This page outlines updates and information specific to COVID-19 vaccinating practices. It contains the most recent and important updates. Please also see our resources section.
Read moreGPNZ is undertaking a project - led by Helen Parker, CEO and Dr Jo Scott-Jones, medical director - to quantify the national extent of the workload shift and inform advocacy on the future role of general practice, including its funding.
Read moreThis is our main page for COVID-19 vaccination rollout information. It contains the most recent and important updates. Please also see our resources section.
Read moreThe School Based Health Services team has created wallet-sized cards for school leavers to take to their general practice in order to support the transition of their health records from their school health clinic.
Read moreDistrict Health Boards have received notice of strike action from the Midwifery Employee Representation Advisory Services (MERAS) and from New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) during August 2021.
Read moreHealth TV is designed to create a better waiting room experience, promote health messages your practice wants to deliver, and help maintain capitation. The channel delivers content to inform on health literacy, appointment process and enrolment, and they offer family friendly, healthy lifestyle programs to engage patients whilst they wait, reducing perceived wait times.
Read moreThe Taranaki DHB Mental Health and Addiction Service’s Assessment and Brief Care (ABC) Team, who provide 24/7 on-site and mobile mental health assessment, have partnered with telehealth service Whakarongorau Aotearoa NZ to create a more efficient response to people phoning for support.
Read moreOver the past month St John Ambulance has been experiencing intermittent but persistent episodes where demand has exceeded resourcing. While there are always peaks and troughs, over the past two weeks demand has been consistently high. As a result, they have developed specific advice for primary care.
Read morePlaces are available for 13-18 year olds to attend workshops run by Zeal Taranaki to support and foster positive youth development, by cultivating hauora (wellbeing) within rangatahi through support, empowerment, information, experience and connection.
Read moreThe GPNZ 29 July newsletter edition is now available, featuring an update from Dr Jeff Lowe, Medsafe's provisional approval of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, an update from the Ministry of Social Development about medical reassessments and certificates, and more.
Read moreA bpac round-up of the news for primary care including COVID-19 vaccination and the risk of myocarditis, high demand for prednisolone oral liquid (Redipred), Rasagiline funded from 1 August for Parkinson’s disease and more.
Read moreMinistry of Health digital and data updates including health and disability system reforms, budget 2021: investing in data and digital, national COVID-19 booking system and more.
Read moreHepatitis C awareness week runs from 26-30 July 2021 with World Hepatitis day on 28 July. Taranaki DHB has created a prize quiz for healthcare members and general public to raise awareness about Hepatitis C.
Read moreTaranaki DHB is offering a professional development course in safeguarding older and vulnerable adults.
View eventThe 2021 annual cervical screening update is set to be held Thursday 5 August in Hamilton, with a virtual option available.
View eventValentia is running a series of weekly indici webinars on a range of topics. Each session will include a demonstration followed by time for questions and answers.
View eventThe following process will allow you to manually run the BPI extractor.
Te Manawanui is the Taranaki Integrated Primary Mental Health and Addiction Service funded through the MOH Access and Choice initiative.
A clinical Zoom presentation and video by Jo Scott-Jones, medical director.