The Royal New Zealand College of Urgent Care’s annual general meeting (AGM) will take place at 6pm, Tuesday 24 March 2026 using an online platform (Zoom webinar). Full members who are practising urgent care in New Zealand will be able to submit apologies, appoint a proxy, and vote on Executive Committee appointments through an online…
This year’s UCPEX written exam was held at the Ellerslie Racecourse and Events Centre on the 21st of November. OSCE was held the day after, at the Manukau SuperClinic on the 22nd of November. Both exams went as smoothly as ever. The College was able to get the results for both the written exam and the…
In 2024, 19 Urgent Care Clinics across the country sent the College the results of their clinic-patient feedback surveys. These results have now been collated, summarised and a new set of standardised survey questions have been developed. In total, there were 1,490 patient responses to these survey questions. However, each clinic has their own set…
The Registrar Subcommittee is looking for new members! Are you interested in improving the Registrar experience at RNZCUC? Want to become more involved in clinical education or clinical governance? This is your opportunity! The Registrar Subcommittee are looking for some new members! Send an expression of interest and a copy of your CV to regsc@rnzcuc.org.nz. You can…
Tēnā koutou. Please read some updates on the post-2024 training programme, the POPHLTH701 paper in 2026 and the Research Option. Congratulations to those who have just completed the written UCPEX and the OSCE. We hope you are enjoying a much-deserved break. The Education Committee has largely focused on changes that are likely to occur with…
All of the College’s policies have now been added to TalentLMS. All members should now have access to this. The policies have been divided into three courses: Facility Accreditation and Approval Policies, Training and Recertification Policies and Governance and Administration Policies. The three courses are available in the course catalogue under the category “policies”. Alternatively,…
Thank you to those who responded. This year’s workforce survey is slightly different, as a longitudinal analysis was done to compare the results this year with previous years. Click here for the full report. This year’s response achieved a record-high level of participation, with 181 respondents, which equates to a response rate of 43%. This…
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Library and Knowledge Services are excited to launch the free library resources for the Primary Care community. What is available? 24/7 access to high-quality resources, including: BMJ Best Practice Cochrane Library ProQuest Health Premium Collection – medical, nursing, allied health, psychology, public health databases, and eBooks Oxford Journals…
Changes to Textbooks in 2026 The textbooks provided to all registrars have been reviewed. The review was based on mapping the content to the required learning objectives from the Curriculum and feedback received from registrars via the Registrar subcommittee. Based on this review, the recommended textbook list has undergone significant changes. The process for how…
Kia ora koutou, It is my pleasure to produce this month’s DCT newsletter. UCPEX 2025 Important: For all those attending the UCPEX and/or the OSCE, there will be a Webinar for all those sitting exams on 5 November 2025 at 8 pm. You should receive a Zoom invite one week before the webinar takes place.…