Newsletters
Medical Council News is our official newsletter. Published and distributed to the profession 2-3 times a year, the newsletter contains a summary of the most important recent news as well as articles on topics likely to be of interest to doctors.
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In this edition of Medical Council News, we discuss the findings of a recent HPDT decision, publish our revised statement on doctors and health-related commercial organisations, and share with you Te Mahere Rautaki, Council's strategic plan for 2022-2027.
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The final edition for 2022. In this addition we ask for your feedback on our consultation about Recognition of UK PLAB licentiate examination for registration of IMG’s. There are several pathways available to IMGs to obtain registration. Each pathway identifies specific criteria a doctor must satisfy to be eligible to apply for registration. We are consulting on two pathways.
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In this edition we discuss the dangers of prescribing and treating yourself and those close to you, and the health workforce pressures we are experiencing in Aotearoa.
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In this edition of Medical Council News we present the key findings from our 2021 workforce survey. We also acknowledge the contribution of IMGs to healthcare in Aotearoa, providing an update on two recently held "Welcome to practice in Aotearoa New Zealand" workshops. Other topics covered include our updated statements on informed consent, advertising, what to do when you have concerns about another doctor, and extension of scope for rural generalists.
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In this edition our Chair discusses Councils guidance about a doctors duty of care to follow-up all positive COVID-19 test results, and recognises the significant challenges and pressures on doctors and other health workers in responding to the spread of COVID-19.
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In this edition we acknowledge the enormous service and contributions of our Deputy Chair, the late Kath Fox. We also recognise the many doctors honoured in the New Year's Honours List for their outstanding contributions to Aotearoa New Zealand.
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In response to questions from the profession, the MOH has released a position statement on management of unvaccinated patients and Council has provided further guidance about how our standards relate.
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The End of Life Choice Act 2019 (the Act), comes into effect at midnight on 7 November 2021. In response, Council has prepared a resource document to assist doctors as they seek to understand and apply some of the key provisions in the Act.
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In our September 2021 edition of Medical Council News we discuss the updated informed consent statement, share information on the COVID response, promote the upcoming Australian and New Zealand Prevocational Medical Education Forum, and share the Councils new core values.
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In our July 2021 edition of Medical Council News we discuss the End of Life Choice Act (2019) which comes into effect in November, promote the upcoming Australian and New Zealand Prevocational Medical Education Forum, and congratulate the reappointment of a number of our Council members.
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In our May 2021 edition of Medical Council News we discuss our expectations around self-care and caring for those close to you, farewell our Medical Adviser, Dr Kevin Morris, and highlight the upcoming Australian and New Zealand Prevocational Education Forum (ANZPMEF) which we're hosting in October 2021.
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In our April 2021 edition of Medical Council News we cover our joint statement with the Dental Council that provides guidance for medical and dental practitioners around COVID-19 vaccination. We also discuss the recent health system reforms announced by the Government, our new online supervision portal, the results of our recent Council election, and proposed changes to our statement around doctors conducting medical assessments for third parties.
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In this edition of Medical Council News our Chair, Dr Curtis Walker, talks about his time at the cultural safety and doctor wellbeing hui which was held at Waitangi, and organised by the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists. We also discuss the extension of the Pandemic scope of practice, the Australian and New Zealand prevocational forum being held in October 2021, and the upcoming launch of a new system to collect supervision reports for IMGs online.
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In this edition of Medical Council News we recognise doctors who received an honour in the New Year's honours list. We also discuss the End of Life Choice Act 2019, updates to our Statements on ending doctor-patient relationships and Telehealth, and share new guidance from the Ministry around tongue-tie diagnosis and surgeries.