Organised by the RGPN, Jo Scott-Jones, medical director, presented to the NZ Young Farmers on 'Why get vaccinated against COVID-19'.

With an increasing number of professional groups mandated under the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021 to be fully vaccinated against Sars-Cov2 we are seeing a rise in the number of requests for a COVID-19 vaccine exemption to be confirmed by a patient’s GP.

Best Start Pregnancy Kōwae are a suite of best practice based assessment modules designed to improve quality care throughout the pregnancy journey and is designed to support consistent, comprehensive, and quality care by promoting enquiry, management, and referral to support services. The modules are designed with a pro-equity approach for Māori hapū māmā and pēpī Māori.

People will be able to request assisted dying from 7 November 2021 and your practice needs to be prepared. These resources will help ensure all of your practice staff feel informed and knowledgeable on the End of Life Choice Act implementation.

View Jo Scott-Jones' presentation and video recording discussing the management of COVID-19 in the community, presented at the September 2021 Waikato Postgraduate Medicine Inc meeting.

Primary Health Care Limited recently had Dr John Morgan share his experience with telemedicine to their team, and has made the recording available for the network.

Jo Scott-Jones and Dave Maplesden discuss Waikato DHB deferred acute referrals, National Bowel Screening FOT Positive referrals, Empagliflozin side effects and more.

The ABC COVID-19 vaccination approach is designed to ensure more whānau get the opportunity to get their COVID 19 vaccinations. The tool is made to encourage staff, patients, and whānau to be vaccinated and to connect them with vaccination services.