Publications list

The draft revised statement (the draft) retains most of what is in the existing statement with some changes for readability and to ensure it is more patient-centred. There is greater emphasis on involving the patient’s family/whānau/caregivers in discussions about the patient’s care and treatment.

This statement outlines how doctors should respond in an emergency and highlights a number of obligations that apply in that situation.

This pamphlet explains the role of a Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) and what to expect if your complaint about a doctor is referred to a PCC.

This pamphlet explains the role of a Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) and what to expect if you are referred to a PCC.

Prevocational Training Requirements for Doctors in
New Zealand: a discussion paper on options for an enhanced training framework

A Review of Prevocational Training Requirements for Doctors in New Zealand: Stage 2 - A second consultation paper on the proposed changes to prevocational training

Prevocational medical training accreditation report: Auckland District Health Board

Prevocational medical training accreditation report: Bay of Plenty District Health Board

Prevocational medical training accreditation report for Canterbury District Health Board following site visit on 5 and 6 November 2016

Prevocational medical training accreditation report: Capital and Coast District Health Board

Prevocational medical training accreditation report for Counties Manukau DHB following site visit on 27 and 28 June 2016

Prevocational medical training accreditation report: Hawke’s Bay District Health Board

Prevocational medical training accreditation report for Hutt Valley District Health Board following site visit on 4 August 2016

Prevocational medical training accreditation report: Lakes District Health Board

Prevocational medical training accreditation report for Midcentral District Health Board following site visit on 30 June 2016

Prevocational medical training accreditation report for Nelson Marlborough following site visit on 30 and 31 May 2016

Prevocational medical training accreditation report for Northland District Health Board following site visit on 27 and 28 June 2017

Prevocational medical training accreditation report for South Canterbury District Health Board following site visit on 24 and 25 July 2018

Prevocational medical training accreditation report for Southern District Health Board following site visit on 5 and 6 April 2016

Prevocational medical training accreditation
report: Southern District Health Board

Prevocational medical training accreditation report: Tairawhiti District Health Board

Prevocational medical training accreditation report:for Waikato District Health Board following site visit on 17 and 18 April 2018

Prevocational medical training accreditation report for Wairarapa District Health Board following site visit on 24 August 2016

Prevocational medical training accreditation report for Waitemata District Health Board following site visit on 4 and 5 September 2018

Prevocational medical training accreditation report for Waitemata District Health Board following site visit on 1 and 2 October 2015

Prevocational medical training accreditation report for Whanganui District Health Board following site visit on 2 March 2016

This document outlines the standards clinical attachments that are completed by PGY1 and PGY2 must meet. These standards should be considered in conjunction with the accreditation standards for training providers.

This standard outlines what training providers need to do in order to be accredited to provide prevocational medical training to interns.

The Standards for accreditation of specialist medical training programmes are jointly agreed and applied by the Australian Medical Council (AMC) and the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ). Australasian colleges are required to apply the New Zealand specific criteria in addition to the AMC standards.

This guide outlines the role of the advisory panel as well as providing information on ePort use for advisory panel members.

Practice intentions - To be completed by doctors applying for a PC to return to work after an absence of three or more years

This document by Dr Ian St George, a former Council medical adviser, outlines the practice and theory of performance assessments. A range of topics are covered, from ‘How to identify an underperforming doctor’ to ‘Assessing the doctor who practises complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)’. It is particularly helpful for doctors wanting to avoid under performance and professional isolation.

To develop trusting and therapeutic relationships with patients from different cultural backgrounds a doctor needs to demonstrate the appropriate attitudes, awareness, knowledge and skills. This booklet explains the cultural diversity and place of Māori in New Zealand, and provides general guidance on Māori cultural preferences and specific examples around key issues.

To work successfully with patients from different cultural backgrounds, a doctor needs to demonstrate appropriate attitudes, awareness, knowledge and skills. This booklet offers guidance on the cultural diversity and cultural preferences of Pacific peoples in New Zealand.

New Zealand and Australian graduates: This checklist will help you to confirm your eligibility for registration, tell you what documents you need to provide, and will tell you what documents you need to have verified at source by EPIC.

Checklist 2: United Kingdom and Irish medical graduates - Part A: Checklist for registration in New Zealand

Checklist 4: Comparable health system - checklist for registration in New Zealand.

Checklist 5: Practice profile form for use by doctors applying down the comparable health system and NZREX clinical pathways.

Australian general scope pathway - Part A: Checklist for registration in New Zealand

Postgraduate training - Checklist for registration in New Zealand

Research - Part A: Checklist for registration in New Zealand

Special Purpose: Teleradiology - Checklist

Passed NZREX Clinical
Part A: Checklist for registration in New Zealand

Cole's Medical Practice in New Zealand gives practical advice to new doctors in New Zealand. It covers all aspects of medical practice, as well as legal, regulatory, and ethical matters.

The main purpose of the collegial relationship is to ensure that a doctor's PDP and CPD are appropriate for the work they are doing. This guide is intended to outline what you need to do as part of this relationship including prompts for guiding discussion in collegial relationship meetings.

The Medical Council of New Zealand (Council) is reviewing its existing statement on Information, choice of treatment and informed consent, and is seeking your input.

Request for certificate of registration (Only required if you do not wish to request a Certificate of Professional Status)

Provisional general scope - application to vary practising certificate

Provisional vocational scope - application to vary practising certificate

Application for general scope of practice for doctors on a provisional general scope of practice (excluding Interns).

Application for change of scope from provisional vocational to vocational (ex-provisional)

Special purpose scope - application to amend practising certificate

The purpose of these principles is to provide a framework for good decision-making about complaints and notifications assessed and managed by the Council. The principles are not intended to cover every specific scenario but rather provide guidance in how complaints should be assessed and managed. The framework applies to the decisions of the Complaints Triage Team (CTT) and of Council.

The purpose of this agreement is to set out the terms of reference for the collegial relationship and clarify the objectives and
responsibilities of each colleague.

The purpose of the CPD Associate agreement are to assist you in maintaining safe and competent practice, and to clarify your responsibilities as well as those of the CPD associate.

if you're in a collegial relationship you should use this form to keep a record of the meetings you have with your colleague.

If you're in a collegial relationship, you should use this form to record the details of any audits of your medical practice.

If you're in a collegial relationship, you should use this form to keep a record of the CME activities you complete. If you are audited by Council, you will be asked to provide this information.

If you're in a collegial relationship, you should use this form to keep a record of any peer review you do. If your practice is audited, you will be asked to provide this information.

If you're in a collegial relationship, you should use this form to record any optional activities you complete - that is, activities that are not specifically required.

Complete this form to confirm you are enrolled and actively participating in an approved recertification programme.

Form to confirm that the doctor is enrolled and actively participating in Inpractice, the Council approved recertification programme for doctors registered in a general scope of practice, administered by bpacNZ.

This statement acknowledges that health inequities and inequalities continue to exist for Māori, and that there are disparities in the delivery of health care to Māori. It encourages all health organisations to examine their partnership with Māori through genuine engagement, representation and participation.

Community-based clinical attachments can take place in a wide variety of settings, including but not limited to general practice and urgent care. This may include rural and regional locations, and settings that provide experience in the provision of health care to Māori.

Our definition of fitness to practise

Our definition of the practice of medicine and clinical practice

Disclosure of harm refers to instances where a patient has been adversely affected as a direct result of receiving medical treatment. Open disclosure in this situation promotes transparency, can strengthen the doctor-patient relationship and is important for the health and safety of the public in general. This statement includes guidance on communicating with patients and their families when harm has occurred, and support avenues in those instances.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) refers to therapies and treatments that are not commonly accepted in conventional medical practice, but are sometimes used alongside or instead of conventional medical treatments. This statement guides doctors in situations where their patients are using CAM, and outlines what we expect when doctors practise CAM.

Health related commercial organisations provide products and services for the public good, and also contribute to medical research and doctors' continuing professional development. The objectives of a commercial organisation are often different to those of a doctor, and it is possible that a doctor's interaction with a health-related commercial organisation might result in an unnecessary, inefficient, or inappropriate use of health resources, which has the potential to harm patients. This statement outlines our expectations when doctors interact with health related commercial organisations, including handling possible conflicts of interests.

Certain medicines have the potential to enhance athletic performance or an individual's physique. We set out in this statement our position on doctors who prescribe, administer and supply performance-enhancing medicines, or who assist others in doing so.

This document provides general advice to employers (including DHBs and some PHOs) about their responsibilities as an employer of a doctor.

Doctor-patient relationships can come to an end for a variety of reasons, commonly when the patient moves to another area or chooses to see another doctor, but also when the relationship breaks down and either the doctor or patient decides to discontinue the professional relationship. We outline in this statement the process for discontinuing patient care, and the need to do so in a fair and professional manner.

All doctors must satisfy our English language requirements before applying for registration or NZREX Clinical. To qualify for registration or NZREX Clinical, you must meet one of the seven options outlined in Council’s English Language Policy.

Summary of the Malatest evaluation of the regular practice review (RPR) programme for 2017.

Evaluation of Council's RPR programme by Malatest International - mid year report for 2016

Malatest Evaluation of the RPR Programme: mid-year 2017

Evaluation of Council's RPR programme by Malatest International - mid year report for 2018

Evaluation of Council's RPR programme by Malatest International - end of year report for 2015

Malatest Evaluation of the RPR Programme - end of year 2014

Evaluation of Council's RPR programme by Malatest International - end of year report for 2016

Evaluation of Council's RPR programme by Malatest International - end of year report for 2017

Evaluation of Council's RPR programme by Malatest International - end of year report for 2017

Evaluation of Council's RPR programme by Malatest International - Interim report to November 2014

Evaluation of Council's RPR programme by Malatest International - mid year report for 2015

When applying for registration at the end of your medical training you will have to answer questions relating to your fitness to practise. This guide will help you to figure out what you may need to declare to Council.

Glossary of terms used in relation to prevocational medical training. Examples include clinical attachment, intern, multisource feedback (MSF), and prevocational educational supervisor

Our "Good medical practice" publication provides guidance to doctors on the standards of practice we expect.

The guide for clinical supervisors of prevocational medical training outlines the role of the clinical supervisor and provides and overview of the assessment process for PGY1 and PGY2

This guide outlines what Council views as the key responsibilities of the
prevocational educational supervisor throughout PGY1 and PGY2.

This guide will help you complete your application to renew your practising certificate. All applications to renew are now made online using myMCNZ - our online portal.

This guide sets out the information required for accredited New Zealand training organisations who are preparing for a Medical Council of New Zealand (Council) assessment for reaccreditation.

Training and/or Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme providers can be required
to report on an annual or specified basis to Council as a condition of their accreditation. This guide
provides an outline of the expected structure of an annual- or progress report.

This guide provides important information relating to health disclosures on practising certificates.

A History of the Medical Council of New Zealand, compiled by Professor Richard Sainsbury, details Council's activities between 1915 and now as well as relaying reflections from former Chairs of Council on the issues Council faced during their respective tenures.

This statement outlines the rights and responsibilities of health care workers and infected health care workers in relation to transmissible major viral infections.

Guide with information for DHBs who are providing community based clinical attachments.

Patients are entitled to information about their health and the care they are receiving. This statement outlines what we expect of doctors when helping patients to make an informed decision about their care and treatment.

This statement outlines the requirements of prevocational medical training for graduates of New Zealand and Australian accredited medical schools and doctors who have sat and passed the New Zealand Registration Examination
(NZREX Clinical).

To apply for registration within a special purpose (locum tenens) scope of practice, you must first hold an approved postgraduate qualification in the branch of medicine in which you want to work, and then meet remaining requirements outlined in the registration policy.

Form that needs to be completed in order to apply for a partial refund of your practising certificate fee if your income for the year was below the threshold.

Maintaining clinical records is part of good medical practice. Clinical notes are an important tool for managing the patient's care, and communicating with other doctors and health professionals. This statement guides doctors on what information they should record, and for how long they should retain patients' records.

Medical Council of New Zealand: Establishing a Prevocational Training Baseline. A report commissioned by Council and prepared by Malatest International

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 1982 to 30 June 1983

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 1984 to 30 June 1985

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 1985 to 30 June 1986

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 1986 to 30 June 1987

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 1987 to 30 June 1988

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 1988 to 30 June 1989

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 1989 to 30 June 1990

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1991

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 1991 to 30 June 1992

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 1992 to 30 June 1993

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1995

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016

Council's annual report for the year from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017

Our five-year strategic plan through to 2010

Medical Council's five-year strategic plan through to 2022

Our strategic plan for the period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.

Our strategic plan for the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014

Our strategic plan for the period from 1 June 2014 to 30 June 2015