Doctors' registration conditions listed online.

Australian Doctor,  November, 2006  

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By Chris Hingston

NSW patients can now view details of their doctor's registration at the click of a mouse -- including conditions on registration ranging from the need for a chaperone to restrictions on prescribing rights.

With pressure mounting nationally for doctors to disclose such restrictions to patients, the NSW Medical Board has become the second in Australia to require online publication of the information.

The online register launched last month lists doctors' full names and qualifications and all conditions placed on registration by the board, except those ...

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