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  • Education centres — Waikato

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    ... and of interest to clinicians twice-monthly evening CME seminars for GPs and hospital medical staff Acute Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) courses for GPs and registered nurses. A record of session attendances is kept and WPGMI administration keeps track of CME / MOPs (maintenance of professional standards) for members. Certificates are issued on request detailing the credits earned and list of seminars(s) attended. For GP members, CME/MOPs credits are also recorded directly on-line to the Royal NZ College of GPs (for those who are members of RNZCGP). Contact Waikato Postgraduate Medicine Inc. B ...

  • Restricted access readiness

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    Consumers can now restrict access to their immunisation records held in the AIR, giving them control over how their immunisation information is viewed and shared. More details and updated consumer information can be viewed at AIR privacy (external link) . Vaccination records will continue to be recorded in the AIR however this information will not be able to be viewed by or shared between health providers if a consumer has chosen to restrict access to their immunisation records. Why a consumer’s information is being collected, who the intended recipients of this information are, and how this

  • A new system for student placements

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    ... student and staff”  “This was my final placement in the B achelor of Nursing, and  I received an email welcoming me, my rosters were in advance, and I was welcomed with a powhiri ”   “Everything we do is role- modelling, so we have to get it right. It raises everyone’s standards of practice”   “The staff were amazing and really seemed happy to have me there as a student… “No matter how busy we are in winter we always find ways to support students as much as we can”  “I feel very much like I already work here”  “The team feels incomplete ...

  • Acute rheumatic fever

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    Summary of updates to the guidance Expand all 2025   2025   April  Full chapter update to new format following a significant update to the 2024 Acute Rheumatic Fever Guidelines. Includes changes to the following sections:   Epidemiology – new section At risk and priority populations – new section  The disease – new section   Updated detail on the role of Group A Strep in diagnosis.  Spread of infection – new section   Routine prevention – new section   New overview on primordial, primary and secondary disease prevention.  Case def

  • Waikato

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    A full list of mental health and addiction services provided by Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Waikato, including contact information, is on Health Information and Services. Mental health and addiction — Health Information and Services (external link) Non-acute adult mental health services Hamilton and Waikato District Council area Adult Mental Health 193 London Street / Private Bag 3200 Hamilton 3240 Phone: 07 834 6902 Fax: 07 834 6900 Email: amhastriage@waikatodhb.health.nz Thames, Coromandel and Hauraki Mental Health and Addictions Service Manaaki Centre / PO Box 707 Thames 3540 Phone:

  • Frequently asked questions

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    ... audit and accreditation requirements for ultrasound providers? What are the audit and accreditation requirements for ultrasound providers? Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora recommends IANZ radiology accreditation for radiology providers, to provide assurance that the practice operates to established standards. In New Zealand, the quality-of-service requirements relates to appropriate education and training for the measurement of NT. Appropriate certification is recognised through FMF London and the Australian Nuchal Translucency – Ultrasound, Education and Monitoring Program. To support best prac ...

  • Mpox

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    A Case and contact management chart (version 1) has been developed for use as interim guidance for the management of mpox cases and contacts while a full chapter update is in progress (due to be published by May 2025). Please note that where a clade Ib MPXV case is suspected, the interim guidance supersedes the current information published in the Communicable Disease Control Manual mpox chapter. To obtain a copy of the chart, medical officers of health can contact the on call medical officer of health (protection, clinical team) (see Escalation pathways (external link) ). For primary care cli

  • Carer Support Subsidy

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    About Carer Support The principle of Carer Support is to provide full-time Carers with time to themselves as a break from their full-time Carer role. This can mean reimbursement of some of the costs of engaging a support person to care and support the person in need of care or purchases which will provide the Carer with respite. Carer Support for older people, people living with long-term chronic health conditions, or mental health and addiction issues is funded by Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora. What is Carer Support Carer Support is a subsidy that helps you take some time out for yourself

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

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    Chapter last reviewed and updated in December 2018. A description of changes can be found at Updates to the Communicable Disease Control Manual . Epidemiology Expand all New Zealand Epidemiology New Zealand Epidemiology Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acts by depleting the body’s normal immunological defense mechanism. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is the late stage of the spectrum of HIV disease. HIV became notifiable in New Zealand in 2017. Voluntary surveillance was undertaken between 1985 and 2017. AIDS has been a notifiable condition in New Zealand since 1983. HIV infecti

  • Clinical Trials Unit

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    ... cater for special dietary requirements. Each bed for patients staying overnight has a dedicated television. General information about clinical trials General information about clinical trials Ethics approval is required for all trials, and guidelines exist that set out the established ethical standards that all researchers must meet when undertaking health and disability research in New Zealand. Read more about this on the Health and Disability Ethics Committees website. Health and Disability Ethics Committees (external link) For more clinical trials in New Zealand, visit CenterWatch. New Ze ...