Ethical Boundaries with Patients and Colleagues

Ethical Boundaries with Patients and Colleagues (New Zealand) is a CPD course designed to help healthcare professionals recognise, maintain, and evidence safe boundaries in both patient care and professional relationships.

Boundary concerns are among the most common and serious issues raised in fitness-to-practise (FtP) cases. Regulators such as the MCNZ, NCNZ, Pharmacy Council, Dental Council, and HPCA authorities emphasise that lapses in sexual, financial, emotional, or collegial boundaries undermine trust, compromise safety, and damage professional credibility.

This course explores ethical boundaries in both patient and team contexts, outlines regulator expectations, and provides practical strategies for recognising risks, responding appropriately, and embedding safe boundaries into daily practice.