Clinical guidelines & publications library

Special Commission of Inquiry into Healthcare Funding

Mental health legislation

Correspondence to RANZCP from Special Commission of Inquiry into Healthcare Funding. PDF Submission

NDIS Review

NDIS

RANZCP Submission to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Review. PDF Submission

Targeted consultation on how Ahpra and the National Boards propose to use the new power to issue IPO

Social justice

RANZCP submission to Ahpra on how Ahpra and the National Boards propose to use the new power to issue interim prohibition orders PDF Submission

Guidelines on Constructing a Sustainable Emergency Medicine Workforce

Workforce

RANZCP submission to the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM) on Guidelines on Constructing a Sustainable Emergency PDF Submission

National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research

Ethics

RANZCP submission to the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) on the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research PDF Submission

Firearm risk assessments

Addressing health inequity, Ethics, Professionalism

Guidance for psychiatrists in assessing the risk posed by a person's access to firearms.

WA Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries’ submission on Gambling Law Reform.

RANZCP Submission to the WA Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries’ submission on Gambling Law Reform

WA Legislative Council Standing Committee on the inquiry into forced adoption.

RANZCP Submission to the WA Legislative Council Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs on the inquiry into forced adoption.

Australian House of Representatives Standing Committee on Inquiry into Diabetes.

RANZCP Submission to the Australian House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care, and Sport on Inquiry into Diabetes.

National Consumer Engagement Strategy for Health and Wellbeing (NCESHW) Consultation.

RANZCP Submission to the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care (DoHAC) on the National Consumer Engagement Strategy for Health and Wellbeing (NCESHW) Consultation

Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)’s Proposed Reforms to the Regulation of Vapes

RANZCP Submission to the TGA’s Proposed Reforms to the Regulation of Vapes

Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa’s Disclosure of harm following an adverse event Consultation

RANZCP Submission to the Medical Council of New Zealand | Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa’s on the Disclosure of harm following an adverse event Consultation.

WA Department of Health on Psychiatry Workforce Five-Year Action Plan 2023-2028

Workforce

RANZCP Submission to the WA Department of Health on Psychiatry Workforce Five-Year Action Plan 2023-2028

South Australian CAMHS Review

Children & adolescents

Information regarding the South Australian Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Review in 2023

Sexual safety in mental health services in Australia and New Zealand

Health service standards

This Position Statement addresses the prevention of sexual harm and protection of consumers/tāngata whaiora in acute inpatient mental health services.

Consultation into banning LGBTIQ+ conversion practices in New South Wales

LGBTIQ+

RANZCP submission to the NSW Government Department of Communities and Justice and the NSW Ministry of Health on the Banning of LGBTIQ+ Conversion Practices. PDF Submission

Aotearoa New Zealand Election 2023: Creating pathways for impactful mental health care

Based on our knowledge of the mental health and addiction system, we offer these recommendations to the incoming government in advance of the 2023 General Election. PDF Submission

Review of the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO)

Workforce

RANZCP submission to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on the Review of the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) PDF Submission

Clinical Guideline for Abortion Care

RANZCP submission to Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) on the Clinical Guideline for Abortion Care PDF Submission

Consultation on principles for quality and safe prescribing practice

RANZCP New Zealand Branch submission to Medical Council of New Zealand | Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa for the consultation on Principles for quality and safe prescribing practice