Regional Diabetes Service: Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease program
Waikato | Clinical | 03/07/2025

The Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease program aims to slow progression of CKD leading to end-stage renal disease and other diabetes related complications. The aims are achieved by partnering with the patient/whanau, sharing matauranga/knowledge, improving self-management skills and strategies, and enabling appropriate treatment intensification. For people living with suboptimal diabetes (Hbalc greater than 53 mmol/mol) and CKD 3B or earlier (eGFR 30 ml/min and above), please see the referral criteria and pathway for guidance.

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Pathlab: Delay in infectious serology testing
Waikato | Lakes | Clinical | 03/07/2025

Pathlab has had an equipment failure, compounded by a delayed replacement device delivery, impacting the following tests: Anti-TPO antibodies, CMV serology, EBV serology, Hepatitis B serology, Hepatitis A serology, Hepatitis C antibody, HIV serology, Rubella IgG, Syphilis screen and Toxoplasma serology. Please keep sending in the tests but expect an additional 1-2 weeks delay in reporting.

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Immunisation fee changes from 1 July 2025
Waikato | Tairāwhiti | Lakes | Taranaki | Clinical | Management | 02/07/2025

Te Whatu Ora has made a number of changes to immunisation funding within the PHOSA as part of the 1 July 25 annual uplift contract variation.

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GLP1ra update – Trulicity now available again for new prescriptions
Waikato | Tairāwhiti | Lakes | Taranaki | Clinical | 25/06/2025

Both dulaglutide (Trulicity™) and Liraglutide (Victoza™) can be initiated for new patients who meet the special authority criteria from 1st July 2025.

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Te Whatu Ora clarification of measles guidance for frontline healthcare services
Waikato | Tairāwhiti | Lakes | Taranaki | Clinical | Management | 19/06/2025

Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand has provided further clarification of guidance for frontline healthcare services regarding testing of people presenting with symptoms consistent with measles. This guidance is applicable at all times, including during an outbreak.

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Expression of interest: Aotearoa New Zealand Immunisation Conference 2025
Waikato | Tairāwhiti | Lakes | Taranaki | Clinical | Management | 18/06/2025

Are you passionate about immunisation and keen to stay at the forefront of best practice? The Nursing Director and Nurse Lead team at Pinnacle MHN invite you to express your interest in attending the Aotearoa New Zealand Immunisation Conference 2025, held at Wintec City Campus, Hamilton on 4–5 September 2025.

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Pathlab: Reporting of referral laboratory name
Waikato | Lakes | Clinical | 17/06/2025

Pathlab adheres to ISO Standard 15189:2022, ensuring quality and competence in their laboratories. Recent changes now require laboratories to include the name of any referral laboratory involved in testing. To meet this requirement, Pathlab plans to upgrade their result messaging to HL7 2.4, which allows them to include the referral laboratory’s name in reports sent to practice management systems. In the meantime, practices receiving results via HL7 2.1 messaging are considered to have agreed to receive results without the referral laboratory's name.

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NZSSD: Applications open for professional development award and RN prescribing development grant
Waikato | Tairāwhiti | Lakes | Taranaki | Clinical | 17/06/2025

The New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes (NZSSD) is accepting applications for grants supporting professional and prescribing development in diabetes care. These include the Professional Development Award (closing 31 July), the Registered Nurse Prescribing Development Grant 1 for Semester 2 (closing 4 July), and the Registered Nurse Prescribing Development Grant 2 for Nurse Practitioner Practicum (open year-round).

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Pinnacle nursing conference 2025: Get to know Carey Campbell
Waikato | Tairāwhiti | Lakes | Taranaki | Clinical | Management | 12/06/2025

Introducing Carey Campbell, Clinical Director, McCrae Tech, who will be speaking at our Pinnacle nursing conference on Saturday 11 October at our Kirikiriroa Hamilton office. Read about Carey in her bio.

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Te Whatu Ora Health NZ service access and winter key messaging
Waikato | Tairāwhiti | Lakes | Taranaki | Clinical | 05/06/2025

This month Te Whatu Ora will launch the next phase of its service access campaign to improve access to health advice and care and to help manage the impact of respiratory illnesses on the health sector over the winter period. The public messaging will focus on encouraging people to access the right services for them and stay home when sick, and supporting referrals for the healthy homes initiative for those who are eligible.

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