The Medical Protection New Zealand podcast

Raising concerns in the right way with senior colleagues can be very difficult to do well.  

What if you’ve been asked to consent a patient for an operation for the first time and you have no idea what to say; or you need to break bad news to a patient.  

Maybe there has been a poor patient outcome and a registrar has just thrown you under the bus without cause and you need to speak up for yourself.  

This podcast explores how to respectfully communicate your concerns to senior colleagues without conflict.

It can be difficult to manage our own emotions when the pressure is on at work.  

Supervision can be helpful to process our emotions and unpack issues underlying interpersonal work issues.  

On this podcast we speak with Dr Bronwyn Campbell, a qualified GP who offers professional supervision for doctors.  

She explains what supervision is and discuss which issues are commonly brought to supervision with some strategies that help.

It can be confusing deciding which indemnifier provides the best cover. 85% of doctors in Aotearoa New Zealand choose MPS as their professional indemnity provider.  

Listen this podcast to find out why.

It can be confusing as to which indemnifier to choose. Especially when insurance companies are not explicit concerning what they do not cover.

Fortunately, Medical Protection is not an insurance product, we are a mutual owned by our members so provide wider cover.

A recent start up indemnity insurer has disseminated slanted information about Medical Protection. This podcast sets the record straight and answers the question of why choose Medical Protection.

Join us as we continue our discussion with Health and Disability Commissioner Morag McDowell.

In part two of this series, we explore the new approach to earlier complaint resolution through the Agreed Breach process, the role of Significant Adverse Event reviews in HDC decisions, and how different agencies and regulators interact in the complaints process.

Join us as we discuss key issues with Health and Disability Commissioner Morag McDowell.

In part one of this two-part series, we explore current trends in the health system that are affecting care, how the HDC approaches expert opinion, and the growing role of telehealth.

Welcome to two episodes where we discuss the use of social media by clinicians and health providers in NZ.

This second episode examines the risks clinicians face when posting publicly on social media, including accuracy and balance requirements under the Medical Council’s advertising statement and the ongoing duty to maintain professional standards online.

It outlines how casual comments, criticisms of other professions or misleading promotional statements can trigger complaints, and describes the Council’s process when online conduct is reviewed.

It also considers how clinicians should manage patient posts, defamation concerns and personal online presence while maintaining privacy, professionalism and legal compliance.

In part one of this two-part series, we examine how clinicians and health providers in New Zealand use social media, and the medicolegal risks that can arise when seeking clinical advice or discussing workplace issues on platforms that are not secure or private.

The episode explores how identifiable patient information may be inadvertently disclosed, how this can lead to breaches of the Health Information Privacy Code, and how those breaches may trigger employer action or Medical Council review. It also outlines safer ways to seek clinical guidance and highlights prudent approaches to departmental messaging that protect confidentiality and meet legal obligations.

This is a new Principle added to the Privacy Act which requires clinicians to notify patients whenever you receive information that has not been collected directly from the patient. 

On first glance this looks very onerous.  Stephanie Gregor, Manager – Capability and Guidance at the Privacy Commissioner’s Office joins us to explain how to incorporate this new principle into practice without being buried with admin.

This episode examines day-of-surgery consent in Aotearoa New Zealand for elective planned surgery, with a focus on recent Health and Disability Commissioner findings highlighting the risks when key information is first provided on the day of an operation.

It explores how timing, environment, and communication standards under the Code must support genuine choice, particularly when surgical plans, techniques, or team roles change.

The episode aims to help clinicians manage these obligations collaboratively while maintaining safe and lawful consent processes.