Business rules for the Primary Options Acute Care programme (Taranaki), which supports primary care through funding specific clinical services.

PHARMAC requires special authority numbers for some medications to be renewed after a period of time (every 12 months for antipsychotic depot injections risperidone, olanzapine, paliperidone and every 24 months for methylphenidate and dexamphetamine.)

Where to turn for help and how to avoid workplace bullying.

Tools and advice from across government to save you time and help make your business a success

Recommendations on five low-value practices and interventions, from the Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

The Ministry of Health and the Department of Internal Affairs partnered to develop Death Documents, an online service which allows doctors and nurse practitioners to complete these forms online.

The Medical Council of New Zealand and PHOs nationally have a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that clarifies roles and responsibilities related to the regulation of doctors in New Zealand.

Periodically, people suffering from mental distress are unable or unwilling to engage in psychiatric care despite being significantly impaired and disabled by their mental illness. The Mental Health Act (MHA) legislation provides a pathway to legally ensure, often against the person's wishes, their engagement in psychiatric assessment and treatment (if indicated).

The Australasian Faculty of Occupational & Environmental Medicine (AFOEM) is a Faculty of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) that connects and represents Occupational & Environmental Medicine Fellows and trainees in Australia and New Zealand.

Business rules for the Primary Options Acute Care programme (Tairāwhiti), which supports primary care through funding specific clinical services.