✨ Medical Council Notices
4 OCTOBER 2013 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 138 3763
Changes coming into effect on 4 November 2013
In February 2012, Council approved a wide review of the comparable health system scope of practice. A number of changes were subsequently consulted on, and changes made to the scope of practice as a result. The final stage of consultation with stakeholders was to propose to change the active clinical practice requirements of this, and the special purpose (locum tenens) scopes, so as to require:
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provisional general (comparable health system) applicants to have 33 months (a reduction from 36 months) out of the last 48 months (for at least 30 hours per week) of active clinical practice prior to application; and
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special purpose (locum tenens) applicants to have 22 months (a reduction from 24 months) out of the last 36 months (for at least 20 hours per week) of active clinical practice prior to application.
Consultation was undertaken with medical colleges, district health boards and recruitment agencies and was available on the Council’s website for public comment. Consultation concluded on Friday, 17 May 2013, with 12 submissions received. Most of the responses were in favour of the change.
On 11 September 2013, Council resolved to approve the changes to the prescribed qualifications for the comparable health system and locum tenens scopes of practice.
Dated at Wellington this 4th day of October 2013.
DAVID DUNBAR, Registrar, Medical Council of New Zealand.
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- David Dunbar, Registrar, Medical Council of New Zealand