General practice is under enormous pressure, which can take a toll on employee health and wellbeing. This page includes information about available support and resources.

Waikato DHB has made a report available to PHOs illustrating the average wait times (in days) for first specialist appointments (FSA) in secondary care. Please note this is an average across all priority groups. This report will be updated monthly by Waikato DHB.

Based in Waikato, the programmes offered by Rauawaawa health services are catered and driven by Kaumātua for Kaumātua. A wide range of FREE services offered exclusively to Kaumātua ensures a safe environment on site and in the community and reflect the complex needs of Kaumātua.

The COVID-19 Vaccine Immunisation Programme is working to strengthen the system-level approach to ensure the best possible outcomes for the population should they experience this adverse event. The Ministry of Health need to ensure consumers are well informed of this rare side effect and know when to seek help, and that the health system is poised to diagnose and clinically manage consumers with this condition appropriately.

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.

A guide to using PHO reports to communicate with patients in bulk.

The paediatric department at Taranaki Base Hospital has written guidelines for referrals when there are concerns with children's development. The guidance will help make sure the correct children are referred to the hospital and also highlights other services or routes for referrals if there are concerns.

With the change to indici claiming for some services, the eligibililty criteria is automated wherever possible. Find out how to adding the patient’s domicile DHB to their enrolment page to ensure they are recognised as eligible.

National Bowel Screening Programme resources including the clinical Zoom recording and quick reference guide for primary healthcare teams.

The quarterly patient experience survey (PES) is the biggest health survey in New Zealand and is a great way of getting feedback from patients. Read all the need-to-know information about successfully running the survey here.