More paramedic and audiometrist treatment will soon be available to treat ACC clients, as part of a set of regulatory changes coming into effect on 1 December. Read the ACC media release here.

Careerforce is offering free enrolment into the Apprenticeship in Primary Care Practice Assistance Programme from 1 August 2024 to 31 October 2024.

ACC intends to conduct a single-staged tender process to procure nursing services and is looking for suitable suppliers to apply. The Request for Application (RFA) is intended to be released on 20 August 2024. It is essential practices have a GETS login to download the application form and all other documentation related to this RFA.

A reminder an online notification has been created for RMOs / SMOs to notify GPs their patient has died in the ward or the Emergency Department. This has been requested to enable early notification of a patient’s death when the discharge summary may take a while to complete by the parent team. Early notification to the GP enables primary care to provide early support to distressed whānau.

Te Whatu Ora has provided all Healthpathways users with access to two free evidence-based medicine tools - BMJ Best Practice, and EBSCO Dynamed.

Receiving a cancer diagnosis and undertaking treatment can be a difficult and overwhelming path for both individuals and their whānau. Tui Ora's free cancer community nursing and kaiārahi service can support people and their whānau every step of the way.

Pinnacle is here to support our network. Recent changes have been made to the appointment process for contract providers at PSAAP. These updates impact how your practice selects an agent to represent your interests during negotiations. We encourage you to carefully review the information about these changes. A list of organisations and agents that are offering to represent you, including Pinnacle, and the link to the contracted providers nomination form, are also provided.

There's a lot going on in the data and digital space and many issues nurses are facing can be solved with digital solutions. Health Informatics New Zealand (HiNZ) would love to see more nurses present at Digital Health Week this year (2-5 December). Scholarships to attend close midnight, Friday 19 July.

ACC is offering four Masters’ scholarships worth up to $15,000. The scholarships are to fund Masters’ research that’s being done in 2024 or 2025. The purpose is to invest in research that digs into complex challenges and emerging trends in injury prevention and compensation and grow the health research workforce. Applications close on 15 August 2024.

Manatū Hauora, the Ministry of Health, will be inviting the public to share their views on the End of Life Choice Act as part of a review of the Act. The Ministry of Health administers the Act. Under the legislation, the Ministry is required to review the operation of Act within three years of it coming into force, and every five years after. The review is currently underway and will conclude in November 2024. An online portal will provide an opportunity for the public to share their views about the Act.