- Update Points from Dr Caroline McElnay, Director Public Health from recent GPNZ and PHO Clnical Directors’ Zoom
- Your Health Summary
- A message from Mercy Hospice (Dr Pam Jennings)
- Changes to CBAC testing sites from Monday 18 May
- Clinical process for testing for COVID-19 in Designated Practices, Urgent Care and General Practice
- Employer-requested clearance tests
- Best practice infection prevention and control for COVID-19, for Face-to-Face Consultations in General Practice
- COVID-19 Surveillance Testing for Primary Care
- Auckland PHO funding for COVID-19 Capital Expenses
- 0800 COVIDVAN – reminder to make referrals
- Current Covid-19 Response – Cervical Screening
- Laboratory Update – Collection Centre protocols with transition to level 2
- ACC home visits: are you claiming the right amount?
- Changes to the Disability Allowance application process
- Primary Care Update: Issue 2 for general practice, PHOs and DHBs
- Your Health Record (Shared Primary Care Summary Record)
- Information from DHB departments about their COVID-19 responses
- COVID-19 Webinar (Tuesday, 12 May 2020 7.30pm)
- Clarification of primary care management of people with acute respiratory symptoms/suspected COVID-19
- The Ministry of Health National has a Close Contact Service that refers symptomatic close contacts to CBACs for testing
- Webinar: An Introduction to Telehealth in NZ
- How to Refer to Mobile COVID-19 Testing Services
- Primary Care Pathway for Persons with Acute Respiratory Symptoms
- NRHCC Designated Practices Metro Auckland – 20 April
- POAC COVID Retrospective Claiming
- MPS webinar Q+As Remote consulting – 7 April
- Patient Transportation to Diagnostics
- Influenza Vaccinations
Influenza Vaccination Information for General Practice Administrators
- COVID-19 update to primary care providers
- Interim Advice for Health Professional – 14 April
- Green Prescription referrals during COVID-19
- Smoking cessation during COVID-19
- Ready Steady Quit continues smoking cessation services
- Plan ahead when ordering flu vaccine
- Influenza Update
- COVID-19 case definition – 16 April
- COVID-19: Notice to general practice retesting of automated texts to patients
- Increased testing capacity available for sexually transmitted diseases – a message from Labtests
- PHARMAC – Some special authority and NPPA approvals automatically extended
- Zero Invoicing for Telephone and Virtual Consults with Patients
- Influenza Vaccination Update
- A Message from Hospice NZ
- Zero Invoicing for Telephone and Virtual Consults with Patients
- COVID-19 REFERRALS to CBACs, Designated Swabbing Clinics, Urgent Care Clinics or Mobile Services
- Metro Auckland Designated Practices – current as of Friday, 10 April
- Primary Care Algorithms and Guidance – 8 April
- Standard opening hours – COVID-19 CBACs – updated 9 April
- POAC Services During COVID-19
- Opinions from the Experts
- Driver License Expiration Dates will be Extended for Six Months
Mental Health and COVID-19 Support and Resources – updated 16 April
- COVID-19: New Approach for Aged Residential Care
- COVID-19: Primary Care Quick Reference – 10 April
Published by Ministry of Health
- COVID-19 Update – Heart Foundation COVID-19 – Clinical and Patient Resources
- Cabinet agreed to extend all expired driving licenses by up to 6 months
Published by Ministry of Health
Message from the Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield 9 April 2020
Published by BMA, Royal College of General Practitioners, NHS England
- Message sample from you to your patients – for your website or communications
- Zostavax Claiming
- NZePS updated FAQs; Remote Prescribing/Signature Exempt Prescriptions
- Cremations – exemption for medical and nurse practitioners for viewing and identifying the deceased in some circumstances
- Message from MoH re Influenza Vaccinations
- COVID-19 Repatriation of Travellers – 7 April
Published by Ministry of Health
- COVID-19 and Community Collection Centres – 2 April 2020
Published by Labtests and Northern Pathology
- Influenza Update
- Enrolling Patients during COVID-19 Lockdown
- bpacnz COVID-19 Bulletin #2 – 1 April
Published by bpacnz
- National Screening Programmes Impacted by COVID-19
- INR Testing during COVID-19 – 2 April
- Taking a throat swab for COVID 19 – 1 April
- Guidelines and Training for “Working with Remote Interpreters” for Health Practitioners
Fast Facts Mental Health: 31 March
- How to help yourself and your patients manage mental health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Changes in Auckland DHB mental health referrals due to COVID-19 response
- Funding Package to Support Primary Care’s Response to COVID-19
- Flu Vaccinations
- Maori Health
- Ministry of Health Contact Email
- WINZ Job Seeker Changes for the Next Six Months
- ACC – ACC45 Changes
- A Best Use of PPE Guideline for the Northern Region
- NZePS
- Prescribing during COVID-19
- MoH Information
- Swab Requirements for COVID-19 Testing
- Update Criteria for Swabbing for COVID-19