Clinical Zoom meeting snippets - May 2025
Watch the Mei / May clinical update from Jo Scott-Jones joined by Dave Maplesden, Pinnacle GP liaison in this 48 minute video.
This month Jo Scott-Jones and Dave Maplesden discuss fitness to drive, drug driving, shingles vaccine and dementia, and more.
Read the written version of this update on Jo Scott-Jones' The New Zealand General Practice Podcast website.
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People using Accuretic will need to get a new prescription to change to an alternative high blood pressure medicine as soon as possible.
Read moreAn updated guide on MMR vaccine eligibility for primary and community care providers is now available on the Te Whatu Ora website. The update covers funded access for people not eligible for publicly funded healthcare (including Registered Seasonal Employees), use of private-market MMR vaccine, prioritisation guidance, and adult catch-up recommendations.
Read moreThe ACC MRI pathways support GPs and nurse practitioners to make direct referrals for MRIs, for eligible patients who have had a course of active physiotherapy.
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