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.

As we work together to uplift the immunisation rates in Aotearoa, we want to grow our vaccinator workforce across the Waikato to help fulfil the immunisation needs of our tamariki and tangata whaiora.

Measles is a highly infectious disease that is easily spread from an infected person by saliva or mucous droplets when coughing, sneezing or talking. Just being in the same room as someone with measles can lead to infection for those who are not immunised.

Dr Jo Scott-Jones and Dr Dave Maplesden discuss prescribing, concussion, a new emergency procedure for cardiac arrest known as double sequential external defibrillation (DSED), and more.

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

Dr Jo Scott-Jones and Dr Dave Maplesden discuss not using ACE and ARB and statin use in pregnancy, monitoring lithium drug interactions, shared care clozapine and more.

The recent Workforce Survey highlighted the desire for practice kaimahi to have a greater awareness of pathways in education, and scholarship opportunities, available to support their journey. These resources, collated from a variety of sources, relate to different roles within general practice.

Dr Jo Scott-Jones and Dr Dave Maplesden discuss symmetrical drug-related intertriginous and flexural exanthema (SDRIFE), sodium valproate in people who can father children, accelerated silicosis and more.

On this page you will find links to the most recent NZ guidelines for asthma and COPD and a useful inhaler device chart.

Please always use the helpdesk when contacting BPAC. This allows your job to be properly tracked and resolved.