Psychiatrists' views on the New Zealand End of Life Choice Act.

Objective: This cross-sectional survey aimed to establish the views and intentions of New Zealand (NZ) psychiatrists regarding their role as competence assessors in the NZ End of Life Choice Act ('Act'). Some questions were replicated from a pre-existing Ministry of Health workforce survey regarding the Act, for comparative analysis between psychiatrists and other health professionals.

Methods: The survey was disseminated via email to all NZ psychiatrists registered with the Royal Australia and NZ College of Psychiatry and promoted by snowballing methods to reach non-members.

Specialist mental health care for older adults in New Zealand-an exploration of service models and routine data.

Aims: Older people experiencing mental distress are commonly overlooked in research and policy in New Zealand, partly due to lack of consistent national service provision and collation of information. This study aimed to: 1. Describe service arrangements for older people's mental health; 2.

The third New Zealand Psychiatry of Old Age services and workforce survey.

Objective: To survey the Psychiatry of Old Age (POA) services and workforce in New Zealand (NZ).

Methods: The NZ branch of Faculty of POA contacted the POA lead clinician and/or service manager of the 20 district health boards (DHBs) and completed a survey based on variables used in two similar previous national surveys.

Results: Seventeen services responded.