Sexual Abuse in Doctor-Patient Relationships
Sexual Abuse in Doctor-Patient Relationships
- Medical Council Guidelines for patient/doctor relationships - Updated resources released by the MCNZ,WHU Jan 2007
- Sexual predators prove elusive - Two high profile NZ cases where women were exposed to sexual abuse by health professionals raise some serious legal and ethical issues, WHW Dec 2006
- Submission on Draft Paper: Boundaries for the doctor-patient relationship - January 2004
- Sexual boundaries update - Report on progress with the Medical Councils policies on sexual misconduct by doctors, WHW Sept 2002
- Sexual misconduct update - WHW March 2002
- Latest on sexual boundaries in the doctor/patient relationship - The Medical Council has been reviewing its policies around sexual boundaries in the doctor /patient relationship. It has received 70 written submissions, and verbal feedback from 120 participants in focus groups around the country. Women's Health Action contributed to both processes, WHW Dec 2001
- Sexual boundaries and doctors - In the aftermath of the Dr Morgan Fahey case, the Medical Council of NZ has been evaluating its policies and procedures on sexual abuse in the doctor/patient relationship, WHW Jun 2001
- Dealing with sexual abuse by doctors - WHW Dec 2000
- All fired up over Fahey - In Auckland Feminist Action activists have stuck up posters around the city warning women that doctors should be listed among those who rape. It's men who know you who rape, the posters say...The case of Dr Morgan Fahey has incited diverse responses and health professional groups are struggling to work out how to respond., WHW Sept 2000
- Combating sexual abuse by doctors (report on Medical Council initiatives), WHW Sept 1994
- Useful Links
See Also: and Violence under Health Topics
Resources:
Useful Links
Auckland Rape Crisis: www.rapecrisis.org.nz Email address: info@rapecrisis.org.nz
Doctors for Sexual Abuse: A problem with your doctor. what can you do? : http://www.mcnz.org.nz This link will take you the NZ Medical Council Public information page on what to do if you have problem with your doctor.
NZ Medical Council Resources available online: http://www.mcnz.org.nz/standards/guidanceresources/#availableonline
"What about accountability to the patient?"
Printed copies of the final report of the Independent Special Task Force on Sexual Abuse of Patients by Regulated Health Professionals are available from The Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council (HPRAC): 2195 Yonge Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M4S 2B2 ,Canada Tel : (416) 326-1550 Fax : (416) 326-1549 TTY : (416) 327-0823 Web site : www.hprac.org
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