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Professional Guidelines
These position statements offer important information on the standards expected from physiotherapists; topics include treatment of whanau and family members, supervision, the importance of clear sexual boundaries and many others.
Aotearoa New Zealand Physiotherapy Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct 2011
The Code was developed in conjunction with the Physiotherapy Board and is the core document guiding physiotherapy practice in New Zealand. Two versions were written; the first is the core document, the second document provides an explanatory commentary for some of the more complicated issues.
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Download - NZ Physiotherapy Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct 2011 (299KB) Download - NZ Physiotherapy Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct 2011 - with commentary (546KB) |
The PNZ Standards of Practice 2012
The Standards of Practice were reviewed following the release of the Code of Ethics to ensure both documents were in alignment. The Standards provide greater guidance to members on a wide range of issues.
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Download - Physiotherapy New Zealand Standards of Practice 2012 (798KB) |
Sports Physiotherapy Code of Conduct 2013
The objective of the Sports Physiotherapy Code of Conduct (SPCC) is to provide a comprehensive set of guidelines for the professional behaviour expected of physiotherapists providing sports physiotherapy services.
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Download - Sports Physiotherapy Code of Conduct 2013 (480KB) |
Physiotherapy New Zealand Position Statements
- Self treatment and treatment of Whanau and Family members (joint position statement with the Physiotherapy Board)
- Supervision
- The importance of clear sexual boundaries in the patient-physiotherapist relationship – guide for patients
- The importance of clear sexual boundaries in the patient-physiotherapist relationship - guide of physiotherapist
- When another person is present during a consultation
- Physiotherapy Health Records (joint position statement with the Physiotherapy Board)
- Supplying or administering medicines in the absence of a doctor (joint position statement with the Physiotherapy Board)
- Giving advice to patients about medication (joint position statement with the Physiotherapy Board)
- Cultural Competence (Physiotherapy Board Position Statement)