australian Healthcare Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA, ) – is responsible for implementing and overseeing the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (NRAS) and supporting the various registered professions’ National Boards. The objectives of the National Scheme are to: Help to keep the public safe by ensuring that only healthcare practitioners who are suitably trained and qualified to practise in a competent and ethical manner are registered; Facilitate workforce mobility for healthcare practitioners; Facilitate provision of high quality education and training for practitioners; Facilitate the assessment of overseas qualified practitioners; Facilitate access to services provided by healthcare practitioners; and Enable the continuous development of a flexible Australian healthcare workforce. Currently, there are fourteen classes of practitioners that are registered, including Medical Practitioners, Nurses, Midwifes, Pharmacists, Dentists, Chiropractors, Osteopaths, Psychologists, Optometrists, Podiatrists, Physiotherapists and more recently, Practitioners of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine). Registration also provides for the establishment of minimum standards of education, a proper system for adequate complaint and disciplinary procedures, and protection of title.
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