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Connection, collaboration and learning at inaugural HPCA and NSW Councils Conference

Friday 12 April saw the Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) and NSW Heath Professional Councils (the Councils) successfully deliver their first joint all Councils Conference.

Chiropractic Council of NSW Membership – Practitioner Member and Deputy President Vacancy

The Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) is inviting applications from chiropractors interested in becoming a member of the Chiropractic Council.

Call for Expressions of Interest - Practitioner Member - Chiropractic Council of NSW

The Chiropractic Council of New South Wales is currently appointing registered chiropractors as professional members who may: Conduct professional performance assessments for the Council Sit on the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal Sit on the Impaired Registrants...

NSW Health Professional Councils and HPCA launch Aboriginal Cultural Safety Strategy

The NSW Health Professional Councils and Health Professional Councils Authority have launched their joint Aboriginal Cultural Safety Strategy 2023 – 2024.

Vacancies - Council membership

Please note: The deadline for these Expressions of Interest has now passed. Vacancies: Physiotherapy Council 1 Practitioner Member Osteopathy Council 1 Practitioner Member Dental Council 1 Practitioner Member Optometry Council 1 Practitioner Member Chiropractic Council...

Call for Expression of Interest - Shared Lay Members Panel

Please note: The deadline for these Expressions of Interest has now passed. Expressions of interest are being sought from suitably qualified and experienced nominees for appointment by the Minister for Health to the Health Professional Councils Authority Shared Lay...

COVID-19 and vaccines: Get the best advice for you and your family

You need reliable, evidence-based information to be able to make good choices about your healthcare. But in a climate thick with commentary about COVID-19 and vaccines, how do you sort fact from fiction? A joint statement from Ahpra and the National Boards, the Health...

Case study: conduct

Boundary Violations – overstepping the mark Complaint received about a 52-year-old male chiropractor * . The complainant, a female aged 25, attended the chiropractor for the first time for treatment for lower back pain and alleged that, during the treatment, the...

Use of D.C. by chiropractors who do not hold a D.C. degree

There has been a recent trend, particularly in social media, of chiropractors who completed an Australian chiropractic qualification using the post nominals D.C.. Often the chiropractor using this will also use the courtesy title Dr but fail to qualify that title with...

Common social media mistakes

The Chiropractic Council of NSW continually strives for continuity of public health and safety through various actions including the manner in which chiropractors adhere to public health guidelines. In recent times there have been a number of complaints from the public...

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