A reminder practices should not send patients with suspected measles to community collection labs for testing. If a patient with possible measles presents to your practice, please complete the testing on-site in accordance with current guidelines, and notify the Ministry of Health of any suspected cases.

Bay of Plenty/Waikato Faculty of RNZCGP invites all GPs (including non-faculty members) and GP registrars in the GPEP programme (years 1-3) to register for collegial support service – Ka Hono.

Ngā Manukura is a clinical leadership programme for Māori nurses and midwives. To date, thirty-six cohorts are either in progress or have completed the programme. Enrolments are open for 2026 cohorts, with 25 places available in each, for those who meet the criteria.

Te Whatu Ora has updated guidance for administering the Shingrix vaccine due to potential overfill and inconsistencies between the package insert and datasheet. Please follow the new reconstitution and administration steps, and share with vaccinating colleagues.

Work and Income is seeking medical, nurse, and allied health practitioners to support their mahi. Flexible roles are available for designated health practitioners and Medical Appeal Board members.

This is a one-off grant is for primary care nurses working in general practitioner and nurse practitioner practices, schools and other primary care settings to build their knowledge and skills in mental health and addiction.

From 1 December 2025, Pharmac will remove Special Authority renewal requirements for several treatments, including insulin pump consumables, continuous glucose monitors, LAMA/LABA inhalers, epoetin alfa, budesonide capsules, and febuxostat.

Te Whatu Ora is responding to an escalating national risk of measles following confirmation of two new cases in the Manawatu and one new case in Nelson. These new cases, which include two children, are in addition to the case confirmed in Auckland. Please stay alert for symptoms, check staff immunity, and continue supporting MMR vaccination.

Te Whatu Ora is streamlining how general practice holiday hours are collected by working with Healthpoint. Please update your Healthpoint listing with accurate Christmas and New Year opening hours before 1 December 2025.

Te Whatu Ora has introduced free listings for graduate registered nurse roles on their careers site and funding remains available to support graduate registered nurse employment in primary and community care.