I support the intent of The Health Practitioners (Replacement of Statutory References to Medical Practitioners) Bill because of the wide range of benefits it will bring to the public health care quality, efficiency and accessibility. . As Matheson.D had highlighted at the association of salaried medical practitioners (ASMS) 21st annual conference in 2009 that New Zealand health system has to “maximise the benefits of early intervention, proper integration of services, health promotion, and involvement of communities in developing their own solutions to their health issues”. Therefore, one of the biggest challenges of health system will be accomplished with this bill. This will be enable health professionals to explore their positions and knowledge
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Part 6- this part of the bill amends mental health act 1992 so that mental health practitioners and medical practitioners could collaboratively deliver evidence-based and complete health care at all levels. This bill currently does not allow medical and mental health practitioners to interfere into each other’s treatment on a common patient, this results in confusion, lack of competency in treatment and patient distress. Sharing of information and treatment ideas between medical and mental practitioners will help patients be more comfortable, trusting and find the treatment easier to follow (PHO, 2015). WHO in 2007 reported that providing mental health with primary health care would help reduce stigmatisation, improve access, remove chronicity, more acceptability, earlier detection and prevention, protect human rights (patients won’t have to be treated at rehabilitation centres, thus lesser discrimination) and improved health outcomes in …show more content…
Part 7- this part of the bill amends misuse of drugs act 1975 so that nurses can give drug addiction patients medication after proper training and experience. This is needed in places where mental health care is not accessible. In addition, this is an area of health care where nurses are much needed and this bill help nurses to expand their role, skills and experience. This part of the bill links back to parts 2 and 6 where nurses’ roles expand and the barriers between medical health care and mental health care will be removed. Hence, they will be having decision making power with appropriate training and knowledge (PHO, 2015). A research conducted in 2007 by World Health Organisation and the International Council of Nurses showed that mental has the greatest need for nurses. They added that nurses provide appropriate and effective services on time and can protect human rights of mental health patients. Finally, including nurses was said to be the initial part of removing the burden of mental disorders (WHO,
Part 6- this part of the bill amends mental health act 1992 so that mental health practitioners and medical practitioners could collaboratively deliver evidence-based and complete health care at all levels. This bill currently does not allow medical and mental health practitioners to interfere into each other’s treatment on a common patient, this results in confusion, lack of competency in treatment and patient distress. Sharing of information and treatment ideas between medical and mental practitioners will help patients be more comfortable, trusting and find the treatment easier to follow (PHO, 2015). WHO in 2007 reported that providing mental health with primary health care would help reduce stigmatisation, improve access, remove chronicity, more acceptability, earlier detection and prevention, protect human rights (patients won’t have to be treated at rehabilitation centres, thus lesser discrimination) and improved health outcomes in …show more content…
Part 7- this part of the bill amends misuse of drugs act 1975 so that nurses can give drug addiction patients medication after proper training and experience. This is needed in places where mental health care is not accessible. In addition, this is an area of health care where nurses are much needed and this bill help nurses to expand their role, skills and experience. This part of the bill links back to parts 2 and 6 where nurses’ roles expand and the barriers between medical health care and mental health care will be removed. Hence, they will be having decision making power with appropriate training and knowledge (PHO, 2015). A research conducted in 2007 by World Health Organisation and the International Council of Nurses showed that mental has the greatest need for nurses. They added that nurses provide appropriate and effective services on time and can protect human rights of mental health patients. Finally, including nurses was said to be the initial part of removing the burden of mental disorders (WHO,