Urgent Care factsheet
We have updated the one-page summary of Urgent Care in New Zealand using the data collected from clinics this year. This summary provides a snapshot of how urgent care contributes to primary health delivery in New Zealand.
Policy review
Several policies are up for review. They are listed below along with some proposed minor changes. If you have comments about any of these, please email policy@rnzcuc.org.nz. Clinical practice visit policy. This policy is very out of date, and will be rewritten in the current College document format. At a previous ExC meeting, the ExC…
Members curriculum consultation
Over the past year RNZCUC has been reviewing the College’s curriculum, and we now wish to gain your feedback on a section of our draft document. Any proposed changes will not be implemented until 2025. The CanMEDs physician competency framework has been utilised with permission of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Canada), with new graduate…
COVID-19 Disability Data review
a news article from Whaikaha about data from the Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora on COVID-19 on case rates, hospitalisations and mortality rates for people who receive Disability Support Services. There are links to the report
Remuneration/workforce survey 2023
Thank you those who responded. This year a record 150 doctors replied to the workforce survey. Nine were General Practitioners, 73 were Fellows of the College and this year we divided registrars into senior (34 replies) and junior (16 replies). This represents about 3/8 of RNZCUC members but may not be directly comparable to last…
Latest guidance on COVID-19 testing for the health sector: 27 May – 7 July 2021
MoH have issued their latest guidance on COVID-19 testing
Macquarie University research
Macquarie University is interested in understanding your views on the risks and benefits of providing ED and UC clinicians with access to primary care records when patients present in the ED or UC.
Urgent Bite 93 – Stye
What does your patient mean when they say they have a stye?
Urgent Bite 92 – Researching how we access past medical history information
Today we speak with Tom Bowden about research he is undertaking into how UC and ED clinicians access past medical history for their patients.
Recertification – update
Recertification requirements 2020 MCNZ proposed an 11-month waiver to the recertification requirements during the Covid19 pandemic. The Professional Standards Committee approved an extension in line with the MCNZ recommendation. This waiver was to ensure clinicians did not have to focus on CPD during a global pandemic when activities and availability of courses would be reduced.…