The Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal of
New Zealand
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hears and determines disciplinary proceedings brought against health practitioners.
The Tribunal was created by section 84 Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 and established 18 September 2004. It supersedes the
Medical Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal of New Zealand.
The Tribunal is administered by the
Ministry of Health and covers a range of professions including medical professions (
medical practitioners
A health professional, healthcare professional (HCP), or healthcare worker (sometimes abbreviated as HCW) is a provider of health care treatment and advice based on formal training and experience. The field includes those who work as a nurse, physi ...
,
nurses
Nursing is a health care profession that "integrates the art and science of caring and focuses on the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and human functioning; prevention of illness and injury; facilitation of healing; and alle ...
and
midwives
A midwife (: midwives) is a health professional who cares for mothers and newborns around childbirth, a specialisation known as midwifery.
The education and training for a midwife concentrates extensively on the care of women throughout their ...
), dental professions (
dentists
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,
dental therapists
A dental therapist is a member of the dental team who provides preventive and restorative dental care for children and adults. The precise role varies and is dependent on the therapist's education and the various dental regulations and guideline ...
,
dental hygienists),
pharmacists
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,
osteopaths
Osteopathy is a pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine that emphasizes physical manipulation of the body's muscle tissue and bones. In most countries, practitioners of osteopathy are not medically trained and are referred to as osteo ...
, and
chiropractors
Chiropractic () is a form of alternative medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially of the spine. It is based on several pseudoscientific ideas.
Many ch ...
.
Notable people associated with the Tribunal
*
Keith Paroa Curryde-registered for grooming young girls.
See also
*
Medical Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal
References
External links
Official Site
Medical and health organisations based in New Zealand
Health law in New Zealand
Medical law
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