Removal of doctors from practice for professional misconduct in Australia and New Zealand

@article{Elkin2012RemovalOD,
  title={Removal of doctors from practice for professional misconduct in Australia and New Zealand},
  author={Katie J Elkin and Matthew J. Spittal and David J Elkin and David M Studdert},
  journal={BMJ Quality \& Safety},
  year={2012},
  volume={21},
  pages={1027 - 1033}
}
Objective To examine how disciplinary tribunals assess different forms of misconduct in deciding whether to remove doctors from practice for professional misconduct. Design and setting Multivariable regression analysis of 485 cases in which tribunals found doctors guilty of professional misconduct. The cases came from four Australian states (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia) and New Zealand and were decided over a 10-year period (1 January 2000 – 30 September 2009… 
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