The psychosocial concerns currently experienced will be influenced by the impact of COVID-19. There will be social and financial issues - relationships strained, job losses. There are a range of things available that may help.

The clinical assistant role, recently introduced at Tu Ora Compass, is designed to support GP's administration burden (processing results in particular). Tu Ora have shared a suite of resources.

A standing order is a written instruction issued by a medical practitioner, nurse practitioner or dentist. It authorises a specified person or class of people (e.g. registered nurses) who do not have prescribing rights to administer and/or supply specified medicines and some controlled drugs.

With the recent change to indici claiming for some services, the eligibililty criteria is automated wherever possible. Find out how to adding the patient’s domicile DHB to their enrolment page to ensure they are recognised as eligible.

Many people, including disabled and autistic people, may show signs of anxiety and distress when it comes to injections and needles. These resources have been developed to help.

Pinnacle is excited to be supporting the uptake of this online course and the valuable contribution the PCA/MCA role is making as part of the extended general practice team, in the care of their patients and whānau.

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Discussion about using the COVID-19 clinical care module.

The differences in the three nurse prescribing tiers highlighting the different roles and the requirements to achieve prescribing rights.