Clinical guidelines & publications library

Draft Statement on ‘Treating yourself and those close to you’

Ethics, Health service standards, Doctor's health

RANZCP NZ Submission to Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa/Medical Council of New Zealand on Consultation for Draft Statement on ‘Treating yourself and those close to you’

Open letter to Minister Matt Doocey for mental health funding in NZ budget

Open letter to the Minister for Mental Health, NZ advocating for increased funding for mental health in the NZ budget. PDF Submission

NDIS Amendment Bill Consultation

Insurance

RANZCP Submission to the Australian Senate regarding the NDIS Amendment Bill Consultation PDF Submission

Response to Consultation on Sentencing of Sexual Assault and Rape Offences in QLD

Family violence, Trauma, Women's mental health, Forensic

RANZCP QLD Branch Response to Consultation on Sentencing of Sexual Assault and Rape Offences in Queensland to the Queensland Sentencing and Advisory Council PDF Submission

Administration of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)

Electroconvulsive therapy & neurostimulation, Ethics, Professionalism

Guidance on key professional practice issues that psychiatrists should consider when prescribing and administering repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). PDF Clinical guideline

Interim Response to the Review of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in SA

Children & adolescents

The Official Interim Response to the Review of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in South Australia

National codes and standards relevant to psychiatry practice and mental health services in Australia and New Zealand

Ethics, Health service standards, Professionalism, Addressing health inequity, Culturally safe practice

Professional Practice Guideline 14 was rescinded in May 2024. PDF Clinical guideline

RANZCP engagement with the pharmaceutical and medical device industry

Ethics, Professionalism

This Position Statement provides guidance on how the College may engage with pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and other commercial companies.

Suicide reporting in the media

Ethics, Suicide

Position Statement 70: Suicide Reporting in the media has been rescinded (May 2024).

‘Appropriate clinical treatment’, Births, Deaths and Marriages (Sex or Gender Changes) Registration Amendment Act 2024

LGBTIQ+, Medico-legal

WA Branch contribution to guidance about legislative reforms to processes for gender recognition in birth registration.

AADPA Australian Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline for ADHD

ADHD, Professionalism

RANZCP has endorsed the following guideline published by the Australasian ADHD Professionals Association. URL Clinical guideline

Aotearoa New Zealand Budget Policy Statement 2024

Workforce

RANZCP Tū Te Akaaka Roa New Zealand office submission on the Budget Policy Statement 2024.

Current and emerging threats to trans and gender diverse human rights

LGBTIQ+

RANZCP's submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission’s (AHRC) public consultation regarding current and emerging threats to TGD human rights.

RANZCP Vic Branch 2024/25 Agenda for Reform

RANZCP Victorian Branch 2024-25 submission to the Victorian Government for mental healthcare reform.

Implementation of Puretumu Torowhānui Lake Alice Redress Scheme

Historical practices

RANZCP letter to the NZ Government supporting the planned Redress Scheme for the survivors of Lake Alice. PDF Submission

Zero tolerance policy on proven sexual boundary violations

Ethics, Professionalism

PDF Ethical guideline

The provision of mental health services for asylum seekers and refugees

Asylum seekers and refugees

The RANZCP is concerned about the inadequate provision of mental health services to asylum seekers and refugees, and calls for policy change to improve mental health outcomes.

Inquiry into issues related to menopause and perimenopause

RANZCP submission to Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs on issues related to menopause and perimenopause. PDF Submission

RANZCP NSW 2024-25 pre-budget submission

The RANZCP NSW 2024-25 pre-budget submission.

RANZCP South Australia 2024-25 pre-budget submission

The RANZCP South Australia 2024-25 pre-budget submission. PDF Submission