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Useful Stuff
Sterile Technicians
New professional registration portfolio requirements for Sterile Technicians were issued in August 2025.
Reusable Medical Devices
AS 5369:2023 is the new standard for the reprocessing of reusable medical and other devices in both health and non-health-related facilities.
Health NZ Outsourcing
In May 2025 Health NZ released under the Official Information Act eight previously confidential papers relating to outsourcing public sector planned surgery waiting lists to private hospitals.
Privacy obligations
Privacy obligations will change in 2026. An amendment to the Privacy Act has been passed. You will be required to ensure that you have taken reasonable steps to ensure that an individual is aware of the indirect collection of their personal information. That is, information obtained from third party sources.
Privacy Act Amendment 2025 now passed »
Proposed Privacy Act Amendment - implications for private hospitals »
Safety Advice
There are reports in Australia about misuse of pain management medication pumps by some patients. The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists has provided some advice on precautions that can be taken.
