Policy and Advocacy Library
The Policy and Advocacy Library is the culmination of the collaborative work of RACP members and comprises a comprehensive range of evidence-based, published RACP position statements, policies and submissions.
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The RACP strongly supports action to bring the definition of Female Gential Mutilation (FGM) contained in the Crimes Act into better alignment with international best-practice, but believes further work is needed to understand the causes of FGM in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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The RACP is supportive of the five broad priorities identified for the second Wellbeing Budget, however we believe there are significant improvements that could be made in many of these areas, including incorporation of the results of a number of reports and findings from across sectors in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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This RACP Submission to the Australian Senate’s Inquiry into Effective approaches to prevention, diagnosis and support for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) focuses on recommendations and key facts following RACP's previous FASD submission in 2011.
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The RACP has prepared a constructive set of healthcare recommendations for the consideration of Government and ask that the 2020-2021 Budget look longer term. This submission also focuses on the joint needs of investment in prevention (and preventing condition exacerbation) and deep-seated health reform to better connect and sustain the health system.
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The RACP Submission to MBS Review Taskforce is focused on Reports from the Paediatric Surgery Advisory Group and the Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Clinical Committee.
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This submission provides RACP's views on a proposed approach to a national strategy to reduce overweight and obesity.
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The RACP strongly supports the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Bill and
commends the commitment it makes by placing Te Tiriti o Waitangi, te ao Māori, tikanga Māori and whānau-centred approaches to wellbeing at the forefront of its approach.
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The RACP supports the Medical Council’s proposed Naming Policy and suggests some minor clarifications to improve readability.
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The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) Model of Chronic Care Management (MCCM) (for multi-morbidities) is a way to provide complex multiple condition management through a central coordinating mechanism, integrating care. There are two pathways: from primary care or from secondary care, using a risk algorithm. Unlike some other models, this approach addresses a gap in care – for intermediate level patients for whom physician care is integral, along with general practitioners.
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All children should have the same opportunity to fulfill their potential. While data regarding the health and wellbeing of children in out-of-home care in Australia are limited, there is evidence that this demographic has poorer physical, mental and developmental health compared to their peers. This RACP submission to the Victorian Government discusses key solutions to these pressing issues.
