What’s in this issue?
PRIMARY CARE CLINICAL DIGEST
MARCH 29 2024
Immunisation Pānui March 27 2024
National Bowel Screening Primary Care Promotion May 2024
National Antimicrobial Guidelines
Consultation on funding proposal for CGMs, insulin pumps, and insulin pump consumables
Tender results
Aotearoa HealthPathways survey follow-up
Update on Medical Aspects of Fitness to Drive March 27 2024
Updates for Pharmacists March 28 2024
Top Weekend Viewing
Immunisation Pānui March 27 2024
View online
National Bowel Screening Primary Care Promotion May 2024
See the campaign poster
National Antimicrobial Guidelines
View online
Consultation on funding proposal for CGMs, insulin pumps, and insulin pump consumables
View online
Tender results
Aotearoa HealthPathways survey follow-up
See the attached link to access the latest update on Immunisation.
Te Whatu Ora invite primary and community care providers to take part in the National Bowel Screening Primary Care Promotion May 2024.
More details and to sign-up can be found in the attached flyer. Closing date is April 5.
Click on the attached link to view Antibiotic Conservation Aotearoa’s update on progress with the cross-sector National Antimicrobial Guidelines.
Pharmac – Te Pātaka Whaioranga wants to hear what people think of a funding proposal for continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), insulin pumps, and insulin pump consumables.
See the attached link to find out more information.
Please follow this link to the Phramac website for the March 2024 Tender Notification.
This survey was initially covered in our March 8 edition of the Clinical Digest where Te Whatu Ora is conducting a survey to understand the value of HealthPathways for end users.
The survey is open until April 5 and will take only a few minutes to complete, and answers are anonymous which will help Te Whatu Ora and Streamliners have an improved understanding of HealthPathways user experiences to shape future priorities and improvements.
Update on Medical Aspects of Fitness to Drive
March 27 2024
View online
Updates for Pharmacists
March 28 2024
View online
Top Weekend Viewing
The survey is also open to Hospital HealthPathways users, and non-clinical sta that engage with HealthPathways and can be accessed here
The attached link is an update from Waka Kotahi on their progress in reviewing the Medical Aspects of Fitness to Drive – A guide for health practitioners. The guide assists health practitioners to assess people’s fitness to drive. It also sets out the responsibilities and obligations of health practitioners.
See attached link to view the Pharmac updates.
With a long weekend coming up, it’s a good opportunity to spend some time with the whānau or friends to watch some of the more recent blockbusters available from well-known and much-loved adventure franchises.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Disney+, AppleTV) ) - Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary dial that can change the course of history. Accompanied by his goddaughter, he soon finds himself squaring o against Jürgen Voller, a former Nazi who works for NASA. Tricky!
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 (Disney+, Apple TV)Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill must rally his team to defend the universe and protect one of their own. If the mission is not completely successful, it could possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them. Oh no!
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Spiderman No Way Home (Netflix) - Spider-Man seeks the help of Doctor Strange to forget his exposed secret identity as Peter Parker. However, Strange's spell goes horribly wrong, leading to unwanted guests entering their universe. Ooh-er!
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