Monday Pānui 20 April 2026

In today’s Pānui	Immunisation Week Staff Influenza Vaccination Morning Tea Welcome to Joanna Keane – Auckland PHO’s Primary Care Business Support Advisor Auckland PHO Winter Playbook
Immunisation Week	It's World Immunisation Week from Friday 24 to Thursday 30 April 2026 and the theme is 'For every generation, vaccines work'. This is an opportunity to highlight the power of immunisation and the critical role it plays in protecting people of all ages from vaccine-preventable diseases. The theme recognises how vaccines have safely protected whānau and communities for generations – and how they continue to safeguard our future. Resources for Immunisation Week All of these resources are available on Health Ed Childhood Immunisations here Piwari the Kaitiaki here Preventing SUDI here Set your Tamariki up for a healthy future here These are included in the Kete supplied to practices for newborn babies on enrolment. To order kete, complete our Resource Order Form
Staff Influenza Vaccination Morning Tea	Has the practice team (or at least 80% of them) had their influenza vaccination yet? A reminder to let us know when you have achieved this and ready to arrange your morning tea. How to arrange a morning tea
Welcome to Joanna Keane – Auckland PHO’s Primary Care Business Support Advisor	We are delighted to welcome Joanna Keane to the Auckland PHO team as our new Business Support Advisor. Joanna brings over 16 years’ experience as a senior Practice Manager, with a strong understanding of the operational, financial, and workforce challenges facing general practice. In this role, she will focus on strengthening capability, performance, and financial sustainability across our network. Her work will include providing hands-on support to practices, offering business improvement guidance, and supporting the onboarding of new clinical practice staff. Joanna can be contacted at Joanna@aucklandpho.co.nz and once she has completed her onboarding, we will be introducing her more formally across the practice network.
Auckland PHO Winter Playbook Northern Region Winter Playbook for Primary Care Winter April 2026	Our Winter Playbook will be sent to practices tomorrow. In case you missed it Northern Region Winter Playbook for Primary Care Winter April 2026.pdf [4.1 MB]

Barbara Stevens | Tumu Whakarae / CEO