This Tairāwhiti service provides funding for up to two GP/NP consults per māma for up to 8 weeks post-delivery.

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.

Pinnacle has adopted an explicit position against anti-vaccination messages within its contracted providers, as outlined in the internal policy for Pinnacle employed/contracted clinicians.

Lead HealthPathways region, Te Manawa Taki (Midland), has updated two of their diabetes pathways and incorporated points addressing inequity into their guidance.

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.

The latest College of Nurses Aotearoa - CPD accredited eLearning module is now available to complete.

Find the direct access link to access Waikato Immsnet here.

Helen Parker, Pinnacle chief executive, has interesting conversations with people around the network and her Pin Pods podcast is designed to share these conversations. In this chat with Wendy Harris, non-GP owner and business manager of Cambridge Medical Centre, Wendy discusses her non-GP journey into ownership and the benefits she thinks it's brought to the practice.

Manual claim form for suspected skin cancer excision service (Waikato).