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  • PHO Services Agreement

    Date published
    21 May 2013

    The Ministry of Health announced recently that a new PHO Services Agreement will be implemented from 1 July, 2013. The new Agreement spells out the objective that health services should be provided on a ‘best for patient’ and ‘best for system’ basis.

  • Important notice for GP practices /clinics

    Date published
    20 May 2013

    Supply of blood glucose meters and test strips to GP clinics/practices from Diabetes NZ ceasing from 28 June 2013.
    From 28 June 2013 GP clinics and practices will no longer be able to order blood glucose meters and test strips from Diabetes NZ. This service was available through a contract Diabetes NZ had with the Ministry of Health and this contract will be discontinued at the end of June.

  • Budget fails to address rural suicide rate

    Date published
    20 May 2013

    Budget 2013 should have included some extra provision to address the increasing and alarming rate of suicide in rural New Zealand, the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network says.

Events

  • Leading the Winds of Change

    start date - end date:
    2 Aug 2013 - 4 Aug 2013
    Location:
    Wellington

    "Leading the Winds of Change" is the title and theme of the 2013 NZ College of Primary Health Care Nurses NZNO conference being held at the Michael Fowler Centre and Town Hall, Wellington on August 2-4, 2013.

    The conference programme includes expert speakers, workshops and presentations that will improve and develop the broad range of skills and practice that modern primary health care nurses utilise; from leadership skills to overcoming frontline challenges as well as the latest developments in primary health care and clinical practice.

    Working with patients and whanau from birth to older adults, primary health care nurses are driving developments in practice, influencing government health policy, supporting health literacy in the community and boosting collaboration between different sectors of primary health care.

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