AUSTRALIA'S federal, state and territory health ministers have agreed to "further progress a national real-time prescription monitoring system that alerts doctors and pharmacists who are abusing prescription drugs".
The update was part of a communique from the COAG Health Ministers' meeting on Fri, with all jurisdictions agreeing to bring to the December Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council meeting an update on progress.
The COAG meeting also agreed to ask for information from AHPRA and the Chiropractors Board of Australia on evidence of any inappropriate treatments by chiropractors and potential regulatory responses.
The ministers decided not to include the social work profession in the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme, but agreed to proceed with the inclusion of paramedics in the program.
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