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Current Policy & Advocacy consultations
Seeking member feedback: Moral Distress – Information for physicians and trainees
Feedback deadline | 5pm AEDT, Friday 30 January 2026
The RACP Ethics Committee has prepared a new document for physicians and trainees: Moral Distress – Information for physicians and trainees (PDF). The guidance document defines moral distress and other terms, discusses
the experiences of moral distress with risk factors and examples, and provided information for how to respond to moral distress. Please read the draft document linked in the MS Form, accessed via the ‘submit your feedback’ button below.
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Seeking member feedback AHPRA: Recency of Practice Registration Standard consult
Feedback deadline | 9am AEDT, Wednesday 4 February 2026
The Medical Board of Australia is consulting on its proposed revised Recency of Practice Registration Standard. This Standard is crucially important to all Australian members, crosscutting with physician and trainee workplace and workforce access issues, work/life balance considerations, and wellbeing.
It defines how much practice is required for currency to remain registered and eligible to practise as a medical practitioner in Australia. It also describes regulatory consequences and options for registrants who do not meet the minimum requirements. We need your input.
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Seeking member feedback – Youth Appropriate Health Care position statement
Feedback deadline | 9am AEDT, Monday 9 February 2026
A new ‘Youth Appropriate Health Care’ position statement has been developed, outlining key principles and essential elements for delivering safe, equitable and developmentally appropriate care to young people. The statement offers guidance
on building trust, fostering respectful relationships, and supporting young people’s autonomy in healthcare settings. The document is available to read via the link below.
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Seeking member feedback – Endorsement request - Australian National Prisons Addiction Medicine Network’s Consensus statement on the management of withdrawal from alcohol and other drugs in Australian custodial settings
Feedback deadline | 5pm AEDT, Monday 9 February 2026
The Australian National Prisons Addiction Medicine Network has developed the Consensus statement on the management of withdrawal from alcohol and other drugs in Australian custodial settings to improve the quality and consistency of care for people
who are incarcerated in Australia by promoting an evidence-based approach to the management of withdrawal in custodial settings, including adult and juvenile prisons, remand centres and police cells.
To read the consensus statement and supporting information document and provide your view on this endorsement request, click on the button below.
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