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I want to protect these doctors as I suffered an injury at work and I developed crps and for the first few years my doctor just gave me the usual stuff in pain killers anti inflammatory meds and other things and they didn't help a bit if anything made it worse until I tried the medical cannabis and it was life changing my pain dropped I can sleep while I'm not cured im able to live again!
Steven supported: PETITION TO PROTECT MEDICAL CANNABIS DOCTORS AND PATIENT RIGHTS IN AUSTRALIAI’ve signed this petition as a fellow RN who is not in the industry but who wants to stand up for these women. They have paid millions if not billions of dollars in training to RTO’s to be able to do what they are doing today. This red tape is bureaucratic, anti-women and a step backwards in self determination, and the result will be that men who own pharmacies and medical clinics will simply absorb these women into their care models and exploit them and pay them poorly for their skills, once again. Nurse Practitioner training is so OUT of REACH for the everyday nurse — don’t you bureaucrats realise that if nurses HAD a choice they would choose to study to become NPs? These nurses deserve a transition plan that doesn’t undo their business model. Queensland Parliament: you can do better.
Natahlia supported: Protect Nurse-Led Cosmetic Clinics in QueenslandSeeing my wife enter the cosmetic nursing industry years ago, and go through the processes of becoming qualified and adjusting to running a business with all the current stakeholders, it has come to my attention that the industry is broken.
My understanding is that nurses trying to run good quality practices are being pushed around by bigger powers and authorities, with the excuse that said powers/authorities are trying to protect the world from.cowboy operators putting their clients at risk.
I have also noticed a very broken education system in this field with many education providers teaching different techniques, values, and charging obscenely for the experience, and giving no real recognised certificate.
The key issue with this field of expertise is not the current excellent nurse operators that please 1000s of happy men and women. They are are insured, experienced, skilled, and personable to clearly unserstand what they are doing and the ramification if they do not do a good job.
The issue is the poor and confusing education system stopping nurses from becoming standardised in this area, and the excessive costs to do so by private, scammy operators.
Change the industry from the ground up. Install better education that is standardised and easy to access. This will create a clear expectation for nurses practising and deter those few cowboy operators from illegally entering the market.
Doctors qualified in this area need to give nurses continued support by continuing prescriptions for them when safe to do so, not overrun nurse practices or stop nurses from operating if the nurse doesn't have the contact in the industry to have a doctor in their clinic.
These law changes are just an indirect way for doctors to take away the ability for nurses to make a successful living and make some good money for the risk they take.
David supported: Protect Nurse-Led Cosmetic Clinics in QueenslandIt’s so important to have qualified nurses when it comes to injectables, and Kirby is the perfect example of why. I’ve been seeing the beautiful Kirby since 2020, and in that time, I’ve seen her constantly invest in developing her skills, knowledge, and expertise. She is deeply committed, ethical, and always prioritises what’s best for her clients—never recommending or performing anything she doesn’t believe will truly help you. It’s professionals like Kirby who give credibility to the industry. Their training, integrity, and commitment to safety uphold the standards that clients deserve. Without qualified practitioners like her, the industry risks losing its professionalism and trust.
Iesha supported: Protect Nurse-Led Cosmetic Clinics in QueenslandNurses invest years into perfecting their skills and educating themselves in this vital industry, and they unequivocally deserve every opportunity to advance their careers and pursue their dreams! Across Australia, both women and men have committed their lives to this profession and have built their businesses over many years. Changing legislation without thoroughly considering the impact on these businesses will inevitably lead to increased unemployment and economic turmoil. It's imperative that we prioritize the voices of those who have dedicated so much to this field.
Samantha supported: Protect Nurse-Led Cosmetic Clinics in QueenslandRNs have always advocated for their patients, I wouldn’t want to be in the hands of anyone other than an RN who is highly qualified, skilled and personally invested in the results of their patients.
Sophie supported: Protect Nurse-Led Cosmetic Clinics in QueenslandProtecting the Heart of Aesthetic Care: Why Nurse-Led Clinics Must Stay Independent
In the heart of Queensland, nurse-led clinics have become trusted sanctuaries of personalised care, safety, and ethical medical aesthetics. Every day, highly trained nurses across the state make clinical decisions based on years of experience, up-to-date training, and above all — patient trust.
But today, that independence is under threat.
There is growing pressure to reduce the autonomy of nurse practitioners and aesthetic nurses — to limit who can open clinics, who can consult, and who can treat. These changes don’t serve patient safety. They serve larger interests that seek to centralise power and reduce the role of nurses to mere assistants.
We say: No.
We say that nurse-led clinics are essential to the future of ethical, accessible, and personalised medical aesthetics in Queensland. We have earned the trust of our patients by providing evidence-based treatments, thorough consultations, and continuity of care that franchised clinics often cannot match.
To take that away is to ignore the incredible contribution nurses make — not just as injectors or support staff, but as clinical leaders, educators, and advocates for patient wellbeing.
Let us protect the future of aesthetics with nurses at the forefront, not pushed to the sidelines. Independence isn't just a matter of pride — it's a matter of quality, integrity, and safety.
Yue supported: Protect Nurse-Led Cosmetic Clinics in QueenslandAs a Doctor AND a Registered Nurse, I can say that Nurses have taught me more about cosmetics than any in-service, class in medical school, clinical rotation or community placement.
I would entrust a nurse with years of experience over a relatively new doctor and do not think my new qualifications made me a better injector.
QLD has already adhered to some of the strictest rules in cosmetics around the world and you can not improve patient safety by forcing some of the most experienced hands out of the cosmetic work space.
Dr Cameron Johnston MD/RN
Cameron supported: Protect Nurse-Led Cosmetic Clinics in QueenslandI have been an RN injector for over 11 years. Since 2014. Not as a ‘side hustle’ or a part time hobby but as a career and passion I’ve invested heavily into. I have injected patients in QLD, NSW, NT, MEL and TAS. I’ve run my own company for 8 years and trained with many big names in Australia and overseas. I’ve performed many cadaver dissections including in Sirriraj hospital in Bangkok. I can’t even count the number of courses, conferences, adverse event workshops and training sessions I’ve attended. I’ve worked with all brands and types of s4 medications. I have even written a case study for journal submission to better the profession. Safety, compliance and patient care have always been at the forefront of my practice. I have trained nurses and doctors alike. And now, suddenly, my career, the profession I love, my life has been torn away from under my feet. With no explanation, no actual rationale for how this will make the industry safer for patients. ‘Just because’ with no proper consultation with the main stakeholders. It’s an attack on nurses, it’s an attack on patient access to treatment, it’s an attack on women and their families, it’s brutal and unjustified. We needed regulation throughout the industry but this isn’t it. Now we need a pathway back. Shameful.
Haley supported: Protect Nurse-Led Cosmetic Clinics in QueenslandGenomic testing can give answers for families that have already been through so much heartbreak. It should be considered a health service for the family and their future children.
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