Practising

1 June 2026 — 31 May 2027

• General

• Vocational

• General Practice (27 September 2002)

Notes

Dr Mearns is not currently practising in their vocational scope of General Practice. Dr Mearns may work outside the stated vocational scope but must do so within a collegial relationship.

Under section 21 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003:
Effective 26 April 2023: Dr Mearns's scope of practice is limited to non-clinical practice.

MB BCh 1977 Witwatersrand

• Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery

• University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

DA 1984 FACM (SA)

• Diploma in Anaesthetics of the Faculty of Anaesthetists of the College of Medicine of South Africa

• Colleges of Medicine of South Africa, South Africa

FRNZCGP 2002

• Fellow

• Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, New Zealand

Awarded 27 November 1985