Jo Scott-Jones and Dave Maplesden discuss post-partum screening for diabetes, referral guidelines and unmet need, EpiPen funding and more.

MenB (Bexsero) vaccine is funded from 1 March 2023 and will become part of the National Immunisation Schedule with a primary course administered at the 3-month and 5-month immunisation events followed by a booster dose at the 12-month vaccination event. View relevant IMAC web link resources here.

Jo Scott-Jones and Dave Maplesden discuss diagnosing sleep conditions, topiramate and pregnancy, new ACE inhibitor ramipril and more.

A collection of resources that may be useful for patients in cyclone and flood-affected areas.

Waikato DHB has clarified the roles, responsibilities and information available to practices about referring to urgent mental health support.

The Ministry has reviewed the cold chain documents and the National Standards for Vaccine Storage and Transportation for Immunisation Providers 2017 along with the Cold Chain Accreditation documentation.

National Bowel Screening Programme resources including the clinical Zoom recording and quick reference guide for primary healthcare teams.

Facebook can deliver messages and direct people to useful information - relatively quickly, easily and at a low cost. Here are a few tips, tricks and things to consider when using Facebook in your practice...

Approximately 20% of all calls for an ambulance come from a facility with clinically trained staff, such as a medical centre or aged care facility. If the patient has already been assessed by a doctor or a nurse, the caller is asked questions that are quite different (and smaller in number) than when the caller is a member of the public.

This Taranaki guidance reinforces responsibilities and behaviours expected of all healthcare professionals involved with the prescribing, monitoring and care of the patient. The purpose of this guideline is to provide seamless transfer of care between specialist and primary services.