Foundation Standard - list of training requirements 

Certain indicators require completed training records as evidence. In some cases, the College has chosen not to prescribe specific training or frequency of training but encourages practices to identify which training best fits the scope of their individual practice.  

Train the trainer is also acceptable for some training. In this instance the trainer needs to be qualified or previously trained themselves in this area.   
 
The following list summarises Foundation Standard training requirements to assist practices in their planning. For more information, such as recommended training providers, please refer to the Foundation Standard guidance.

Training 

Indicator 1 – The Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights 

  • All practice team members are to complete Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights 1996 once only. The College will also accept documented in-house training (e.g. train-the-trainer).  

Indicator 2 - Patient Information 

  • All practice team members are to complete relevant Privacy Act and Health Information Privacy Code training once 
  • The College recommends the practice’s Privacy Officer complete Privacy 101 and Health 101 (once) offered by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. 

Indicator 3 – Rights and Health Needs of Māori 

  • All practice team members are knowledgeable/educated in Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its application to improve health equity for patients, family or whānau, including Māori as tangata whenua 
  • The practice can identify the type and frequency of Te Tiriti o Waitangi training for their practice team. The College will accept documented in-house training (e.g. train-the-trainer).  

Indicator 4 – Responsiveness to Diversity 

  • Practice team members are knowledgeable about the diverse groups within its enrolled populations  
  • When determining which trainings to complete, consider the enrolled population groups within the practice, such as an underrepresented ethnicity, migrants, refugees, religious groups, those with disabilities or impairments and those who identify as gender diverse.  

Indicator 6 – Responsiveness to Urgent Health Needs 

  • Non-clinical practice team members are trained to identify and respond to patients with urgent medical conditions 
  • The College will accept documented in-house training (e.g. train-the-trainer).  
  • Current CPR training relevant to role. For a small or rural practice, it may be necessary for non-clinical staff to also receive CPR training 

Indicator 10 – Prescribing and Medicine Reconciliation 

  • Each registered nurse working with standing order(s) is trained and reviewed annually 
  • The College will also accept documented in-house training (e.g. train-the-trainer).  

Indicator 14 – Infection Control and Health Care Waste

  • Practice team members are trained in active infection control procedures aligned to relevant New Zealand Standards 
  • Practices can identify which infection control training best fits the scope of their individual practices.  The College will also accept documented in-house training (e.g. train-the-trainer).  
  • Practice team members are trained in health care waste management procedures aligned to local bylaws and relevant New Zealand Standards 
  • Practices may identify which health care waste management training best fits the scope of their individual practices.  The College will also accept documented in-house training (e.g. train-the-trainer).  
  • Practice team members are trained in the practice’s sterlisers and autoclaves 
  • Practices should consult their PHO and/or the manufacturer/retailer training of the sterilising equipment for training options. The College will also accept documented in-house training (e.g. train-the-trainer).  

Indicator 15 – Health and Safety

  • Practice team members are trained in the Health and Safety at Work Act 
  • If the practice has over 20 employees and a team member requests it, a trained Health and Safety Representative is to be appointed. Managers may choose to complete the WorkSafe Representative training for managers and supervisors, but this is optional. 
    Induction Training 

Induction training 

Induction training for new practice team members is important to include in key processes (e.g. complaints, medicines reconciliation, repeat prescribing, health and safety, child protection, infection control and waste management). 

Certifications  

Indicator 17 – Employee and Contractor Safety Checking Procedures 

  • Annual practicing certification for clinical practice team members 

Indicator 13 – Cold Chain 

  • Documented current immunisation authorisations from a Medical Officer of Health
  • Cold Chain Accreditation certificate 

Drills 

Indicator 16 – Emergency Continuity 

  • Evacuation drill 
  • Practice team members are familiar with their roles and responsibilities during an evacuation drill 
  • Documented analysis and debrief of the evacuation drill scenario 
  • Clinical emergency drills 
  • Practice team members are familiar with their roles and responsibilities during a clinical emergency drill. The College will also accept documented in-house training (e.g. train-the-trainer)