{"id":"e78ee6f7-8762-44ba-9274-48972feac303","url":"https://www.theage.com.au/healthcare/patients-deserve-answers-why-the-health-practitioner-watchdog-needs-to-show-it-s-working-20260902-p60tr6.html","domain":"theage.com.au","outlet":{"name":"Theage","country":"AU","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"‘Patients deserve answers’: Why the health practitioner watchdog needs to show it’s working","plainHeadline":"Australia’s health-practitioner watchdog faces calls for answers and reform","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Patients allege AHPRA mishandles complaints of gross negligence and misconduct by healthcare workers.","Dawson report found over 25% of investigations dragged on beyond two years.","Maddison Teigan advocates for independent inquiry and royal commission into AHPRA.","Patients report pro forma responses, lack of transparency, and insufficient trauma-informed communication.","May health ministers ordered AHPRA to improve investigation timeliness and decision-making."],"topics":["Health","Politics","Compliance"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T19:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-05T19:13:17.499Z","story":null}