ACC GP MRI toolkit
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The ACC GP MRI programme of work supports GPs to make direct referrals for high tech images, such as MRI scans. This toolkit provides diagnostic pathways and referral steps.
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Clinical Zoom meeting snippets - April 2025
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This month Jo Scott-Jones and Dave Maplesden discuss sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), a Goodfellow Gem – ADHD Treatment, NZF Update – SSRIs and venlafaxine, and more.
Waikato: Need a hand with immunisation data reconciliation? We’re here to help!
Pinnacle MHN in Waikato now has a dedicated, experienced nurse vaccinator and admin support person ready to work directly with your practice. Our team will come to you, bringing practice-specific data showing which vaccinations are recorded in your PMS but missing from AIR.
Rheumatic fever resources
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Te Whatu Ora Health NZ, in collaboration with relevant partners, has undertaken a full review of rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) guidelines and the Acute Rheumatic Fever Chapter of the Communicable Disease Control Manual.
Standing orders
Document
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.
Driver licence medicals for registered nurses
Website
Changes in legislation in 2018 allowed registered nurses along with nurse practitioners and general practitioners to complete driver licence medicals.
Infection control: Red, amber and green streaming
Document
The aim of green, amber and red streaming is to manage patients as they flow through our services in a way that keeps patients and staff safe, with infection control restrictions and service provision that relates to the probabilty of exposure to infection.
Foundation Standard
The Foundation programme represents a collection of legislative, regulatory and clinical requirements for all general practices in Aotearoa New Zealand.
AI tools in general practice guidance
Document
There is significant interest by general practice in using AI tools to reduce the amount of time GPs and other practitioners spend on writing up consultations. The following guidance is designed to support AI use in practice.
Pinnacle Practice Services: Workforce and development manager roles
From support with new role implementation such as primary care assistants (PCAs) to mapping and redesign of current processes such as repeat prescribing processes, your local Pinnacle development manager can support your changing practice needs.
Ministry of Social Development (MSD) – information for health and disability providers
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MSD want to work alongside health and disability practitioners to improve opportunities for people now and in the future. Rather than focus on what a person can't do, MSD look at what they can do. MSD will work with providers to get people back to work when they're able.
Clinical Zoom meeting snippets - March 2025
Video
Jo Scott-Jones and Dave Maplesden discuss prescribing testosterone, medical tourism and ACC treatment injury cover, patient access to their clinical records, and more.