Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by Bordetella pertussis. While it can affect people of all ages, it is particularly dangerous for infants and young children. Despite vaccination efforts, pertussis continues to cause periodic outbreaks in New Zealand due to waning immunity over time.

Referral pathways for low, moderate, high and active risk diabetes foot screening and assessment.

All PHOs and their practices must comply with the PHO enrolment requirements when enrolling people.

All Pinnacle practices can now use the new Practice Portal — a secure, easy-to-use hub for claims, remittance reports, payment files, and sharing documents, designed to save time and give you clearer oversight.

A range of guides to assist when using the iron infusion programme.

A guide to ACC coverage of allergic reactions as a result of an accident.

Consent forms for the insertion of Jadelle, Mirena and Jaydess contraceptive implants and copper IUDs.

It takes the whole team to manage gout, He Ako Hiringa encourage everyone to be involved: GPs, nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, podiatrists, kaiāwhina, patients and whānau. He Ako Hiringa is committed to providing education to help improve health outcomes, and their latest resources focus on communicating effectively with people who have gout.

The aim of green, amber and red streaming is to manage patients as they flow through our services in a way that keeps patients and staff safe, with infection control restrictions and service provision that relates to the probabilty of exposure to infection.

Primary care reconnection pathway for high users of emergency department (ED) services.