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• Awards and Grants
• National Ovarian Cancer Report ^NEW
• Publications
• Policy
• Research
• Past Conference Presentations
• Update for general practice ^NEW
• Workforce Taskforce Update
• Other Resources

Update for general practice

18 Aug 2023 - this link contains the latest information on Pharmac consultations, notifications, and supply issues for Pharmacists in General Practice

It includes information on:

• Various salbutamol medicines: Supply issue
• Noumed Phenobarbitone 30 mg tablet: brand change update
• Vigabatrin (Sabril) 500 mg: letter from the supplier
• Supply Issue: oestradiol (Estradot) patches
• Supply Issue: Nutricia foods products
• Expressions of Interest for Pharmac’s Advisory Committees

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Awards and Grants

Oritetanga Pounamu $2,500 Equity Grant

Does your project consider diversity, Maori, Pacifika, the marginalised, vulnerable, and disabled communities and recognise Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its implications to Māori across NZ's primary and community nursing, general practice and public health? Then could be the grant for you.

• Click the Oritetanga Pounamu Equity Grant Application Form to apply.

Leadership (Haututanga) and Innovation (Tangongitanga) Award 2022 (formerly Prestigious Tall Poppy Award)

Do you know a professional in Primary or Community Health who excels in their work to deliver the utmost and/ or someone with ideas and committment to improving patient care, and/or someone who deserves recognition of their professional growth? Why not check out this award and make a nomination?

• Leadership (Haututanga) and Innovation (Tangongitanga) Nomination Form​

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Publications

• Primary Health Care Nursing Standards of Practice 2019: The purpose of the Aotearoa New Zealand Primary Health Care Nursing Standards of Practice is to support primary health care nurses by clearly articulating what is expected in the specialty and outlining a career pathway in primary health care nursing. This document is specifically focused on the registered nurse workforce. 
• Consumer Satisfaction with General Practice Nurses © 2012: This material is copyrighted to the New Zealand College of Primary Health Care Nurses (NZCPHCN), New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO). Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part of this publication may be reproduced by any process, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form without the written permission of the Chief Executive of the NZNO, PO Box 2128, Wellington 6140
• Electronic Resources of Information Relevant to PHC Nurses 
• Interim guidance for the use of P2/N95 particulate respirators by general practice or urgent medical health care providers: update on the previous interim guidance released 18 February 2021
• Maximising the Nursing Contribution to Positive Health Outcomes for the NZ Population: position statement on PHC Nursing
• 2022 National Ovarian Cancer Report - Steps to save lives
• Primary Health Nurses Position Description for 2021-2025
• Strategic Plan 2015–2020 for the NZCPHCN, NZNO: The National Executive Committee of the NZCPHCN, NZNO along with members from the Standing Committees, has developed the five year Strategic Plan for the College. This is critical work for the College, to set both the future direction and the current operational business of the College.
• 2015 NZCPHCN Peer Review Guidelines.

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Policy

• Policy - NZCPHCN Endorsement of Education Application Form

Nursing Training Funding from Health Workforce NZ

Health Workforce New Zealand and the Ministry of Health support and fund a number of training initiatives, which include those below.

Nurse Entry to Practice (NETP)

The NETP programme provides funding for new nursing graduates in their first year of practice. The expected outcome of participating in the programme is that trainees meet the criteria to achieve competency Level Two on the Professional Development and Recognition Programme.

Postgraduate nursing training

Health Workforce New Zealand invests in postgraduate training. This investment also supports some registered nurses to qualify as prescribers.

To find out more about either the NETP or Postgraduate nursing training funding use the link below. It will take you to the Nursing section of the Investment and Purchasing page on the Ministry of Health website.

• Download nursing training specifications or contact your DHB Director of Nursing to for more information.

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Research

District Nursing Services Report

Led by members of the College this report identifies 65 separate district nursing services. The services offer a wide range of home, clinic and community based health care services in areas including; governance, leadership, clinical outcomes, information sharing and advancing their scope of practice.

• Find the report on the Ministry of Health Nursing page

Te Rākau o te Uru Kahikatea/ Public Health Nurses Skills and Knowledge Framework 2017

• TROTU 2017 Final Book Print-Friendly.pdf

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Past Conference Presentations

NZCPHCN 2017 Symposium Presentations

• ECGs in Primary Health - Andrew Watson
• Future Direction - Angela Clark and Chris Wilson
• Health and GP Funding - Kim Carter
• Child Poverty - Nikki Turner
• Common Skin Problems - Jo Peterson and Tracy McKee
• Future of Primary Health Care from MoH - Jill Clendon
• Coronary Artery Disease, and ECG Electrode placement - Articles Published by group.bmj.com  
• ECG electrode placement - Information sheet

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NZCPHCN 2016 Symposia Presentations

• You can lead! Yes, you! - Linda Hutchings
• Ear Assessments  - Cecilia O'Brien
• Beyond the Boundaries - Jean Ross
• Hepatits C - Jenny Bourke
• Suturing Workshop - Dagmar
• I want to break free - Michael Noonan
• Breaking down the barriers - Chris Wilson
• Harmful drinking in the elderly - Chris Sinclair and Shirley McKinney
• Eating disorders service - Elaine Franks
• Respiratory Assessments - Yvonne Little

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NZCPHCN 2015 Conference Presentations

• Dr Mike Allan
  • Moving from dyslipidemia to cardiovascular risk management
  • How to be smarter than guidelines
  • Baffled, befuddled and bemused: how not to get fooled again, and again and ...
• Dr Graeme Webster - Ear, Nose and throat disease in PHC
• Rose Stewart - Hang ten for contraception. What's new at the impact zone?
• Rebecca Zonneveld - Youth health skills
• Blair Bishop & Rachel Campbell - Screening for substance use disorders in the PHC setting
• Chai Chuah - Integration - A challenge and opportunity
• Mia Carroll - Chronic Care and Advanced Care Planning
• Heather Robertson - Surfing the onshore wind: The impact of implementing the primary health care strategy on nursing when the wind is spoiling the waves 
• Anne Brinkman - Is it time for a patient Code of Conduct?
• Sian Munson - Cloaked in invisibilty - Lesbian experiences of health care in New Zealand
• Karen McCabe - HazDrink: Hazardous drinking in youth - A public health nurses approach
• Carmel Gregan-Ford - The detection and management of patients with chronic kidney disease in primary practice
• Chris Wilson and Angela Clark - The benefits of surfing the top of the wave NZNO style
• Janette Medforth - Hanging Ten for Liver Health
• Elizabeth Pillay - Mana Kidz - School communities as a locus for a new nurse-led model of care
• Celia Reid, Karenanne Thomas, Jackie Sutton, Juliet Scott and David White - Family violence intervention screening in primary care
• Laurie Mahoney - Intimate Partner Violence: The importance of screening in primary health care and HazDrink: Hazardous drink in youth - a public health nurse approach 
• Grace Wong - Going down the barrel: Nurses respond to patient's voices
• Suzette Poole & Ashley Koning - Supporting people with mental health and addiction problems
• Dr Jill Clendon & Dr Leonie Walker - Models of Care: What are they and what difference do they make to my work as a primary health care nurse
• Karry Durning - Lodestone - A nurse owned business providing lifestyle intervention service in rural Waikato
• Jill Jansen - Alphabet soup
• Suzette Poole - Equally well: Working collaboratively to improve the physical health of people with mental health and addiction problems: the role of nurses working in primary care
• Jennifer Hayward - Sexual Health
• Helen Gibbs - Don't "eat it" when talking food and nutrition - the value of one day of training on nutrition and diet for staff working in primary care
• Donna Provoost - From child poverty to child wellbeing - how can you make a difference?
• Billy Graham - Keynote/motivational speaker

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NZCPHCN 2014 Conference Presentations

• Dr Robin Youngson - How Health Professionals can transform themselves and Why compassionate care is better for parties and health professionals
• Ros Pochin - Cancer Survivorship and The Patients Journey
• Lieutenant Colonel Lee Turner - A Personal Journey
• Dr Robin Gauld - NZ Primary  Healthcare and Health System Change
• Annette Milligan - Taking the Conference back into Practice
• Therese Connell Meehan - The virtue of friendship and Careful Nursing

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Workforce Taskforce

• October 2022

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Other Resources

Critical Appraisal Tools	www.unisa.edu.au/cahe/resources/cat/default.asp and  www.sph.nhs.uk/sph-files/casp-appraisal-tools/
Health Improvement & Innovation Resource Centre	www.hiirc.org.nz/
Health Workforce NZ	www.healthworkforce.govt.nz/
Kai Tiaki Nursing Journal	www.nzno.org.nz/services/journals_-_kai_tiaki/ktnr_nursing_research_journal
NZ Institute of Community Health Care	www.nzichc.org.nz/
NZNO Library	www.nzno.org.nz/services/library and www.nzno.org.nz/services/library/theses
NZNO Research	Morgan - TrueBlue Model of collaborative care using practice nurses as case managers for depression  http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002171 and  www.nzno.org.nz/activities/research
NZ Nursing Research Database	www.nursingresearch.co.nz/refbase/
NZNO Research Section	www.nzno.org.nz/groups/sections/nursing_research

 

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