FRIDAY FACTS 

Welcome to our new look Friday Facts.  We hope you find it easier to navigate and pick up useful information. 

PHO PROGRAMME REMINDER
Have you checked your Practice’s new financial year Discretionary Funding Allowance?

A description and information of Auckland PHO’s programme that supports your practice team  to provide care to your patients via a funding pool can be found on our PHO Library website 

For queries about your funding or the programme, contact Suzie, telephone 379 4022.

We are delighted to welcome our newest staff member Aaron Piano who has been employed as our Vaccination and Cold Chain Competency Assessor. 

Aaron is a registered nurse who has worked in Primary Care/general practice for seven years.  Originally from the Philippines, Aaron has a passion for child health and Immunisation and will be working alongside Shanaz in supporting  you in all aspects of immunisation.  Aaron can be contacted via the Auckland PHO landline, 379 4022 (while we wait for a mobile phone) and his email address is aaron@aucklandpho.co.nz

DELAY IN SENDING LETTERS TO PRIMARY CARE PRACTITIONERS

MEDINZ 28/07/2021 4:10:30 PM

There is a backlog of transcription work within our transcription team across many services within MMH which is leading to a delay in sending letters to Primary Care Practitioners. CMH would like to apologise for this delay and assure you that we are working as quickly as possible to reduce our backlog and minimise the risk to patient care that a high backlog of work may cause.

We're receiving high volumes of re-referrals because referrers have not received updates for their patients as a result of the transcription backlog. Before sending repeat referrals, please consider looking up appointments on the Visits tab in Testsafe, emailing customerservice@middlemore.co.nz, or using the “Administration only” option on the eReferral Addendum.  See flow chart attached for further information.
 

If you have any questions, please contact Stella Williams on 021874179 or email stella.williams@middlemore.co.nz

Contacting hospital departments Flow Chart (2).docx [34.7 KB]

Please send feedback to stella.williams@middlemore.co.nz

GPNZ PANUI

GPNZ is the National Organisation Auckland PHO and most other PHOs belong to. Their role is to advocate and support PHOs and Practices at a political level to ensure Primary Care is on the top of any agenda with the MoH, DHBs and the Govt. This includes the Primary Care funding model and contracts.
 
Their latest fortnightly newsletter can be found here: GPNZ Panui 29 July 2021

NRHCC PRIMARY CARE WEBINAR - UPDATE ON THE COVID-19 VACCINATION PROGRAMME