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 the Plan, but believes that relatively minor amendment, including reference to Whānau Ora and increased responsiveness to specialised health services would improve its effectiveness and relevance over the coming years.
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Child health and young adult medicine
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The RACP believes that the Guidelines, as they are currently drafted, do not properly reflect the push towards healthcare equity in Aotearoa New Zealand. We believe that centring equity and whānau wellbeing is key to the Guidelines effectively contributing to the healthcare system in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Election-related health advocacy
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The RACP strongly believes that enfranchisement is a core human right, and as such, strongly supports the Bill and believes that further action must be taken to allow prisoners to vote in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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RACP submission to the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements.
The RACP recognises the impact that climate change is already having on health and is part of a growing network of health organisations calling for action. Given the threat unchecked that climate change poses to health, climate health action is a policy and advocacy priority for the RACP.
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The RACP believes that changes to death certification and auditing are needed, and that largely, the Ministry of Health’s proposed options are prudent. However, we believe there should be further attention paid to some issues, including the recording of ethnicity information and an overall purpose for death certification.
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The RACP strongly supports the Bill and its intention to ensure that resident family members have security of income, and the restoration of their rights through the Human Rights Commission.
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The RACP supports much of what the Bill intends to accomplish, however we believe there are a number of areas in which the Bill could be strengthened, in particular, through risk proportionate regulation, proper regulations governing online access and in advertising.
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The RACP welcomes the changes proposed in the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill, and believes they make a welcome first step towards rebalancing the relationship between tenant and landlord.
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This RACP Submission to NHMRC Consultation on Draft Australian Guidelines to Reduce Health Risks from Drinking Alcohol focuses on the revision of the guidelines , including in its key policy statement, the Alcohol Policy 2016.
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This RACP submission to the Council of Attorneys General Working Group reviewing the Age of Criminal Responsibility focuses on children aged 10 to 13 years old in the youth justice system that are physically and neurodevelopmentally vulnerable.
