Fact Sheet

Our latest Annual Report - What you need to know

The Medical Council of NSW received 3078 complaints about 2460 doctors in 2022/23 with complaints and notifications made about 6% of the state’s 40,356 medical practitioners. There were also 117 mandatory notifications made about 104 medical practitioners (0.26% of NSW...

Telehealth changes are here: What you need to know

What is telehealth? Telehealth refers to consultations that use technology as an alternative to in-person doctor-patient consultations, including video, internet, or phone consultations, as well as using digital images, data, including home-based patient monitoring,...

Spotlight on: Council processes

In each newsletter, we shine the spotlight on various council processes to provide clarity and transparency on council procedures and terminology.
Useful resources
This section proivdes a list of useful resoucres, including our publications and policies.

Hearing member resources

Legal information, codes and guidelines to inform the work of Council and hearing members making decisions under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) .

Media resources

Background information for media about health regulation in NSW, the Medical Council, complaints process and doctors’ registration.