RSE HEALTH PRESENTATION ‘HEALTHY WORKERS HEALTHY RSE’ JULY 2016 Lafaele Lupo Relationship Manager, RSE: Strengthening Pacific Partnerships Pacifica Labour & Skills Unit Immigration Group

RSE HEALTH – IN THE BEGINING  Health considered a significant issue from the onset of the RSE scheme  Cost of full health screening was deemed as prohibitive to participation  Decision was made to only require health screening for particular illnesses – TB and HIV

RSE HEALTH – HEALTH IMPACTS  Poor worker health impacts the RSE scheme on a number of levels  For the Worker  For the Employer  The New Zealand Government  The sending Pacific Island Government  RSE Insurance

RSE HEALTH – NZ’s LABOUR MOBILITY PROGRAMME  Expansion into new sectors  Construction  Fishing  Etc…  More workers from the Pacific

RSE HEALTH – THE PROJECT  Help address health issues in the RSE Scheme  Ensure that opportunities and benefits of the RSE Scheme are protected and supported  Ensure collaboration between stakeholders of the RSE Scheme  Ensure outcomes which promote the integrity, credibility and reputation of the RSE Scheme  ‘Healthy Workers Healthy RSE’

RSE HEALTH PROJECT – PROGRESS TO DATE  Working group  MBIE  Industry  Ministry of Health  Ministry of Primary Industry  Insurance  RSE Health Forum

 Panel Physician are trusted partners. They provide Immigration Medical Examinations for applicants applying for a visa for a stay of more than 6 months to come to New Zealand.  As a trusted partner, Immigration NZ (INZ) will only accept medical examinations from Panel Physicians.  Panel Physicians should be familiar with conducting Immigration Medicals meaning the Panel is kept at a level to ensure physicians are regularly completing Immigration Medicals.  Panel Physicians complete and grade the Immigration Medicals, however INZ assess if the client has an acceptable standard of health. WHY DO WE HAVE PANEL PHYSICIANS/DOCTORS

THE PACIFIC PANEL PHYSICIAN NETWORK Changes to the Network  April 2015 – INZ and with Australia’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection aligned their Panel Physician Networks in the Pacific.  INZ takes over management of the Pacific Panel Physician Network. This means INZ is the contact point for any Panel Physician issues regarding New Zealand or Australia medical examinations.  INZ is responsible for auditing, training, adding and removing clinics and physicians from the Panel Physician network in the Pacific.  INZ currently maintains more Panel Physicians in the Pacific than Australia, however the goal is to align the network.  INZ is responsible for the roll out of eMedical to the Pacific.

CURRENT PACIFIC PANEL PHYSICIANS  INZ manages the Panel Physician network in the following countries:  Fiji  French Polynesia  Kiribati  Marshall Islands  Nauru  New Caledonia  Samoa  Solomon Islands  Tonga  Tuvalu  Vanuatu  eMedical enabled countries include:  Fiji, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu  Papua New Guinea is still managed by Australia

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