THE NEW ZEALAND MEDICAL JOURNAL        NZMJ 7 August 2009, Vol 122 No 1300; ISSN 1175 8716 Page 1 of 97 URL: http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1300/3745/ ©NZMA CONTENTS This Issue in the Journal 3 A summary of the original articles featured in this issue Editorials 5 Medicolegal knowledge in New Zealand Ron Paterson 8 Consent for case reports and medical images Frank Frizelle Original Articles 11 Burnout in hospital-based medical consultants in the New Zealand public health system Lois J Surgenor, Ruth L Spearing, Jacqueline Horn, Annette L Beautrais, Roger T Mulder, Peggy Chen 19 Addressing stress-related impairment in doctors. A survey of providers’ and doctors’ experience of a funded counselling service in New Zealand Wayne Cunningham, Tim Cookson 29 A surgical career for New Zealand junior doctors? Factors influencing this choice Jason Du, Janarthanan Sathanathan, Gill Naden, Stephen Child 38 Patient satisfaction in New Zealand Gerard Zwier Viewpoints 50 Consenting to medical treatment: legal requirements vs medical practice. Are healthcare providers exposing themselves to potential legal action? Carol Peters 60 Predicting the past or risk management? Graham Mellsop, Fiona Clapham-Howard, John Turbott