Te Manawa Taki Pathways of Care team, in conjunction with Pinnacle, held a 45 minute webinar to share the most up-to-date information in the region about the assessment and management of Hepatitis C and a range of sexual health conditions as provided in the clinical pathways. The team also demonstrated HealthPathways, providing a practical understanding of how to best use this web-based tool.

Medtech users would have received release notes confirming that the HPV outcome codes have been updated in your PMS. Unfortunately, the updated codes that were released for Medtech practices do not match the nationally recommended outcome codes. To mitigate clinical risk and to ensure overall data consistency please manually update your PMS to reflect the nationally recommended HPV outcome codes. The codes, instructions on how to do this can be found here.

Dr. Jo Scott-Jones advocates for the use of the term "GPwER" (GP with Extended Roles) instead of "GPwSI" (GP with Special Interest). He says GPwER is well-defined, advances the specialist GP role, and uplifts and empowers practitioners, whereas the term "GPwSI" is poorly defined, offensive to some, and does not contribute to the advancement of the profession. In this article, Dr. Jo takes a close look at GPwER to answer the question; what's in a name? 

If you are in a pickle with an aspect of your practice population care (immunisation, cervical screening, CVRAs), Jo Scott-Jones suggests reviewing, judging and and acting on a "set piece" response.   

N95 masks are recommended for clinicians to use whenever they feel at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 or any other airborne infectious disease such as measles.

Matariki is a time to gather with whānau and friends to reflect on the past, celebrate the present, and plan for the future. 

The Health Care Home is a primary health care model that gives patients more control, the practice team an environment where quality of care and innovation can flourish. It enables truly proactive, coordinated care for those that need it most breaking down the professional and system barriers that we know prevent patients from getting the best care.

A patient portal is a secure website which can receive and store patients' health information. The information, for example treatments received or medications, is uploaded via your PMS. It then allows other health providers or patients, depending on which tool is being used, to view a summary of the patient's health record.

Ensuring patients have access to care outside normal general practice hours and reduce unnecessary hospital admissions.

In addition to Pinnacle MHN primary mental health services, here are some other alternatives that may be available.