AHPRA confirmed it registered McKay’s change of name to McCabe on April 30 after he changed his legal name. It said any practising restrictions or previous tribunal findings against him should have been displayed on his registration.
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“These would both transfer to the new name. On review of Dr McCabe’s registration details, his previous tribunal matter was not listed. This has now been addressed,” AHPRA said. It did not explain why it had not been listed earlier.
The Herald is not suggesting McCabe changed his name due to the previous disciplinary findings against him, and sources close to McCabe, who did not want to be identified, indicated there were other factors involved.
The Herald reached McCabe at his office, the St Leonards-based Specialist Surgeons Sydney, but he twice hung up when informed who was calling and why. He did not respond to emailed questions.
On Monday, AHPRA announced changes that enable it and the 15 national medical regulatory boards to issue interim prohibition orders against unregistered health workers to prevent them treating patients in situations where the person may pose a serious risk to others.
AHPRA chief executive Martin Fletcher said the new powers would “only be used in exceptional circumstances, when it is deemed there is a very real risk to the health and safety of individual patients or the wider community.”
Some practitioners use a traditional, Anglicised or shortened name that differs from their legal name. Under the changes announced on Monday, both names may appear on the public register.
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