Remedi is a locum service supporting general practices dealing with unplanned absences in their clinical and administration teams. Unlike traditional locum services, Remedi has locums and admin support available on a same-day basis.

K’aute Pasifika provides holistic approaches to mental health for individuals and families who experience mental distress and addiction issues. The service going live in BPAC eReferrals on Wednesday 15 February.

Hospice Waikato has released a series of training dates to provide advanced care planning (ACP) and serious illness conversation workshops. These workshops will be facilitated at Hospice Waikato. Some pre-course Ko-Awatea and/or ACP eLearning is prerequisite prior to attending these workshops.

An amendment to the Accident Compensation Act was introduced in December 2021 which expands ACC’s cover to include maternal birth injuries as personal injury by accident, (caused by the application of an internal force i.e the baby). The injuries covered include first to fourth degree perineal tears and cervical lacerations along with a number of other injuries.

The Pride in Health website has been designed to make it easier for health professionals in Aotearoa to find rainbow health information and in turn improve experiences and create more equitable outcomes for rainbow patients.

St John asks healthcare professionals requiring an ambulance for your patient to call 0800 262 665. For emergencies outside your facility/medical centre it is still appropriate to call 111.

View the latest updates regarding the Health System Reform including information from the Minister of Health.

Te Whatu Ora Taranaki has an 0800 phone number available 24/7 for pregnant/birthing people to call if in labour with urgent concerns, for non-urgent antenatal or postnatal queries, or if they are simply looking for a midwife. Patients can call 0800 1MyBaby (0800 169 22 29).

With the Women's Refuge Shielded Site, victims of domestic violence access a shielded portal through which they can contact Women's Refuge and find out how to make a plan to safely get out of a dangerous situation.