✨ Maternity Services Guidelines
13 APRIL 2007
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 41
Obligations of both parties
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Clinical safety
Primary maternity services will be provided in a clinically safe manner. This means that primary maternity care provided by the practitioner or the facilities must be based on the application of the best available knowledge derived from research and clinical expertise that incorporates the skills and standards of the relevant profession.
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Cultural safety
Primary maternity services will be provided in a manner that recognises cultural differences and is sensitive to the cultural traditions, protocols and customs of the woman.
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Māori health outcomes
Primary maternity services are intended to achieve Māori health outcomes and reduce Māori health inequalities by facilitating access to maternity services by Māori, ensuring appropriate pathways through those services and that maternity services address the primary maternity needs of Māori.
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Referral guidelines
Both parties will take into account the Guidelines for Consultation with Obstetric and Related Specialist Medical Services that identify clinical reasons for consultation with a specialist and that are published by the Ministry of Health from time to time, when providing primary maternity services.
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Policies and procedures
(1)
All relevant administrative policies of the facilities are to be available to the practitioner in those facilities.
(2)
All clinical policies and procedures of the facilities regarding the provision of primary maternity services will be developed, reviewed or updated by the facilities through the establishment of a working group. The working group will be established by the provider of the facilities from time to time, and will be comprised of representatives of the facility, representatives of the practitioners who have access agreements in respect of the facility, and the professional organisations of those practitioners. All clinical policies and procedures should be evidence based and consistent with any nationally developed guidelines.
(3)
All clinical policies and procedures of the facilities will form the basis of primary maternity care provided in the facilities, and must be available to the practitioner.
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Relationship between the maternity facility or birthing unit and the practitioner
(1)
The relationship between the facilities and the practitioner gives the practitioner access to the facilities upon these terms and conditions, and is not to be construed as one of employment or a contract for service by the practitioner.
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VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2007, No 41
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2007, No 41
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