Ministry of Health -- Shaping Fiji's Health

Before the Fiji Medical Council can approve the Temporary Registration of medical practitioners not normally resident in Fiji, for the purpose of conducting medical  consultations and/or services outside established Ministry of Health facilities, the following information must be supplied, in addition to the duly completed applications for registration submitted (with supporting documentation) by the individual practitioners.

  1. Name of sponsoring person/agency in Fiji
  2. A full schedule of the work plan, including date(s), place(s), nature of clinical services to be offered.
  3. Plans for assisting the communication between doctors and patients, especially if the visiting doctor does not have fluency in English
  4. Endorsement of the plan by a suitable established medical practitioner, who will be involved throughout the duration of the clinical programme
  5. Endorsement from the appropriate Ministry of Health agency; usually the relevant Divisional Medical  Officer.

Visiting Medical Practitioners [List of Existing Medical Practitioners]must maintain records of consultations as follows:

  1. Registers must be kept of the patients seen, recording
    • the date and place of the consultation;
    • name and address of the patient;
    • patient’s PIS number if available; 
    • the name of the attending doctor
    • the diagnosis
  2. Each patient seen must be supplied with a card/paper, setting out
    • their name, and adequate ID ( eg address/koro dina, or PIS card number)
    • the date and place of consultation
    • the name of the attending doctor
    • the diagnosis, and advice,
    • and all treatment given to the patient.

To confirm the status of any practitioner contact Fiji Medical Council on 3221504 or medical.council@health.gov.fj

Download Documents
pdf Register Rationalization Notice
pdf Application for Registration as a Medical Practitioner
pdf Application for Renewal of Registration
pdf Fiji Dental Council Registration Form
 
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