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Fitness to Practise referrals for MBChB students

Richard Shaw made this Official Information request to University of Auckland

The request was successful.

From: Richard Shaw

Dear University of Auckland,

Kia ora,

I am requesting the following information under the Official Information Act regarding fitness to practise (FTP) numbers for students in the MBChB program:

[1] The number of formal Fitness to Practise (FTP) referrals made each year.

[2] A breakdown of referrals by category:
 a. Extraordinary concern
 b. Critical concern
 c. Non-critical concern

The FTP procedures identifies 3 areas of concerns namely Health or personal issues; Professional attitudes and behaviours; and Issues external to the programme. I would therefore like to request:

[3] The number of FTP referrals involving health or personal issues.

[4] The number of FTP referrals involving professional attitudes and behaviours.

[5] The number of FTP referrals involving issues external to the programme.

I would like to request yearly data from 2019 to 2024 (inclusive), preferably provided in an Excel spreadsheet.

Thank you for your time and effort.

Yours faithfully,

Richard Shaw

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From: Farleigh Quinlivan
University of Auckland

Attachment FTP Data Summary 2019 2024.xlsx
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Dear Richard,

 

I refer to your request of 27 May 2025.  The University’s response
follows:

 

“I am requesting the following information under the Official Information
Act regarding fitness to practise (FTP) numbers for students in the MBChB
program:

 

[1] The number of formal Fitness to Practise (FTP) referrals made each
year.

 

[2] A breakdown of referrals by category:

 a. Extraordinary concern

 b. Critical concern

 c. Non-critical concern

 

The FTP procedures identifies 3 areas of concerns namely Health or
personal issues; Professional attitudes and behaviours; and Issues
external to the programme. I would therefore like to request:

 

[3] The number of FTP referrals involving health or personal issues.

 

[4] The number of FTP referrals involving professional attitudes and
behaviours.

 

[5] The number of FTP referrals involving issues external to the
programme.

 

Please find the requested information attached.

 

Yours sincerely,

Farleigh Quinlivan

 

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