News and Issues

• Consultation on the Proposed new Continuing Professional Development Framework
  The Council is seeking feed back on a proposed new continuing professional development (CPD) framework.
  From April next year, this will require all veterinarians to meet minimum CPD requirements for the issue of an annual practising certificate.
   
  Feedback is invited from veterinarians, employers, CPD providers, the public and other interested parties.
   
  Click here for:
  - the consultation document (PDF format)
  - the feedback questionnaire (PDF format)
  - the feedback questionnaire (Word format - to facilitate your responses)
   
  Please return your response as an attachment via email to registrar@vetcouncil.org.nz. You can also post your submission to:
   
  The Registrar
  Veterinary Council of New Zealand
  P O Box 10-563
  Wellington 6143
   
  The deadline for receipt of submissions is 5pm Monday 6 September 2010.
   
  We look forward to receiving your views.
  (4 August, 2010)
   
  
• July 2010 Newsbrief (PDF)
   
  
• Judicial Committee and District Court decisions on James Mason
  The District Court has upheld the Judicial Committee's findings of professional misconduct against Papakarua veterinarian James Mason and his removal from the Register of Veterinarians.
  Click here for Judicial Committee decision
  Click here for District Court decision.
  (28 June, 2010)
   
  
• Annual Report 2009
  The Veterinary Council Annual Report for 2009 has been released. This report is available here (PDF c 3Mb),
  (23 June, 2010)
   
  
• Code of Professional Conduct
  Latest drafts of the proposed sections of the revised code and explanatory notes (all files in PDF format).
   
  - Veterinary Services section
      (including proposed emergency care requirements)
      Posted 22/2/10
  - Explanatory notes - Veterinary Services
      (including proposed emergency care requirements)
      Posted 22/2/10
  - 24 hour emergency response flowchart
      Posted 22/2/10
  - Animal Welfare section
      Posted 22/2/10
  - Explanatory notes - Animal Welfare
      Posted 22/2/10
  - Veterinary medicines section
      Posted 15/3/10
  - Veterinary medicines flowchart
      Posted 15/3/10
  - Explanatory notes - Veterinary medicines
      Posted 15/3/10
  - Client relationships section
      Posted 21/8/09
  - Explanatory notes - Client relationships
      Posted 21/8/09
  - Professional relationships section
      Posted 21/8/09
  - Explanatory notes - Professional relationships
      Posted 21/8/09
   
  Council will be formally consulting before finalising the revised Code, but meantime the working party would welcome receiving feedback on the Client and Professional Relationships documents.
   
  Please email these to registrar@vetcouncil.org.nz.
   
  
• Questions answered during workshops on veterinary medicines (PDF)
  25 July, 2009
   
  
• Questions specific to NZFSA answered during the workshops on veterinary medicines
  25 July, 2009
   
  
• Veterinary medicine changes
   
  Click on this link for NZFSA documents on the reclassification of veterinary medicines.
  www.nzfsa.govt.nz/acvm/subject/vet/index.htm
   
  Modified 25 July, 2009
   
  
• PDF versions of the Register of Practising Veterinarians (here), the Register of Non Practising Veterinarians (here) and the list of Veterinary Practices and organisations employing registered veterinarians (here) are now published on this website, and updated regularly.
  (13 December, 2008)