News & analysis
Latest news and analysis from the RANZCP.
CPD
New labelling system, CAPE, introduced for CPD activitiesThis change is in accordance with revised CPD registration standards in Australia and New Zealand.

Update
President's Column February 2024An update from the RANZCP President, Dr Elizabeth Moore on College activities, achievements and news...
Update
New Medicare psychiatry items from 1 March 2024 (Australia)Changes endorsed by the MBS Review Taskforce will be implemented from 1 March 2024.
Policy
Review of evidence for long term psychodynamic psychotherapy in the treatment of mood disordersReview of evidence for long term psychodynamic psychotherapy in the treatment of mood disorders.
Media release
Apology to the survivors of Lake AliceThe RANZCP offers our deepest apology to the survivors, their whānau, and all those impacted by the ...
CPD
CPD automation in 2024 via MyCPDThe College has successfully completed a trial for automating attendance recording into MyCPD.
Policy
Medicare to audit compliance for telehealth outside AustraliaThe Australian Department of Health advises it will audit for potentially incorrect Medicare claims ...

Profile
Member profile: Dr Ashna BasuMeet Dr Ashna Basu, Psychiatry Registrar at South Eastern Sydney LHD, and member of the RANZCP Commi...
Update
Post-market Review of PBS medicines in AustraliaAn updated system for monitoring medicines following Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme listing has been...

Grants & awards
Grant winner Dr Chloe Boateng researches why young people fall through the gaps after emergency mental health treatmentIn 2023 Dr Chloe Boateng was awarded the Beverley Raphael New Investigator Grant for her project exp...
Media release
9 in 10 psychiatrists say workforce shortages are risking patient care in AustraliaIn December, the RANZCP received responses from 1269 members in their nationwide survey on well-bein...
Media release
Workforce shortages are risking patient care in the bush, 9 in 10 rural psychiatrists sayNinety-four per cent of Australia’s psychiatrists that practice in regional, rural and remote locati...