Collegial relationships

Reporting and audit

Doctors registered within a general scope of practice must establish a collegial relationship with a doctor who holds registration within a vocational scope of practice in the same or related branch of medicine. They advise doctors on continuing medical education (CME), audit and peer review.

Compliance with CPD requirements is assessed by the Medical Council every year as part of each doctor’s APC application. Each year 10 percent of applicants will be audited.
      

Form		Code	Size (kb)
Collegial Relationship
Collegial Relationship Agreement		CPD1	44kb
Record of Collegial Relationship meetings		CPD2	45kb
Record of clinical audit		CPD3	50kb
Record of educational activities		CPD4	19kb
Record of peer review		CPD5	19kb
Record of optional activities		CPD6	24kb
Other
Collegial relationship agreement for doctors restricted to providing care for yourself and those close to you		CPD1a	29kb
Continuing Professional Development Associate		CPD1b	20kb
Application for restoration to the New Zealand medical register		Reg6
Training Registrar
CPD arrangements - Training Registrar		CPD7	29kb

You can search the register to locate a colleague registered within a vocational scope of practice in your area.

Please email recertification@mcnz.org.nz for further information about CPD.

Alternative arrangements and exemptions

The requirements listed above may not be appropriate for some doctors, and it is possible for some exceptions to be authorised by the Medical Council. Full details are provided in the Continuing professional development and recertification book. 


Doctors in vocational training programmes are required to have their application form for their annual practising certificate signed by their supervisor of training. This will usually be a consultant, nominated by their employer, working in their department. In the case of non-clinical training this will probably be the person they report to in their day to day work. Please ask your employer for clarification if you are unsure.