The service is a free primary care based sexual health and contraception service for under 25-year olds.
The aim is to improve the sexual and reproductive health of young people and to improve access to first level GP services in order to facilitate:
The objectives of the service are to:
Your Pinnacle Services Contract applies to this service. By claiming for this service, you have indicated that you have read and agreed to the business rules set out here.
This is NOT a clinical guideline.
All Pinnacle practices in Taranaki region can claim for this service.
Pinnacle practices can accept self-referrals and provide the following services:
Referrals may also come from various sources, including midwives, sexual health clinics, marae health clinics, and other sources.
A GP or practice nurse consult is provided.
All young people under 25 years of age seeking contraceptive advice or clinical service are eligible, regardless of enrolment stats, i.e. the service is available to both casual and enrolled young people.
The service is principally aimed at young men and women who are:
The service can only be delivered by a GP/NP (or their locum) or practice nurse through a Pinnacle practice.
People 25 years and older are not eligible for the service.
Services that cannot be claimed under this service include:
Each consultation is stand alone. A young person can access the service on multiple occasions.
These prices are inclusive of GST
Sexual health consultation – GP or nurse:
Claims will only be paid on completion of the electronic form, provided by Pinnacle Midlands Health Network.
All fields of the form must be completed.
You will be asked to select a consultation reason. Select from:
Date of consultation, provider type (GP or nurse) and basic demographic information is also collected.
No. No co-payment is allowed if claiming for the consult under this service.
This service is funded from Taranaki flexible funding.
Sally Newell, Regional Support Manager - Clinical Contracts
sally.newell@pinnacle.health.nz
021 150 8788
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