Foundation Standard and Cornerstone® are developed by the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. They include a variety of quality assurance and improvement goals relating to minimum patient safety and legal requirements, supporting New Zealand general practitioners and their teams.

This manual has been created as a resource for general practices to aid in the delivery of effective smoking cessation services. The resource will help you evaluate your current practice and identify any changes that could be made to improve your smoking cessation service and ultimately reduce the number of smokers at your practice.

This month Dr Jo Scott-Jones and Dr Dave Maplesden discuss UTI in children, gynaecomastia, Fournier gangrene, and more.

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.