COLLEGE OF NURSES AOTEAROA (NZ) INC
The Professional Indemnity Insurance Programme is available to all members of the
College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ) Inc. The insurance policy is underwritten by NZI.
YOU ARE INSURED FOR
Civil liability arising from an error while performing your professional services and the legal costs and expenses of defending claims against you. Importantly, this includes the costs of representing you at a legal or quasi legal process into whether any professional code of conduct has been breached, as well as complaints against you by a registration board and coronial enquiries etc. Any costs or damages awarded against you in any medical malpractice / negligence claims will be met under the policy, together with any other defence costs, irrespective of whether the claim against you is successful.
YOU ARE COVERED FOR
$1,000,000 per policy period. There is NO excess for you to pay.
IN THE EVENT OF A CLAIM OR COMPLAINT AGAINST YOU, OR IF YOU WISH TO DISCUSS YOUR INDEMNITY COVER
PLEASE CONTACT THE COLLEGE OFFICE
Kelly Rotherham
College Administrator
T: (06) 358 6000
E: admin@nurse.org.nz
For urgent Indemnity matters after hrs
Call Kelly Rotherham -027 276 6527
or Jenny Carryer ED– 027 4491 302
In addition, it is the expectation of the College of Nurses that members whose area of work or practice is not direct clinical practice will hold the appropriate or relevant qualifications. This applies to work such as use of complimentary therapies, quality surveying or health promotion.
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