New Zealand Medical Association

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 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)

17 August: Draft Statements for Doctors on the Subject of Prescribing (Nursing Council of NZ)

31 July: Maternity Action Plan Submission (MOH)

2 July: Consultation on the Registered Nurse Scope of Practice Under the HPCA Act 2003

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 (PHAC, MOH)

8 May: Credentialling Framework for New Zealand and Disability Service Providers (MCNZ)

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)

2008:

17 December: SMO Commission (SMO Commission)

11 November: Community Laboratory Services Auckland Region Consultation (NDSA)

5 November: Proposal to Establish a Regional RMO Employer in Auckland Region (Auckland DHBs)

30 October: National Alcohol Action Plan (MoH)

9 October: Review of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (MoH)

20 September: Review of the Health and Disability Commissioner Act and Code (HDC)

11 September: From Care Plus Programme to Care Plus Fund (MoH)

8 September: Moving Forward in Rural Health (New Zealand Institute of Rural Health)

29 July: Director-General of Health Sponsored RMO Workforce Commission (MoH)

10 July: Policy for Management of HealthCare Incidents (Communio)

25 June: Services for Termination of Pregnancy (DHBNZ)

16 June: PTAC guidelines (PHARMAC)

8 June: Ethics of Intervention Studies – Discussion Document and Draft Ethical Guidelines (NEAC)

29 February: Public Health Bill (Health Select Committee)

25 February: Naming Policy consultation (Health and Disability Commissioner)

8 February: Primary Health Care -- A Submission to the Workforce Taskforce On its Second Task (Workforce Taskforce)

24 January: Review of Tobacco Displays in New Zealand (MoH)

2007:

17 December: Review of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (HPCA) - Key Issues (MoH)

13 December: Consultation on Proposed Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner (NZ College of Physiotherapy)

27 November: South Island DHB's Community Consultation on Public Funding of Private Health Care Laboratory Tests (South Island Shared Service Agency Limited)

12 October: Misuse of Drugs (Classification of BZP) Amendment Bill (Health Select Committee)

12 October: Proposed Temporary Removal of Restricted Activity --  Performing a Psychosocial Activity with the Expectation of Treating a Serious Mental Illness Without the Approval of a Registered Medical Practitioner (MoH)

13 September: Workforce Taskforce -- Draft Terms of Reference for Second Task (MoH)

5 September: Electoral Finance Bill (Justice and Electoral Committee)

7 August: Preferred Options for Changes to the Content of the Well Child Tamariki Ora Framework (MoH)

3 August: Proposed Advanced Scope of Practice and Qualifications for Pharmacists (Pharmacy Council)

30 July: A Career Framework for the Health and Disability Workforce in New Zealand (MoH)

17 May: Proposed Amendment to the Health Information Privacy Code (Privacy Commissioner)

15 May: Consultation on the Making of Regulations under HPCAA 2003 to Allow MCNZ to Elect Members to the Authority (MoH)

1 May: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Bill (Government Administration Select Committee)

2 April: Consultation on the form of Authority to Regulate Anaesthetic Technicians under the HPCA Act 2003 (MoH)

30 March: Towards a New Zealand Medicines Strategy (MoH)

16 March: Review of Funding of High Cost Medicines (Pharmac)

13 March: Draft Statement on Cosmetic Procedures (MCNZ)

9 March: Proposal to Reclassify Benzylpiperazine (BZP) and related substances as a Class C1 Drug (Ministry Of Health)

26 February: National Cervical Screening Programme Laboratory Strategy (MoH)

23 February: Aiming for Excellence- The Standard for NZ General Practices (RNZCGP)

23 February: Use of the Internet and Electronic Communication -- Revised Statement

15 February: Human Tissues Bill (Health Select Committee)

15 February: Pilot Performance Evaluation Programme (MCNZ)

14 February: Proposal that Herbal Medicine become a Regulated Profession under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (MoH)

1 February: Submission on Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill (Government Administration Select Committee)

24 January: Review of Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drug Interventions in the Criminal Justice System (Ministry of Health)