October 2022
Clinical Matters Newsletter October 2022
28OctWelcome to the October Edition of Clinical Matters!....
National Clinical Lead for Procurement and Supply Chain
17OctWe 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
13OctIn 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
13OctAs 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
3OctTwo 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.....