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About the Council Directed Health Assessments List HPCA is seeking applications from registered health professionals to become a health assessor on the Council Directed Health Assessment List (the List). The List includes suppliers that may be engaged to assess the...

Appropriate use of your Chinese medicine qualification

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Registered Chinese medicine practitioners have a duty to ensure that their professional/academic qualifications are clearly displayed as awarded by their University/College. Practitioners should not interpret the degree(s) by holding out the degree(s) that it has not...

Communication Skills

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As Chinese Medicine (CM) practitioners our ability to communicate is essential. Successful interaction forms the basis of good clinical practise and is regulated by the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia Code of conduct . As practitioners we speak to people of varying...

Comprehensive clinical records key to good patient care

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The keeping of comprehensive clinical records is a fundamental requirement and the best way a Chinese medicine practitioner can demonstrate good care. Useful tips on what information should be included to ensure your clinical records are compliant include: The patient’...

Celebrate Lunar New Year safely

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In this short video message, Professor Danforn Lim, President of the Chinese Medicine Council of NSW, provides 10 simple steps on how to celebrate Lunar New Year in a COVID-safe way. These videos were produced by NSW Health in English, Cantonese and Mandarin as part of...

2018/19 Annual Report

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The 2018/19 Annual Report of the Chinese Medicine Council of NSW is now available. The 2018/19 Annual Report is structured in three parts: Part 1 Information that is common across all Councils, including the responsibilities of Councils, governance, compliance and data...

Who does what in regulating Chinese medicine practitioners in New South Wales?

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Earlier this year, the Chinese Medicine Council of New South Wales commissioned research to examine Chinese medicine practitioner knowledge, attitudes and perceptions around the regulation of their profession. The researchers found there was widespread confusion over...

Clinical records – don’t rely on old habits

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Patient records are fundamental to all patient healthcare activities; they form part of a practitioner’s ethical and regulatory responsibility in providing good patient care. Patient records (legible handwritten or electronic) need to be created at the time of a...

Complaints about Chinese medicine practitioners in NSW

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By 30 June 2017, there were 1,984 registered Chinese medicine practitioners with a principal place of practice in New South Wales (an increase of 1.6% on the previous year). During the twelve months' period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017, the Chinese Medicine Council...

Recurring complaints - PII and advertising

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The Chinese Medicine Council of NSW recognises that the vast majority of practitioners have conducted themselves professionally and ethically during the 2016/17 year, as the 25 complaints received by the Council this year represent only 1.3% of the profession...

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