Visiting Practitioners Appointment

Summary
A policy to assist public health organisations when appointing visiting practitioners. It sets out the appropriate standards that are to be applied to this process, as well as procedural and regulatory requirements set out in the legislation, by-laws and Departmental policy directives.

Note: Appendices J2 attachment 1; K.1; L and attachments 1, 2 and 3 have been replaced by PD2009_052 VMO Service Contracts issued 20 August 2009.

Note: Appendix C has been replaced by PD2011_009 Honorary Medical Officer (HMO) Model Contracts issued 2 February 2011.

Also refer to Staff Specialist and Visiting Practitioner Appointments (including clinical academics) Critical Actions Compliance Declaration PD2008_060 issued October 2008.

Date of Publication: 28 February 2005

Replaces: N/A
Author Branch: Clinical Safety, Quality and Governance

This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations, Public Hospitals

Distributed to: Public Health System, NSW Department of Health, Public Hospitals

Review Date: 28 February 2010

Policy Manual: Not applicable

File No: 05/1349

Previous reference: N/A

Status: Active

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