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  • Newborn Metabolic Screening Programme FAQs

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    Expand all 1. When should the blood spot sample be taken? 1. When should the blood spot sample be taken? The blood spot sample must be taken when baby is 24 hours old or as soon as possible after this before they are 72 hours old. 2. Why should it be taken at 24 hours of age or as soon as possible after this? 2. Why should it be taken at 24 hours of age or as soon as possible after this? When a baby is in utero, they are nourished by the placenta. Many disorders do not show abnormal biochemical levels at birth because the placenta eliminated those chemicals as the baby’s system pro

  • COVID-19: People with dementia at home

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    Living with dementia mate wareware at any time has it challenges. The requirements and changes that have resulted from the response to COVID-19 can add additional stress and pressure. This page provides information for family, whānau, carers and/or supporters of people with dementia mate wareware who are living at home on how to stay well when there is COVID-19 in the community. This information should be read alongside other information provided for carers that can be found on info.health.nz - COVID-19 (external link) . Families and whānau living with a person with dementia mate wareware Pr

  • 24. Varicella (chickenpox)

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    ... See chapter 4 ‘ Immunisation of special groups ’ for more information. b.     See Table 4.4  for an accelerated immunisation schedule for infants in whom liver or kidney transplant is likely. c.     Check Starship Children’s Hospital guidelines for children with chronic kidney disease, dialysis and renal transplant (external link) . d.     Note that immunosuppression due to steroid or other immunosuppressive therapy must be for a treatment period of greater than 28 days. 24.5.1. Usual childhood schedule 24.5.1.  ...

  • Measles

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    ... to the MMR vaccine, it may be difficult to distinguish from true measles infection. Standard polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing cannot distinguish between vaccine and wild-type measles, therefore vaccine-strain-specific genotyping is required for diagnosis (refer to Laboratory testing guidelines ). Vaccine-associated measles Rarely, measles infection may develop in pregnancy or in immunocompromised people following vaccination with MMR (known as ‘vaccine-strain measles’ or ‘vaccine-associated measles’)  [24] . The clinical presentation can be indistinguishable from wild-t ...

  • Education centres — Waikato

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    ... staff members perform clinical risk assessment and mitigation, collect trauma data, and facilitate local trauma committees to enable quality improvement initiatives. The hub group based at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Waikato manages the regional database, develops and manages clinical guidelines and transfer protocols, identifies and actions system change, and supports the activities of Te Manawa Taki | Midland Trauma System clinicians and the Te Manawa Taki | Midland Trauma Research Centre. Te Manawa Taki | Midland Trauma System members contribute to national and international b ...

  • Avian influenza

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    ... Whole genome sequencing identification of an avian influenza virus. Laboratory suggestive evidence: Confirmation of an influenza A infection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing but further subtyping for confirmation of avian influenza has not been possible. Laboratory testing guidelines Expand all Purpose of testing Purpose of testing Laboratory confirmation should be urgently sought to confirm all cases under investigation. Testing of asymptomatic people for avian influenza virus infection is not routinely recommended. Public health service responsibilities for testing Publi ...

  • Purchase unit codes

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    About purchase unit codes A purchase unit (PU) code   is part of a classification system used to consistently measure, quantify and value a service. The purchase unit data dictionary (PUDD) is a spreadsheet that contains all PU codes for counting of, funding and contracting for health services. The PUDD includes the following information. Tab a – PU codes for health services. Tab b – a mapping table to provide mapping information of PU codes retired since version 16.3. Tab c – definitions for units of measure, and output classes (the same as contained in Health NZ Statement of

  • Community Pharmacy Agreement

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    ... 7 November 2024 EAG minutes - Meeting 2 (PDF 173KB) [PDF, 173 KB] Meeting 1: 25 June 2024 Meeting 1: 25 June 2024 EAG minutes – Meeting 1 (PDF 187KB) [PDF, 187 KB]   Service information Expand all Co-Dispensed Opioid Services (CDOS) Co-Dispensed Opioid Services (CDOS) CDOS Operational Guidelines [PDF, 489 KB] Last updated August 2015 Clozapine Clozapine Clozapine Protocol [PDF, 333 KB] Last updated October 2018   Community pharmacies should be familiar with the Medsafe datasheets for all funded brands of clozapine. These are available at  Medsafe’s page of datasheets. For mor ...

  • COVID-19: Family, whānau, and āiga carers

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    Helpful information for carers The information on this page has been brought together to make it easier for carers to find the support and advice they need during the COVID-19 response. The information includes links to useful material available for the general public. We will update this resource as required and work with other government agencies, Carers NZ and the Carers Alliance, service providers and other partners to keep you informed. Things do change, so please regularly check the following government COVID-19 resource sites: COVID-19 - Ministry of Health (external link) COVID-19 - Hea

  • 21. Rubella

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    ... the chance of being exposed in New Zealand to an infectious case is becoming increasingly rare, rubella remains endemic in some countries, and the risk remains to those who are unimmunised when travelling overseas or through an imported case. (If exposure during pregnancy does occur, see the guidelines in   section 21.8.2 .) After delivery If MMR and Rhesus anti-D IG are required after delivery, both the vaccine and anti-D IG may be given at the same time, in separate sites with separate syringes. The vaccine may be given at any time after the delivery. Anti-D IG does not interfere with ...