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Indicator 17: Employee and contractor safety checking procedures
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17.1
The practice has and applies a child protection policy and safety checking procedure in accordance with the Children’s Act 2014.
A documented child protection policy and safety checking procedure.
Documented safety checks, including Police vetting, for employees and contractors.
17.2
The practice ensures clinical team members maintain their annual practising certificate (APC).
Current APCs for clinical team members as required under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003.
A system for monitoring clinicians who are practising under conditions on their APCs and ensuring clinicians are working within their scopes of practice.
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Tūroro | Patients
1: The Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights 1996
2: Patient Information
3: Rights and health needs of Māori
4: Responsiveness to diversity
Manaaki Haumanu | Clinical Care
5: Continuity of care
6: Responsiveness to urgent health needs
7: Screening and recall
8: Patient experiences
9: Clinical governance
Whakahau Rongoā | Medicines Management
10: Prescribing and medicine reconciliation
11: Controlled drugs
Taputapu | Medical Equipment And Resources
12: Medical equipment and medicines
13: Cold chain
Tikanga Pokenga | Infection Prevention And Control
14: Infection control and health care waste
Whare Haumanu | The Practice
15: Health and safety
16: Emergency continuity
17: Employee and contractor safety checking procedures
Foundation Standard help
Appendix 1 medical list
Clinical record review
List of required training
Glossary
Foundation Standard updates
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