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

Our strategic plan for the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016

Our strategic plan for the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017

Our strategic plan for the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018

Our strategic plan for the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019

The December 2008 edition of Medical Council News, our newsletter for doctors.

In the May 2016 issue of Medical Council News we looked at doctors providing care to themselves and those close to them, informed consent, and guidance from the Pharmacy Council on effective prescription writing for safe collaborative patient management.

In the November 2015 edition of Medical Council News we looked at stimulating debate amongst health organisations about the urgent need to address Māori health inequity, concerns around processing laboratory results, retrospective changes to patient records and why British doctors move to New Zealand.

In this issue of Medical Council News, we look at outcomes and initiatives from the Council’s planning day, our discussion paper Better Data – the benefits to the profession and the public, Council’s revised Statement on advertising, doctors’ responsibilities around aviation safety and the need to provide more detail on medical certificates.

In this issue of Medical Council News we look at workplace bullying. It's an issue that is everyone's responsibility and something we should all have zero tolerance for. We also look at new and revised statements on self-care, advertising and telehealth, and the use of the internet.

In this issue we look at the importance of keeping up to date with Council's statements and publications, the outcomes of the research into Council's performance, and cultural competence.

Council has undertaken work to strengthen recertification requirements for vocationally-registered doctors in New Zealand and the following Vision and Principles for Recertification for Vocationally-Registered Doctors has been developed following consultation with stakeholders.

Memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Council and District Health Boards.

Agreement between Council and the Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC) that outlines the notification process for dealing with complaints and concerns related to doctors.

The MoU between Council and the New Zealand Private Surgical Hospitals Association (NZPSHA) is intended to clarify our respective roles, responsibilities, objectives and intentions in relation to the regulation of doctors and the credentialing of self-employed doctors to practise in participating private surgical hospitals (PPSHs).

The MoU between Council and Southern Cross Hospitals is intended to clarify our respective roles, responsibilities, objectives and intentions in relation to the regulation of doctors and the credentialing of self-employed doctors to practise in Southern Cross Hospital.

The New Zealand Curriculum Framework for Prevocational Medical Training (NZCF) outlines the learning outcomes to be substantively completed in PGY1 and by the end of PGY2

Doctors are sometimes asked by a third party (such as an insurance company or ACC) to carry out medical assessments of patients. This statement explains the role of non-treating doctors and the standard of care expected of doctors within an assessing relationship.

These guidelines set out the roles and responsibilities for international medical graduates (IMGs) coming to work in New Zealand, and their employers and supervisors.

This fact sheet is intended to provide information to those people who meet with a Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) as part of its investigation.

It is recommended that in every Collegial Relationship meeting time is set aside to review and develop the doctor’s PDP. The goal of the PDP is to encourage reflective practice and to provide a means of addressing identified learning needs.

This handbook is intended as a guide for doctors undergoing performance assessments and aims to provide you with an understanding of how performance assessments work,
and to ensure that there are no surprises for you throughout the assessment process

Guide for medical students applying for registration to complete their PGY1 year in New Zealand using myMCNZ.

PGY2-OS - Application for pre-approval to complete PGY2 overseas

PGY2-OSER - Application for removal of PGY2 endorsement after completing PGY2 year overseas or when when referred to Council by Advisory Panel

Where a doctor returning from overseas wishes to resume practice in New Zealand, but has not held a New Zealand practising certificate within the last 3 years, the doctor does not have an automatic entitlement to a practising certificate. Council must consider such applications on a case by case basis.

This policy outlines the requirements you must meet in order to be issued a general scope without limitations.

This policy explains the requirements you will have to meet if you are registered in the general scope, or in a vocational scope of general practice, and you wish to perform tumescent liposuction.

We are required to ensure that any doctor seeking registration in New Zealand is able to communicate in and comprehend English sufficiently. This is part of our role of protecting public health and safety.

This policy outlines how Council manages the personal information it collects from doctors as well as from others

Policy for doctors in New Zealand for postgraduate training in relation to working at nights

In order to practise medicine in New Zealand you must be both registered and hold a current practising certificate. This policy outlines Council's rules around practising certificates.

This document sets out Council’s Policy in regards to prevocational medical training. It outlines the requirements for each component of prevocational medical training from PGY1 through to the end of PGY2.

The HPCAA requires Council to ensure doctors are fit and competent to practise medicine. Council does this in part by setting and recognising recertification programmes under section 41 of the HPCAA, and requiring doctors’ participation in those programmes.

Some pathways to registration require doctors to have completed their internship in a particular country. If you are applying for registration and did your internship somewhere else, this policy outlines how we will assess your suitability for registration.

Outlines Council's policy on when a candidate who withdraws from the NZREX Clinical examination is entitled to a refund of their examination fees.

This policy gives an overview of the rules we apply in deciding whether to register a doctor in New Zealand. There will also be a specific policy that applies to the pathway you are registering under and the two policies should be read together.

This policy applies if you're applying for registration temporarily to teach, train, carry out research, work as a locum tenens specialist, assist in an emergency or work as a teleradiologist.

If you're applying for registration in the vocational scope and did your postgraduate training outside of New Zealand and Australia, this policy outlines the rules that will apply when we consider your application.

This policy outlines the requirements you must meet before you can be registered in the General scope of practice.This policy should be read alongside Council's Policy on registration in New Zealand.

The Medical Council of New Zealand (the Council) wants to ensure that recertification programmes for all doctors are robust, help assure the public that the doctor is competent and fit to practise, and improve the current high standards of practice of doctors in New Zealand.

Where a doctor wishes to commence or resume practice in New Zealand,but has not practised medicine within the last 3 years, the doctor does not have an automatic entitlement to a practising certificate. Council must consider such applications on a case by case basis.

The vocational practice assessment (VPA) is Council’s preferred tool for assessing competence and applies specifically to IMGs that Council deem eligible for registration within a provisional vocational scope of practice (assessment pathway).

Council report following an independent review of the implementation of the prevocational medical training programme for interns. The independent review was commissioned by Council and carried out by an Implementation Review Group chaired by Dr Kenneth Clark, Chair of the National District Health Board Chief Medical Officer Group.

This guide outlines the process for initial recognition of a new vocational scope together with its training and continuing professional development programme.

This statement outlines the doctor's responsibility to maintain professional boundaries with patients and covers the inherent power imbalance in the doctor-patient relationship, gifts, bequests and loans, other financial transactions, acting as a representative or enduring power of attorney, and social media.

This guide outlines the standards New Zealand Colleges must meet in order to be reaccredited.

All doctors practising in New Zealand must recertify through a New Zealand-based recertification programme.. This booklet outlines the recertification programme requirements as they apply to doctors who are registered and practising in New Zealand.

Application for a practising certificate for international medical graduates registered on a provisional vocational scope returning to medical practice in New Zealand

Request for advice on eligibility for medical registration in New Zealand

Application for registration: Australian graduates (Interns/PGY1)

REG6 - Application for restoration to the medical register

Application for restoration to the medical register

Provisional vocational scope - application for approval of position and supervisor

Application for a practising certificate for an IMG registered in a provisional general scope returning to medical practice in New Zealand.

This guide outlines the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (HPCAA) and how it relates to registration as well as Council's current registration policies and processes.

Request for confirmation of internship, NZREX pass, or general registration.

During the course of a medical career, a doctor may be involved in management or have a leadership role. This statement outlines the standards doctors are expected to meet when they take on such roles. While doctors in a leadership role have a duty to their workplace and the wider community, their first consideration must always be the interests and safety of patients.

DHBNZ - Request for Reference: Resident Medical Officer Position

Supervision report for IMGs on a provisional vocational or special purpose scope doing telemedicine, pathology, diagnostic and interventional radiology, public health medicine and medical administration.

Special purpose - postgraduate trainee report: progress towards learning objectives and comments about supervised practice.

Referee report for use when applying for registration within a vocational scope.

Resource limitation is a reality in health care, and for doctors, this often means prioritising based on clinical need and waiting lists. This statement guides doctors working in a resource-constrained environment by setting out ethical principles and practical advice.

This statement outlines the doctor's responsibility to maintain sexual boundaries with patients, includes advice on what to do if boundaries are threatened, and offers guidance on sexual relationships with former patients and with family members of patients.

This guide outlines the standards an applicant body must meet in stage 1 of the recognition process. In this stage, the applicant body needs to demonstrate the need for the formal recognition of a discipline as a distinct specialty

This guide outlines the requirements an applicant must meet in the second stage of the recognition process. This stage looks at the applicant body's specialist training and professional development programmes.

The purpose of this statement is to protect the public from advertising that is false, misleading or deceptive, and to
provide guidance to doctors about the advertising of health-related products and services.

To work successfully with patients whose cultural background may be different from their own, a doctor must demonstrate cultural sensitivity when interacting with patients. This statement outlines the attitudes, knowledge and skills relevant to doctors in their relationships with Māori patients and their whānau.

This statement outlines Council's expectations of doctors who perform cosmetic procedures. These include standards relating to training, skill and expertise, advertising and obtaining consent from the patient.

New Zealand has a culturally diverse population. Cross cultural doctor-patient relationships are common, and doctors must demonstrate the appropriate attitudes, skills and knowledge when dealing with patients whose cultures differ from their own. This statement outlines what it means to be culturally competent, and the cultural competence standards we expect of doctors.

Prescribing medicines and treatment is an essential part of medical practice. This statement outlines what good prescribing practice involves and the legal requirements doctors must comply with.

Doctors are often asked to sign certificates for a wide range of purposes, such as confirming sickness, impairment or death. This statement outlines factors to consider, and the standards that doctors must follow, when issuing a medical certificate.

Doctors are often asked for input by their family and friends. This may include requests for medical advice or a prescription, or more substantial involvement such as performing a procedure. This statement explains why doctors must avoid treating themselves and those they have a close personal relationship with.

Telehealth is the use of information and video conferencing technologies to deliver health services to a patient or to transmit information regarding that patient between two or more locations. This statement outlines our expectation of doctors who practise telehealth in New Zealand and overseas, and includes guidance on registration, conducting physical examinations and prescribing.

Internet, email, and other forms of electronic communication are ways in which doctors communicate with patients and other health professionals, find information, and participate in informed discussion. This statement guides doctors on the use of email and other forms of social media.

Use this form to verify your documentation by Statutory Declaration

Report on our progress with its strategic directions covering the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.

Report on our progress with our strategic directions covering the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014

Report on our progress with our strategic directions covering the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015

Report on our progress with our strategic directions covering the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016

As the regulator of the medical profession, the Medical Council of New Zealand (the Council) plays a key role to ensure public safety and to assure and maintain public trust and confidence in the profession; including that doctors continue to maintain high standards of competence.

This document is a copy of all written submissions we received when we consulted on our discussion document around strengthening recertification for vocationally-registered doctors. Feedback is published according to submitters preference for anonymity.

Under the HPCAA, doctors can have their competence or performance reviewed at any time, or in response to concerns about their practice. This guide outlines what you can expect if you are undergoing a performance assessment

This guide will help you when you complete the workforce survey as part of your application to renew your practising certificate.

Inappropriate behaviour that adversely affects other staff members and teams from functioning effectively is unprofessional behaviour. This statement provides guidance on managing behaviour that disrupts team work, and responding appropriately to the health, competence and conduct concerns about a doctor.

Application for Special Purpose: Visiting Expert Registration for teaching as a Visiting Expert

Special Purpose: Visiting Expert - Application for approval of invitation and supervision

Application for registration within a vocational scope of practice for doctors who hold the prescribed Australasian postgraduate medical qualification and are not registered within a general scope of practice.

Application for vocational registration if you don't hold an approved New Zealand or Australian postgraduate medical qualification.

Request for re-evaluation of application for registration within a vocational scope of practice

Guide to providing a complete application for registration within a vocational scope of practice.

All doctors have a duty to act on their concerns about a colleague, but doctors in management roles have an extra responsibility to ensure that there are appropriate reporting procedures in place, and these procedures are known to staff who may need to use them. This statement provides guidance for doctors who are concerned about a medical colleague's conduct, performance, competence or health, and provides suggestions on what to do and who to approach.

This guide outlines what to expect when you see a doctor for a cosmetic procedure. It does not cover cosmetic procedures performed by other professionals – just doctors

A doctor or patient may want another person present during a consultation. This could be as a support person or interpreter for the patient, an observer or chaperone for the doctor, or a student or trainee. This statement outlines factors to consider when a third party attends a consultation, and the obligations and rights of the doctor, patient, and third party.

Presents a summary of the results of Council's 1998 workforce survey

Presents a summary of the results of Council's 1999 workforce survey.

Presents a summary of the results of Council's 2000 workforce survey and marks the beginning of the new decade by providing more extensive information on changes in the medical workforce.

A summary of the results of Council's 2001 workforce survey.

This report presents a summary of the most relevant results of the 2002 survey by the Medical Council of New Zealand. It follows the report Medical Workforce in 2001 which presented extensive information on changes in the medical workforce and
changes in retention.

This report presents a summary of the most relevant results of the 2003 survey by the Medical Council of New Zealand. It follows the report Medical Workforce in 2002 which presented extensive information on changes in the medical workforce and
changes in retention.

This report presents a summary of the most relevant results of the 2004 survey by the Medical Council of New Zealand. It follows the report Medical Workforce in 2003 which presented extensive information on changes in the medical workforce and
changes in retention.