Monday Pānui 7 April

In today’s Pānui	Pre-Call & Recall Funding for 6-Week Immunisations Webinar - Northern Region Cervical Screening Provider Update Bowel Screening May 2025 Primary Care Promotion – Get Involved! Nurses, Have Your Say: Clinical Skills Day Topics Snomed CT New Zealand Dictionary
Pre-Call & Recall Funding for 6-Week Immunisations	A reminder that there is additional funding is available for the 6-week immunisation event until 30 June 2025.  There is a base payment of $40 for every pēpi/baby who receives one or more of their 6-week immunisations, and an additional $40 for pēpi who are immunised and meet high-priority criteria (Māori, Pacific, Community Services Card holders, Quintile five domiciled and those enrolled in a rural practice). A claim can be made for any pēpi enrolled in the practice and who meet the above criteria, irrespective of where the vaccination was given. Please continue to use the Mōhio claiming form.  For an overview of funding and claiming, user guides for PMS, and pre-call/recall templates, click on this link.
Webinar - Northern Region Cervical Screening Provider Update	This Northern Region Cervical Screening Provider Update webinar is recommended for providers involved in cervical screening discussions with wāhine and whānau.  This online session will include:  National Cervical Screening Programme team updates and key messages  Cases and practice tips, colposcopy update   Presentations from the local co-ordination and support teams   To attend the online webinar, Register Here.  A recording of this webinar will be available.  Participants will also receive a certificate for attendance.   When: Wednesday, 30th April 2025 6:30pm – 8:00pm  For Auckland HealthPathways: Cervical Screening
Bowel Screening May 2025 Primary Care Promotion – Get Involved!	The National Bowel Screening Programme (NBSP) team invite your practice to take part in their May primary care promotion to increase bowel screening participation among under-screened groups and improve patient outcomes. Practices are encouraged and supported to have conversations about bowel screening with eligible patients. The bowel screening test helps find bowel cancer early, when it can often be successfully treated. The May campaigns in 2023 and 2024 were highly successful, increasing kit requests among under-screened groups. This year’s promotion aims to build on that success and drive even greater participation. Why Get Involved? Improve patient health outcomes – Early detection leads to better survival rates. Increase kit return rates – Simple conversations with patients can make a big impact. Access free resources – Including reception and clinician desktop prompts. Support equity – Help ensure priority populations are screened. How Your Practice Can Help Encourage opportunistic conversations – Use our trifold desk guide to start discussions. Support priority patients – Engage with those who haven’t completed their screening.      Partner with others – Healthcare assistants, kaiāwhina, and outreach kaimahi can assist with kit completion.      Take part in the morning tea competition – A fun and engaging way to boost participation! Register here to access free resources and participate in the campaign. Further Information & Support      Campaign details & resources: NBSP Bowel Screening Promotion  Contact NBSP: bowelscreeningpromotion@harc.org.nz
Nurses, Have Your Say: Clinical Skills Day Topics	Auckland PHO is working with Comprehensive Care PHO to develop another Clinical Skills Day for nurses and are keen to hear what you would like to have included in the workshop.Last year’s workshop included the following topics: Phlebotomy, POP upper Limb Casting, Cannulation, Wound Closure, Ferinjet – iron infusions.Please fill out this questionnaire so we can understand what topics would be of interest to you.Closing date for this questionnaire is Thursday 17 April.More information on the workshop will be provided as details are confirmed.
Snomed CT New Zealand Dictionary	The Snomed CT New Zealand Dictionary received an update on April 1st. The following reference sets were updated: ·         Gambling harm intervention ·         Health service type  ·         Patient friendly terms ·         Emergency care ·         CanShare Full Announcement: SNOMED CT New Zealand Edition April 2025 - General / Standards - eHealth Forum Access the Snomed CT Terminology New Zealand Dictionary here: Snomed CT Terminology Dictionary (New Zealand)

 Barbara Stevens | Tumu Whakarae/CEO