Clinical guidelines & publications library

Family and domestic violence

Family violence

Testing for, diagnosing and managing gestational diabetes/Te whakamātau, te tautohu me te whakahaere i te mate huka hapūtanga

Perinatal

RANZCP Submission to Te Whatu Ora regarding the Draft Guideline -Testing for, diagnosing and managing gestational diabetes/Te whakamātau, te tautohu me te whakahaere i te mate huka hapūtanga

Justice Responses to Sexual Violence Submission to Australian Law Reform Commission

Trauma

RANZCP Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission regarding Justice Responses to Sexual Violence

Australian National Autism Strategy Draft Submission to Department of Social Services

Autism

RANZCP Submission to the Department of Social Services regarding the Australian National Autism Strategy Draft

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

Doctor's health, Ethics, Health service standards

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, Forensic, Trauma, Women's mental health

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

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Position Statement 70: Suicide Reporting in the media has been rescinded (May 2024).

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

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

Professional Practice Guideline 14 was rescinded in May 2024. 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

‘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.

Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) practice guidelines

ADHD, Professionalism

This guideline was rescinded in April 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.

Aotearoa New Zealand Budget Policy Statement 2024

Workforce

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

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

Upper House Inquiry into Mental Health Services in NSW

Health service standards

The RANZCP submission to the upper house inquiry into mental health services in New South Wales. PDF Submission