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Assuring Fitness to Practise
32
inquiries
completed:
13 needed
competence
reviews
19 required
no further action
13
competence
reviews conducted
5 nurses had their
practising certificates
suspended pending
a health review
12 stopped
practising
5 required no
further action
87 sent
for medical
examinations
18 | The Nursing Council of New Zealand
Competence
50 notifications
received about the
competence of nurses
Health
104 notifications
received about the
health of nurses
Conduct
20 complaints received had an initial
assessment to determine if they were
within the Council’s jurisdiction and/or
were sufficiently serious to refer to a PCC:
of those, only two were referred to a PCC
for investigation
25 complaints about the conduct of
nurses were investigated by PCCs:
10 required no further action
3 had charges laid with the HPDT
8 received letters of counsel
1 had a condition included in her
scope of practice
3 were referred for a health review
45 nurses had court convictions
considered by PCCs to determine whether
the convictions could reflect adversely on
their fitness to practise:
1 had charges laid before the HPDT
13 received letters of counsel
18 had their cases referred for a review
of their health
14 convictions required no further action.
One nurse had two outcomes
8 charges were prosecuted before the
HPDT by PCCs appointed by the Council:
6 nurses charged with professional
misconduct were found guilty by the
HPDT: 2 had their registration cancelled,
3 were suspended, 1 appealed
1 nurse was found to have convictions
that reflected adversely on his fitness to
practise and had his registration cancelled
1 nurse, found guilty of professional
misconduct and of having a conviction
that reflected adversely on his fitness to
practise, had his registration cancelled