St George Ian
Medical Council of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand.
N Z Med J. 2003 Jun 6;116(1175):U459.
An analysis of referrals for competence reviews since the introduction of the Medical Practitioners Act 1995.
A retrospective file review at the Medical Council of New Zealand.
In the six years to 1 July 2002, 258 doctors were referred. The characteristics of the referrals and the concerns, and the demographics of the doctors are presented. Competence reviews were ordered for 114 doctors and carried out for 92, of whom 23 did not meet the standard. The demographics of this group are also presented.
Of the competence concerns received by the Council, less than half result in a decision to review the doctor's competence, and of these only one quarter led to the finding that the doctor did not to meet the required standard. The characteristics of this group appear to match overseas findings, but the numbers in New Zealand are small. The cost of uncovering this small group is significant.
对自1995年《医生法》出台以来能力审查转介情况进行分析。
对新西兰医学委员会进行回顾性档案审查。
截至2002年7月1日的六年里，有258名医生被转介。呈现了转介的特征、关注点以及医生的人口统计学数据。对114名医生下达了能力审查命令，其中92名接受了审查，有23名未达标准。还呈现了这组人的人口统计学数据。
在委员会收到的有关能力的问题中，不到一半导致决定对医生能力进行审查，而在这些审查中，只有四分之一的结果是发现医生未达到要求的标准。这组人的特征似乎与海外研究结果相符，但新西兰的人数较少。查明这一小部分人所花费的成本很高。
