Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Core Scope of Practice in the Specialty including Evaluation, Diagnosis and Provision of Treatment
Admitting May admit patients within the designated specialty under the practitioner’s own name. May accept transfer of care to the nominated
practitioner. (Restricted admitting rights means that limited rights can be exercised within specific parameters.)
Consulting May be invited for consultation on patients admitted (or being treated) by another practitioner.
Diagnostic May sign out or authorise reports on diagnostic investigations requested by another practitioner.
Outpatient May hold an outpatient or privately referred non-inpatient clinic in the practitioner’s own name or to participate in a multidisciplinary
clinic taking final responsibility for the care of patients attending.
On Call Participation in the appropriate specialty on-call roster and other on-call rosters as required and requested.
NSW Health have published Model Scopes of Clinical Practice for use by Local Health Districts and Networks. The Model Scope of Clinical Practice relevant for the
Specialty is available for download from Model Scopes of Clinical Practice.
Guidelines for using the model scopes of clinical practice are available here.
Please contact SLHD-eCredAdmin@health.nsw.gov.au for further information.
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Clinical Privileges
Clinical Privileges are required at nominated facilities with a Core Scope of Practice (Radiology)