Tui Ora is promoting smoking cessation support and encouraging Taranaki wānine to become auahi kore (smoke free), offering three grand prizes of up to $1000, drawn at the end of the September.

One of the ways Te Whatu Ora has responded to the global workforce shortage is with the establishment of the International Recruitment Centre (the IRC), in October 2022. Read about the roles of Te Whatu Ora and Hauora Taiwhenua in the recruitment of international GPs.

From 1 August 2023, vaccinating pharmacies will be able to order additional National Immunisation Schedule vaccines resulting in wider availability of vaccination sites in the community.

Pathlab is changing from the 6mL Greiner Vacuette yellow top urine Z tubes (no additives) to BD tan top urine tubes (no additives) for biochemistry urine tests (such as Microalbumin; Protein/Creatinine Ratio, etc.)

Following the announcement by the Manatū Hauora Ministry of Health regarding the postponed go-live date for HPV primary testing to 12 September 2023, please note the change in HPV swab distribution dates.

Te Whatu Ora is aware of a number of cases of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) in hospital patients across the Te Manawa Taki region.

Te Whatu Ora want to hear from all kaimahi. What do you think of the Charter, and what more would you like to see included in the final version that will be endorsed by the Minister of Health and will guide people working in healthcare in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Healthcare workers (clinical and non clinical) are invited to participate in a survey on the challenges they face when enrolling and engaging whānau and their pēpi in primary care. Study findings will help inform a targeted strategy to achieve better immunisation rates for pēpi through better connection with primary care.

View the Medsafe letter and associated table, which provides guidance to prescribers on the upcoming classification changes.

Pathlab will be providing HPV Primary Screening and cytology services to all health providers in the Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Lakes districts. Specimen pickup and provision of consumables will be the same as current Pathlab arrangements. The current order forms will be updated to include the new HPV swab kits.