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ANZCA and government:building relationshipsANZCA continues to workwith the Australian andNew Zealand governmentswhich both handed downtheir budgets in May.AustraliaAged-care boost in budgetThe Australian government’s 2012-13budget, released in May, was consistentwith previous commitments made to thehealthcare system. The biggest ticket itemin the recent budget was a $3.7 billiondollar aged-care package, with additionalsupport for dental health, the NationalBowel Cancer Screening Program, healthinfrastructure projects, as well as ehealth.The government’s commitment toehealth was expanded with additionalfunding to support the roll out of thePersonally Controlled Electronic HealthRecord (PCEHR) over the next two years.Health Minister Tanya Plibersek has takena number of opportunities to promotethe PCEHR as a cost-effective methodfor managing the health information ofAustralians, in the lead up to the system’slaunch on July 1.Recent ANZCA submissionsANZCA continues to advocate on behalfof Fellows, providing submissions togovernment and health stakeholders ina variety of areas. ANZCA has recentlymade submissions to the:• Medical Board of Australia’sconsultation on the board fundingexternal doctors’ health programs.• The Australian Institute of Health andWelfare’s consultation on Nationaldefinitions for elective surgery urgencycategories.• The Australian Health WorkforceMinisterial Council’s Development ofNational Criteria under the NationalRegistration and Accreditation Scheme.• Health Workforce Australia in responseto its proposed Health ProfessionalsPrescribing Pathway in Australia.ANZCA’s past submissions, including theCollege’s accreditation submission to theAustralian Medical Council, can be foundat www.anzca.edu.au/communications/submissions.ANZCA recently met withrepresentatives from Health WorkforceAustralia regarding the ongoing healthworkforce 2025 study into the supply anddemand of medical practitioners witha focus on the data on the anaesthesiaworkforce. The College is providinginput into a report for Australian healthministers due later in the year.Specialist Training ProgramThe Specialist Training Program (STP) hasmade significant achievements over thepast four months. All funding agreementswith hospitals have been finalised, mosthospital reports have been received, andpayments have been made to supportthe training positions. ANZCA has beendeveloping systems to streamline theprocesses involved in managing the 37training positions across anaesthesia,pain medicine and intensive caremedicine.The College has made it a priorityto develop networks with STP stafffrom other colleges, in order to shareknowledge and experience, in additionto continuing to engage with governmenton training in expanded settings. The2013 STP application round has recentlyclosed. ANZCA, including the Faculty ofPain Medicine, received 23 applications,which were assessed for funding.The Australian Department of Healthand Ageing will assess the College’sassessment, as well as those made by therelevant health jurisdictions. The resultsof the application round are expectedlater this year.ANZCA is working with regional/rural/remote area sites through the RuralSupport Loading Grant (RSL) to assistthese sites to meet costs of supportingtrainees. All inquiries regarding theRSL and the 2013 STP application roundshould be directed to the STP projectmanager at stp@anzca.edu.au.38 ANZCA Bulletin June 2012
New ZealandHealth in the 2012/13 budgetThe New Zealand government’s 2012-13 budget was delivered on May 23.Health Minister Tony Ryall announcedan increase of $101 million for electivesurgery and cancer services. One ofthe goals of the funding is an increasein 4000 elective surgeries per year.Other areas of interest include directingfunding to reduce the waiting time forimaging and diagnostic tests, and ITimprovements to support faster access toresults. The government also earmarkedan additional $143 million for disabilityservices. In a so-called “zero budget”,the reallocation of funding still favoursVote:Health.Physician assistantsHealth Workforce New Zealand (HWNZ)has released the summative evaluationfrom its demonstration of the physicianassistant (PA) role at MiddlemoreHospital, where two PAs trained in theUnited States joined surgical teams forone year. Based on the results of thatdemonstration, HWNZ is now progressingwith the trial of the PA role in primarycare. The New Zealand office is workingwith HWNZ to ensure that the College iskept up-to-date with the PA project, andis providing advice to HWNZ on the newrole from an anaesthesia perspective.This project is an example of HWNZ’sapproach of rapid project developmentand implementation.ANZCA is developing a positionstatement on physician assistants andother alternative providers. The results ofthe Middlemore Hospital trial and othertrials will be used to inform this process.CPD for general registrantsThe Medical Council of New Zealand(MCNZ) has developed a continuingprofessional development (CPD) programfor doctors who are not vocationallyregistered or who are not participatingin a vocational training program, knownas “general registrants”. The programis designed to strengthen the CPDrequirements and monitoring of generalregistrants’ ongoing education.The Chair of the New Zealand NationalCommittee, Geoff Long, ANZCA’s ChiefExecutive Officer, Linda Sorrell, and theNew Zealand General Manager, HeatherAnn Moodie, met with MCNZ to proposethat general registrants working only ina specialist area (such as anaesthesia)and participating in an accreditedcollege program are able to fulfil MCNZ’srequirements. Following agreementby MCNZ, work is now underway toensure the CPD program meets MCNZ’srequirements by March 2014.SubmissionsNew Zealand’s drug purchasing agency,Pharmac, has sought the input of the NewZealand National Committee into thedevelopment of its Preferred MedicinesList. Submissions have been compiledon anaesthetic, analgesic and antiemeticagents, and on fluids and electrolytes.Recent submissions also includeadvice to the Health Quality and SafetyCommission, the Ministry of Health,and Health Workforce New Zealandon technical workforce planning anddevelopment, including anaesthetictechnicians.John BivianoGeneral Manager, PolicyANZCA39
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