Health practitioner regulators united: family violence is unacceptable – joint statement release

Australia’s health practitioner regulators have collaborated to develop a joint statement that condemns family violence.

The statement recognises the role of regulators in the collective effort to end family violence by supporting victim-survivors, setting clear expectations of health practitioners, taking regulatory action as appropriate and condemning all forms of family violence.

Health practitioners are an important contact for people experiencing family violence. Practitioners have a vital role to play in the early detection, support, referral and delivery of specialised treatment of those experiencing family violence.

The statement is a collaboration between the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra), National Boards, the Office of the Health Ombudsman, the Health Professional Councils Authority, NSW Councils and the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission.