Submissions
The NZMA makes a large number of submissions every year on a wide range of topics, mainly in response to Ministry of Health and other health agency discussion documents, and government bills. The following is a list of recent submissions. To view submissions you must be an NZMA member. You can read NZMA submission at www.nzma.org.nz/membersonly/submissions.html.
2010:
15 July: PMS requirements discussion document (GPNZ)
7 July: Proposed Pharmacist prescriber scope of practice (Pharmacy Council of New Zealand)
26 June: Review of learnings from the Auckland laboratory transition (Auckland lab process reviewers)
25 June: Guidance paper for New Zealand emergency department regarding the interface with primary health care (MOH)
25 June: Consultation on Strengthening Recertification Requirements for Doctors Registered in a General Scope (MCNZ)
21 June: Physician assistant trial and evaluation (Health Workforce New Zealand)
18 June: Public health disability amendment bill (Health Committee)
18 June: Sensitive claims (Sensitive claims review panel)
26 May: National health IT plan (MOH)
17 May: Legislative barriers to workforce innovation (MOH)
14 May: Development of a natural health products bill (MOH)
10 May: Proposal to ban tobacco retail displays in New Zealand (MOH)
23 April: Review of the Privacy Act 1993 - Health Information (Law
Commission)
13 April: Proposal to Expand PHARMAC's Role to Include Hospital Medicines and a Limited Range of Medical Devices (MOH)
8 April: High Level Requirements for the Transfer of Care between Health Practitioners - Focusing on the Transfer of Care from Secondary to Primary Health Practitioners (Discharge Summaries) (Hutt Valley DHB)
1 April: NZREXZ Placement Programme for International Medical Graduates Residing in New Zealand (MOH)
29 March: Consultation on Proposed Amendments to Regulations under the Medicines Act 1981 (MOH)
11 March: Proposed Physician Assistant Trial - Governance Documents (MOH)
8 March: How do we Determine if Statutory Regulation is the Most Appropriate way to Regulate Health Professions? (MOH)
3 March: Consultation on Special Foods (Pharmac)
15 Feb: Review of Access to High-Cost, Highly Specialised Medicines in New Zealand (MOH)
12 Feb: Northern Region DHBs/University of Auckland Physicians Assistants Trial (Counties Manukau DHB)
3 Feb: Bridging the Gap (Otago DHB)
3 Feb: Draft Needs Assessment and Care Plan Process for Use in Pregnancy and Well Child Services (MOH)
2009:
10 November: Consultation on Amendments to Scope of Practice and Prescribed Qualifications (MCNZ)
29 October: Alcohol in Our Lives - An Issues Paper on the Reform of New Zealand's Liquor Laws (Law Commission)
20 October: Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand PSA Testing Policy 2009 (USANZ)
6 October: Regulation and Training of Physician Assistants (MCNZ)
16 September: Meeting the Challenge - Ministerial Review Group Report (Minister of Health)
15 September: Development of a National Clinical Genetics Service (LECG)
2 September: GP2GP Record Transfer User Requirements (MOH)
31 July: Maternity Action Plan Submission (MOH)
2 July: Consultation on the Registered Nurse Scope of Practice Under the HPCA Act 2003 (Nursing Council NZ)
18 June: Implementation of a New Framework for Supervision of International Medical Graduates (MCNZ)
5 June: The Proposed Use of Practice Visits (Periodic Assessment of Performance) as part of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) - Consultations Stage 2 (MCNZ)
5 June: Discussion paper: Service Models to meet the aims of the Primary Health Care Strategy and deliver better, more convenient Primary Health Care (MCNZ)
8 May: Credentialling Framework for New Zealand and Disability Service Providers (MOH)
8 May: Draft Statement on Beliefs and Medical Practice (MCNZ)
22 April: Sale and Supply of Liquor and Liquor Enforcement Bill (Justice and Electoral Select Committee)
12 March: Review of the Health and Disability Commissioner Act and Code (HDC)
27 February: Supervision of International Medical Graduates (MCNZ)
13 February: Draft Statement on the Subject of Advertising (MCNZ)
2 February: Director-General's Commission on the Resident Medical Officer Workforce (RMO Commission)