Have your say on Health Checks for Older Doctors

The Medical Board of Australia (MBA) is considering a proposal that doctors aged over 70 years of age should be required to have regular health check-ups in order to be able to continue to practice. The proposal has been made in response to the relatively higher level of complaints made about doctors aged over 70.

In particular, the Medical Board of Australia is considering three options:

  1. Keeping things as they are at present or “maintaining the status quo”,
  2. Requiring doctors to undergo an extensive ‘fitness to practice’ health check with a specialised provider, or
  3. Requiring doctors to do a standard ‘general health check’ with their own regular provider.

CHF has been asked to provide a submission to a consultation being conducted by the Medical Board of Australia about the proposal.

So for the September 2024 Australia's Health Panel survey, we’d like you to have YOUR say about this proposal and help shape CHF’s advocacy on this and related matters going forward.


To have YOUR say, register today!

Or login here if you are already a registered Panellist