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Clinical Matters May 2023
29 May2023Welcome to the May 2023 Edition of Clinical Matters!....
Clinical Matters Newsletter February 2023
28 Feb2023Welcome to the February 2023 Edition of Clinical Matters! ....
Measles Update for Primary Care
16 Feb2023
Please share this information with your networks, members or providers.
With the first reported case of measles since 2019 in Aotearoa New Zealand earlier this week, please see attached the links to the various resources that have been developed to enable you to ensure our communities and whanau remain informed. Below are included some patient focused FAQs you may want to share through your practice communications channels.....
Urgent Message to Primary Care - Measles Case Identified - Contact Tracing Underway
14 Feb2023A measles case has been confirmed in New Zealand for the first time since the 2019 outbreak. The individual is an adult living in Auckland, but they were infected overseas. They became infectious after their arrival in New Zealand. The confirmed case is now isolating at home and contact tracing is underway. ....
Clinical Matters Newsletter January 2023
31 Jan2023Welcome to the January 2023 Edition of Clinical Matters! ....
Invitation for Dinner Meeting Tauranga - Meet Your New Endocrinologists
12 Jan2023....
Clinical Matters Newsletter December 2022
23 Dec2022Welcome to the December 2022 Edition of Clinical Matters!....
Clinical Matters Newsletter December 2022
23 Dec2022Welcome to the December 2022 Edition of Clinical Matters! ....
Waikato Rheumatology cover for BOP finishes today
2 Dec2022Now that Tauranga hospital has two new rheumatologists (Bill Frederiksen and Alex Kleymann), the interim conver provided by Waikato Rheumatology officially ends today.....
Clinical Matters Newsletter November 2022
30 Nov2022Welcome to the November Edition of Clinical Matters!....
Staff Shortages at Sleep Service (TGA and WHK)
21 Nov2022The Sleep Service both at Whakatāne and Tauranga is currently experiencing staff shortages that will be ongoing until February 2023.....
Clinical Matters Newsletter October 2022
28 Oct2022Welcome to the October Edition of Clinical Matters!....
National Clinical Lead for Procurement and Supply Chain
17 Oct2022We are looking for a National Clinical Lead for Procurement and Supply Chain. This role will be the conduit between the senior leadership team and those providing clinical advisory services to procurement and supply chain activities.....
Renewing Special Authorities for Rheumatology Drugs
13 Oct2022In response to a helpful suggestion from one of our GPs, the Rheumatology Department has cut out the middle man (i.e. GPs) when it comes to renewing rheumatology drug SA numbers.....
Monkeypox Update from our Infectious Diseases Team
13 Oct2022As you may have heard, there is an ongoing worldwide outbreak of Monkeypox (MPX) virus, inherently different from previous incursions of MPX out of Africa in that the 2022 outbreak transmission has almost exclusively occurred in sexual networks of highly affected communities, particularly men who have sex with men (MSM).....
Sleep Service Staffing Issues - Delays to Review and Treatment
3 Oct2022Two sleep physiologists have recently left the Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty Sleep Service. Although the department is actively recruiting, at present they are working with a skeleton staff.....
Clinical Matters Newsletter September 2022
30 Sep2022Welcome to the September 2022 Edition of Clinical Matters....
Upcoming Social Event: General Practice Expo For SMOs & GPs
15 Sep2022....
New BPAC eReferral for Arranging Blood Transfusions in WBOP
14 Sep2022A new BPAC eReferral form is available to arrange blood transfusions in Tauranga. This replaces the interim process of faxing the form to the Cancer Centre.....
Community Women's Health Clinic Pilot Programme
13 Sep2022A pilot Community Women's Health Clinic (CWHC) is in progress to provide assessment, support, and management for a range of women’s health conditions that either do not meet planned care thresholds, do not require surgical intervention, or are deemed more suitable for delivery in primary/community care settings.....