News Mandatory reporting thresholds are set to be raised, but concerns linger regarding the deterrent effect for mental illness. AHPRA says doctors should not fear seeking help for mental health issues. ‘We know many health practitioners have crippling fears about what [AHPRA] will do if we receive a mandatory report about health impairment, and we hear very distressing stories about health practitioners who are too afraid to seek help because they’re worried about being de-registered. ‘These are the unintended consequences of mandatory reporting and this is a challenge for all of us, because all of us want to make sure health practitioners can get [the] care they need when they need it.’ That is Martin Fletcher, the CEO of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), speaking on a new video . The video is part of a new AHPRA campaign aimed at reducing fears of the mandatory reporting […]