Credentialing Programme

It is the Bay of Plenty District Health Board's (BOPDHB) policy that all senior medical staff will, upon appointment and at regular intervals thereafter, have their clinical responsibilities clearly defined through a credentialing process.

The prime focus of credentialing is patient safety, providing protection for patients by ensuring that the medical staff treating them are practising within the scope of their training and within their level of competency.  It provides a structured, consistent, open and fair approach to the assessment of the training, experience and competency of medical staff with the process focussing on quality improvement rather than discipline.

SERVICE	1st Credentialing	2nd Credentialing	3rd Credentialing	4th Credentialing	DUE
	2001-2005	2006-2010	2011-2015	2016 -
General Surgery	Sep-04	Oct-08	May-14		Due 2019
Emergency Medicine	Jun-03	Jul-09	Nov-14		Due 2019
Sexual Health	Jul-04	Oct-09	Feb-14		Due 2019
ENT	May-02	Mar-09	Nov-14		Due 2019
Anaesthetics	Aug-04	Aug-10	Aug-15		Due 2020
General Medicine	Feb-03	Mar-10	Apr-15		Due 2020
Plastic Surgery			Oct-15		Due 2020
Mental Health	Oct-02	Oct-06	Nov-11	Aug-16	Due 2021
Pathology	Aug-02		May-11	Oct-16	Due 2021
O&G	Apr-03		Apr-11	Sep-16	Due 2021
SHSOP			Mar-11	Mar-16	Due 2021
Radiology	Apr-03		Sep-11	Feb-17	Due 2022
Paediatrics	May-03	Dec-06	Feb-12	May-17	Due 2022
Neurology	May-02	Sep-07	May-12	Jun-17	Due 2022
Oral Surgery & Maxillofacial	Dec-02	Apr-07	Aug-12	Dec-17	Due 2022
Oral Health		Apr-07	Dec-12	Dec-17	Due 2022
Urology		Jun-07	Aug-12	Mar-18	Due 2023
Palliative Care				Feb-18
Gastroenterology			Nov-12	Apr-18	Due 2023
Orthopaedics	Jul-02	Sep-13	Sep-18	Oct-18	Due 2023
Cardiology		Mar-08	Apr-13	Jul-18	Due 2023
Oncology			May-13	Aug-18	Due 2023
Public Health	Jun-02	Sep-08	Oct-13	Mar-19	Due 2024
Ophthalmology	Jul-02	Apr-08	Sep-13	Feb-19	Due 2024