Health Emergency Response
COVID-19 Updates
- 24 November 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 79
- Changes to Funding for COVID-19 Testing
- Managing COVID-19 Cases over the Holiday Period
- Preparing for the Holiday Season
- Survey: The Prevalence of Long COVID – Rachel O’Sullivan
- Measles Outbreak in Victoria
- 17 November 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 78
- COVID-19 IT Outage
- COVID-19 Second Booster for Māori and Pasifika Aged 40+
- COVID-19 Care for International Travellers
- COVID-19 Claiming Reminder
- Monkeypox Isolation and Funding
- Synthetic Cannabinoid Warning for Canterbury
- Improving Clinical Handovers with Secondary Care
- 3 November 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 77
- New Definition for High Risk COVID-19 Workplace Exposures
- Inbox Issue Reporting New COVID-19 Cases – RESOLVED
- Public Health advisory – smoke from the fire near Woodend/Pegasus Town
- 27 October 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 76
- Demand for Acute Care at Crisis Point
- COVID-19 Case Numbers Rise
- Efficacy of Molnupiravir Limited
- Evusheld Available via Primary Care
- Metonitazene Identified in New Zealand
- Seasonal Spike in Legionella
- Monkeypox Update
- 18 October 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 75
- Strike Notice Issued by New Zealand Nurses Organisation
- Increased Availability of GPEP1 Registrars
- Change to Assessment of Workplace COVID-19 Exposures
- Public Campaign Promoting COVID-19 Antivirals
- COVID-19 BQ.1.1 Detected in New Zealand
- COVID-19 Antivirals in Chronic Kidney Disease
- 11 October 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 74
- Hepatitis A Outbreak
- Monkeypox Community Transmission
- Changes to COVID-19 Care in the Community Expected January 2023
- Quick Updates
- 4 October 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 73
- Phone Advice from General Medicine
- Mask Guidance for Primary Care
- Ashburton COVID-19 Testing Centre Closure
- COVID-19 Quick Updates
- 28 September 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 72
- Urgent Care, Emergency Department and Christchurch hospitals operating under RED alert
- Moorhouse Medical Urgent Care
- Increased clinical triage
- Reviewing repeat script requests
- Healthpoint details
- Community pharmacy
- 27 September 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 71
- Novavax Primary Vaccination Available for Children 12 Years and Older
- Aging-In – Minor COVID-19 Vaccination Change for Children Turning 12
- 20 September 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 70
- Public Holiday Monday 26 September
- Inbox Management Support by Non-Clinical Staff
- Long COVID Guidance
- Updated COVID-19 Testing Guidance
- Updated IP&C Guidance for Respiratory Assessments
- 15 September 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 69
- Record Presentations to Urgent Care
- Specialist Mental Health Services at Capacity
- Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Return to Work of Healthcare Workers
- 13 September 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 68
- Masks
- Vaccination
- Triage and Streaming
- Isolation
- Antivirals
- Funding
- 12 September 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 67
- Public Holiday – Monday 26 September
- COVID-19 Media Conference – Traffic light system and mask-use restrictions removed
- 8 September 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 66
- Medsafe Alert: Novavax and Myocarditis
- Healthcare Workers – 2nd COVID-19 Booster
- Evusheld Frequently Asked Questions
- Webinar Recording: Monkeypox and COVID-19 Update for Primary Care
- 1 September 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 65
- COVID-19 Case Management Funding
- Weekend Inbox Checking for New COVID-19 Cases
- Red Streaming and Infection Prevention & Control
- Monkeypox Vaccination and Public Information
- 30 August 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 64
- High Demand for Urgent Care
- Hydrogen Sulphide Levels and Asthma
- Evusheld for COVID-19 Prophylaxis
- Prescribing Paxlovid in GFR < 30
- Bactive Masks Withdrawn From Distribution
- COVID-19 Care in The Community Funding Changes Expected
- Webinar: Monkeypox and COVID-19 Update for Primary Care
- 23 August 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 63
- COVID-19 Funding for International Travellers
- Selwyn COVID-19 RAT Collection Site Closing
- Pain Management Centre Capacity Reduced
- Webinar: Monkeypox and COVID-19 Update for Primary Care
- 18 August 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 62
- Weekend Support for Pharmacists Supplying COVID-19 Antivirals
- Monkeypox Update
- COVID-19 Second Booster Campaign
- Webinar: Monkeypox and COVID-19 Update for Primary Care
- 11 August 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 61
- Delay in Some Correspondence from Secondary Care
- Renal Function for Paxlovid Prescription
- Advance Prescriptions for Oral COVID-19 Antiviral Medicine
- 9 August 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 60
- New COVID-19 Therapeutics in Adults Health Pathway
- New Criteria for Remdesivir
- COVID-19 Antiviral Advanced Prescription Funding
- Updated Return to Work Guidance for Healthcare Workers
- Webinar: Clinical Assistants for Inbox Management and Clinical Administration
- 2 August 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 59
- Pharmacist-Initiated COVID-19 antivirals
- Funding for GP Support of Pharmacist-Initiated COVID-19 Antivirals
- AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Phase Out
- Evidence for Vaccination Against BA.5 and Second Boosters
- N95 Masks for Higher Risk Patients – Masks Matter Campaign
- Monkeypox Case in the South Island
- 28 July 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 58
- Pharmacist-Initiated COVID-19 Antivirals
- COVID-19 Case Management Pegasus Portal Update
- 26 July 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 57
- Draft Guidance on Advance Prescriptions for COVID-19 Antivirals
- Update on Pharmacy Initiated COVID-19 Antivirals
- Early Delivery of COVID-19 Second Boosters
- Continue to Update Healthpoint
- Practices Wanted for Sentinel Respiratory Virus Surveillance
- Healthline Consult Summaries Updated
- Green Prescription Service No Longer Available
- Webinar: Collaborative Aotearoa – Clinical Triage
- 19 July 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 56
- Masks Matter
- COVID-19 Antiviral Reclassification
- Back Pocket Prescriptions for COVID-19 Antivirals
- Important Messages on COVID-19 Case Management
- Pharmacy Care for Minor Ailments
- Monkeypox
- 18 July 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 55
- New Access Criteria for COVID-19 Antivirals
- Back Pocket Prescriptions
- Changes to Therapeutic classifications
- 14 July 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 54
- Improved Access to COVID-19 Antivirals
- Restrictions on Accessing Free RATs Removed
- Free Masks when Collecting RATs
- Novavax and AstraZeneca Available as Second Boosters
- Canterbury Hauora Coordination Hub Update
- Reach Aotearoa
- E-ordering for Lab Requests
- 12 July 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 53
- Improved Access to RATs and Masks
- Prescribing Paxlovid
- Online Campaign: Choose Well This Winter
- MMR and Paediatric Influenza Vaccination Top Up Extended
- Tuberculosis Screening for New Ukrainian Arrivals
- Monkeypox in New Zealand
- 5 July 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 52
- COVID-19 Care in the Community Funding to Continue
- Vaccination Order to End for Some Healthcare Workers
- COVID-19 Second Booster
- Novavax as a First Booster
- Change to COVID‑19 GP Inbox Notifications
- Medical Certificates for COVID-19
- Funded Flu Vaccination Criteria
- 30 June 2022 –CPRG COVID-19 Update 51
- New Reinfection Guidance
- Improved Access to Masks for Vulnerable Populations
- Health NZ Update
- Feedback on HealthPathways
- Accuretic Supply Disruption
- 28 June 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 50
- Community Influenza Testing
- FAQ: Rapid Antigen Tests
- Flu Vaccination for Healthcare Workers
- SCL Software Update
- 27 June 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 49
- Extension To Free Flu Vaccine Eligibility Criteria
- Access to Flu Vaccines
- Second COVID-19 Booster
- 21 June 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 48
- Workforce Update
- Protecting Your Colleagues
- Flu Vaccination Update
- Community Testing Centre Matariki Weekend Hours
- Self-Care Resources
- 16 June 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 47
- Respiratory Illness Data
- Flu Vaccination Update
- Measles Management
- Update on Repeat Prescriptions
- Extension of the Temporary Waiver for Non-NZePS Signature Exempt Prescriptions
- Acute Demand and COVID-19
- 9 June 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 46
- Second Booster Update
- Registering COVID-19 Vaccinations on CIR
- Improving Access to Repeat Prescriptions
- Improving Access to Allied Health
- Weekend Respite COVID-19 Support for General Practices
- Community and Public Health Weekly Respiratory Report
- Free Online Triage Training for Nurses and Receptionists
- Long COVID Symposium Resources
- 2 June 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 45
- Streaming Changes in Acute Care
- New Face Mask Exemption Pass
- Check Blood Pressure of Pregnant Women Who Are Unwell
- 31 May 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 44
- Canterbury Health Sector Under Strain
- Influenza Update
- COVID-19 PCR Testing Criteria
- 27 May 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 43
- MoH Announces Second COVID-19 Booster
- 26 May 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 42
- High Volumes of Acute Respiratory Infections
- MMR Vaccination Campaign
- Global Monkeypox Outbreak
- FluTracking
- 24 May 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 41
- Influenza Arrives in Canterbury
- Updated COVID-19 Household Contact Definition and Isolation Requirements
- Review and Future of the Canterbury Hauora Coordination Hub
- Webinar: Ministry of Health May COVID-19 Response Update for Primary Care
- 19 May 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 40
- Expressions of Interest – Medical Cover for the Canterbury Hauora Coordination Hub
- High Index of Suspicion Criteria to be Retired
- Webinar: Ministry of Health May COVID-19 Response Update for Primary Care
- Long COVID Symposium
- 17 May 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 39
- Weekend Work Survey
- Changes to the Vaccination Order
- Temporary Increase in MMR Vaccination Funding
- RATs Can Be Collected by Family and Friends
- CCCM Updates
- 12 May 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 38
- Primary Care Staffing – URGENT HELP NEEDED
- COVID-19 Assessment and Reinfection Guidance
- National Immunisation Solution (NIS) – Flu Notification
- PSA Strike Action
- Review and Future of the Canterbury Hauora Coordination Hub
- 10 May 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 37
- Expressions of Interest – Medical Cover for the Canterbury Hauora Coordination Hub
- Long COVID Symposium
- 5 May 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 36
- Same Day Appointments
- New Oral COVID-19 Antiviral and Widened Prescribing Criteria
- COVID-19 Case Management Funded for up to Six Weeks
- High Index of Suspicion Criteria to be Retired
- Third Primary Vaccination Available for Severely Immunocompromised Children
- Funded Influenza Vaccination for Primary Care Staff
- 28 April 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 35
- Current Situation
- Staffing
- COVID-19 Vaccination Order – Medical Exemptions
- Prescribing to a COVID-19 Positive Patient
- Booster Canterbury Advertising Campaign
- 21 April 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 34
- GP Weekend Work Survey
- PCR Testing for International Arrivals
- Canterbury DHB Hospital Visitor Policy
- Notification of COVID-19 Related Deaths
- More Pharmacies Dispensing Paxlovid
- Free Hand Hygiene Posters
- Ministry of Health COVID-19 Webinar Recording
- 14 April 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 33
- MSD COVID-19 Welfare Line Hours Reduced
- Primary Care Staffing
- Pulse Oximeter Requests
- Changing Incorrectly Entered RAT results
- 12 April 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 32
- COVID-19 Antiviral Therapies
- Funding for COVID-19 Vaccine ADR Consults
- Helping Patients Avoid the Emergency Department
- Webinar: Ministry of Health April COVID-19 Response Update for Primary Care
- 7 April 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 31
- Boosters Available for 16 and 17-year-olds
- Notification of COVID-19 Related Deaths
- CCCM Updates
- 5 April 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 30
- Nirmaltrevir with Ritonavir (Paxlovid)
- RAT Distribution Centre Closures
- COVID-19 Modelling
- Webinars
- Telehealth Online Learning Modules
- 31 March 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 29
- COVID-19 Vaccination
- Influenza Vaccination
- Co-administration of Vaccinations
- Automated Record Removal from the CCCM
- Positive RAT Result to Inbox of Enrolled GP
- Rapid Antigen Test Collection points
- General Practice Funding for COVID-19 Testing Extended
- 29 March 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 28
- COVID-19 Cases
- Staff Exposure to COVID-19
- Workforce
- Contacting the Hub
- 24 March 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 27
- Vaccination Mandate Remains for Healthcare Workers
- Managing COVID-19 in Staff
- Details on the Deferral of Planned Specialist Care
- Remdesivir Available Now
- Refer Acute Demand for Hospital Avoidance Monitoring
- Prescribing for Patients Self-Isolating
- 22 March 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 26
- Canterbury DHB Moves to Stage 3
- The Role of the Hub in Clinical Care
- Novavax COVID-19 Vaccination
- Vaccination following COVID-19 Infection
- Public Health Notification of COVID-19 Deaths
- Risk Stratification Tool
- Prescription Collection for Households Affected by COVID-19
- Reordering RATs and PPE
- Online Self-Assessment Form Update
- 21 March 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 25
- Pulse Oximeter Clinical Criteria
- Pulse Oximeter Distribution & Hub Requests
- Return of Pulse Oximeters
- Remdesivir Availability
- 17 March 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 24
- Rationale for Management Changes with Omicron
- Case Notification and Initial Assessment
- Escalation of Care
- Discharge from Isolation
- Guidance for Pharmacists Providing Opioid Substitution Treatment
- 15 March 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 23
- COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalisations vs Modelling
- Accessing Urgent Welfare Supports
- Pacific COVID Hub
- COVID-19 Vaccination Programme in Canterbury
- RAT Performance in the Omicron Outbreak
- Pharmacy Deliveries for COVID-19 Cases
- 14 March 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 22
- Deferral of Planned Secondary Care
- Webinar: MoH COVID-19 Response Update for Primary Care
- 10 March 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 21
- Isolation Period Reduced to 7 days
- Staff Absences in General Practice and Pharmacy
- Rolleston RAT Collection Site
- ERMS Referrals to the Canterbury Hauora Coordination Hub
- Supporting Patients in Aged Residential Care Facilities
- Anti-Mandate Campaign
- RNZCGP and HDC Guidance on Clinical Accountability During Omicron
- N95 Pandemic Stock
- Interpreter Services for COVID-19 Care
- Optimsing Phone Systems
- Webinar: Ministry of Health COVID-19 Response Update for Primary Care
- 8 March 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 20
- Update to Pegasus Portal
- Mobile Testing
- Christchurch Arena RAT Collection Site
- Indications for PCR testing
- 4 March 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 19
- Mobile Testing Team
- Risk Stratification Tool
- Hospital Discharges of COVID-19 Positive Patients
- Vaccination of Recovered COVID-19 Cases
- COVID-19 Testing for Recovered Cases
- Flu Vaccinations
- Coronial Referral for Sudden Deaths following COVID-19 Vaccination
- 3 March 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 18
- Access to Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs)
- New Community Testing Centre (CTC) in Rangiora
- Changes to COVID-19 Case Management Funding
- COVID-19 Initial Assessment Requirements and Funding
- Health Providers Contacting the Hub
- Current Cases vs Modelling
- Care of Non-COVID-19 Conditions in COVID-19 Positive Patients
- COVID Clinical Care Module (CCCM) Prescription or Medical Needs Requests
- Update on CCCM Issues
- Public Service Association (PSA) Strike Friday
- 28 February 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 17
- Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT)
- Guidance for PCR Testing
- Funding for COVID-19 Related Activity
- Health Care Logistics (HCL) Distribution of Supplies
- COVID-19 Case Management
- Funding of COVID-19 Related Activity
- COVID Clinical Care Module (CCCM) Updates
- Staffing Support
- COVID-19 Testing in Pharmacies
- 24 February 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 16
- Move to Phase 3
- Managing Staff Exposed to COVID-19 in the Community or Workplace
- Estimated COVID-19 Cases for GP
- Automated COVID-19 Cases List and Triage Support
- Weekend Patient Management
- Pulse Oximeters
- Updated Ministry of Health Infection Prevention and Control (IP&C) Guidance
- 23 February 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 15
- Changes to testing and local case definition
- CCCM troubleshooting advice
- 22 February 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 14
- Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) Available for Asymptomatic Close Contacts from Community Testing Centres (CTC)
- Self-Isolation and Testing in Phase 2
- Public Health Notification Criteria for COVID-19 Cases
- GP Support Required for some Patients to Access My COVID Record
- 21 February 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 13
- Moving to the next stage of community management
- GP inbox monitoring 7 days a week
- RNZCGP/HealthPathways Webinar
- NZDoctor Article on Exposure Event management
- 18 February 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 12
- Update on temporary contact phone number for the Hub
- 17 February 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 11
- Phase 2 Transition
- Updated HealthPathways
- COVID Clinical Care Module (CCCM)
- Registering RAT Results in the CCE Scheme
- Ambulance Requests
- Ventilation in Primary Care
- 15 February 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 10
- Testing and Isolation
- Clinical Management
- Close Contact Exemption Scheme and Test to Return
- Mandatory Vaccination Order (Boosters) – Date Extension
- Community Laboratory Testing
- COVID-19 Emergency Staffing
- Upcoming Webinars
- 11 February 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 9
- Pulse Oximeters
- Prepare with shared care plans
- Webinars: ‘Ministry of Health – COVID-19 response update from primary care’ & ‘Infection, Prevention and Control COVID-19’
- Identification of high risk COVID-19 patients
- 8 February 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 8
- Vaccination mandate includes booster doses effective from 15 February 2022
- COVID-19 testing strategy
- Canterbury COVID-19 testing centre for health workers in Canterbury
- IP&C guidance
- COVID-19 care pathways
- Medical certificates for isolation
- Infection, Prevention and Control COVID-19 Webinar
- 1 February 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 7
- Rapid Antigen Testing (RATs)
- COVID-19 Testing for Canterbury health system staff
- 28 January 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 6
- Omicron in the community webinar recording – 26 January
- Canterbury Omicron modelling data
- Provisional vaccinators (PV) pathway to reopen
- Mask mandate
- Working with Omicron – a phased approach (guidance from Ministry of Health)
- HealthPathways links
- 25 January 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 5
- Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) – availability and ordering
- Reports of scam calls
- 24 January 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 4
- What does Red mean?
- Testing
- Vaccination
- Primary Care readiness and response
- Management of healthcare workers exposed to COVID-19 at work
- Webinars
- Changes to the Mandatory Vaccination Order – Boosters
- 20 January 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 3
- Paediatric Immunisation & Boosters
- Maintaining Equitable Paediatric Immunisation
- Planned COVID Immunisation Register (CIR) Outage
- Omicron in the community – How to prepare your team
- 13 January 2022 – CPRG COVID-19 Update 2022-01
- New CPRG Clinical Leader
- Readiness for 2022
- COVID-19 Testing
- 10 January 2022 – CPRG COVID hub update (1700)
- Canterbury Hauora Coordination Hub (Hub)
- Role of General Practice
- New National Funding Framework
- Border Control Management System (BCMS)
- Contacting the Canterbury Hauora Coordination Hub (Hub)
2021
- 23 December 2021 - CPRG COVID hub update (1930)
- 23 December 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 73
- Paediatric COVID-19 Vaccinator Education Course - Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC)
- 21 December 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 72: COVID-19 Booster Dose interval change from January 2022
- COVID-19 Booster Programme
- Testing & Vaccinations during the holidays
- COVID-19 Hesitancy Consultation Claims
- Immunisation Advisory Centre Webinar
- 14 December 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 71
- COVID Hub Webinar - cancellation
- Rapid Antigen Testing
- PPE Supply
- 9 December 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 70
- Webinars coming up
- Farewell to Dr Hannah Gordon
- 7 December 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 69
- Community care for people who are COVID-19 positive
- AstraZeneca prescription consultation funding
- Christchurch needle anxiety COVID-19 vaccination clinics
- Text vaccination service launched
- 2 December 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 68
- COVID-19 vaccination boosters
- AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
- Consent and Prescribing for AstraZeneca
- Vaccination after COVID-19 infection
- COVID-19 Testing Eligibility
- Rapid Antigen Tests
- Testing of people post-MIQ
- Unvaccinated patients
- Access to PPE over Christmas holiday period
- Webinars: Practice management & Canterbury COVID Coordination Hub
- 26 November 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 67a
- AstraZeneca
- Third primary dose
- Care in the community - resources
- 25 November 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 67
- Overseas vaccinations into CIR
- Overseas vaccinations - My Vaccine Pass
- AstraZeneca - availability and key facts
- Third primary doses for immunocompromised people
- COVID-19 testing
- Testing of people post-MIQ
- Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT)
- IMAC webinars - AstraZeneca and booster doses
- 23 November 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 66
- Caring for COVID-19 positive people in the community - update
- 18 November 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 65
- COVID-19 vaccination programme update
- Pfizer booster doses
- AstraZeneca
- Streaming of unvaccinated and unmasked patients in primary care
- Impacts of shorter stays in MIQ
- Maternity services impacted by mandatory vaccination health order
- 11 November 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 64
- COVID-19 vaccination programme update
- Access to AstraZeneca vaccine
- Booster doses
- Progress update - COVID-19 coordination hub
- National COVID-19 testing strategy
- Continuation of the COVID-19 vaccination programme to June 2022
- Guidance for post-MIQ self-isolation
- Managing COVID-19 in the community webinar
- 08 November 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 63
- COVID-19 vaccination programme update
- Amendments to the Public Health Response order
- Exemptions from the mandatory vaccination order
- 04 November 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 62 - COMMUNITY CASES OF COVID-19 CONFIRMED IN CANTERBURY
- COVID-19 vaccination programme update
- Managing and caring for COVID-19 positive patients in the community
- Vaccine exemption certificates
- 02 November 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 61 - COMMUNITY CASES OF COVID-19 CONFIRMED IN CANTERBURY
- COVID-19 vaccination programme update
- Managing COVID-19 care in the community - HealthPathways
- Managing COVID-19 care in the community - webinar
- Third primary dose consultation claiming
- CPRG clinical lead - seeking expressions of interest
- 29 October 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 60 - COMMUNITY CASES OF COVID-19 CONFIRMED IN CANTERBURY
- COVID-19 vaccination programme update
- Funding for third primary dose consultations
- Canterbury DHB updates visitor restrictions
- Operating at health system alert level yellow
- Medical exemptions for vaccinations
- HealthPathways - managing people with COVID-19 in the community
- Pre-surgical COVID-19 testing
- Upcoming webinars
- 28 October 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 59 - COMMUNITY CASES OF COVID-19 CONFIRMED IN CANTERBURY
- COVID-19 vaccination programme update
- Key messages - 28 October 2021
- 26 October 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 58
- COVID-19 vaccination programme update
- COVID-19 consent and attendance forms
- Funding for third primary dose consultations
- MIQ health workforce policy change
- Webinar - Care of COVID-19 in the community (save the date)
- 22 October 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 57
- COVID-19 vaccination programme update
- Third primary dose
- 21 October 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 56
- COVID-19 vaccination programme update
- Third primary dose for immunocompromised people
- NZePS and paperless prescriptions
- Ventilation and air filtration
- Caring for people with COVID-19 in the community - pulse oximeters
- 19 October 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 55
- COVID-19 vaccination programme update
- Super Saturday - the results
- Funding/charging streams for COVID-19 testing
- Managing COVID-19 care in the community - update
- Shared Care Plans webinar
- 14 October 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 54
- COVID-19 vaccination programme update
- My COVID record is now available
- Process for claiming COVID-19 hesitancy consultations
- Super Saturday - Support
- Support for managing unvaccinated staff
- Outbound calling service
- Transport initiatives
- 12 October 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 53
- COVID-19 vaccination programme update
- Caring for people with COVID-19 in the community
- Managing risk exposure in your facility
- Funding for in-clinic call-backs
- Mandatory vaccination for 2 workforces
- Super Saturday
- 07 October 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 52
- COVID-19 vaccination programme update
- Changing the timing between doses (6 weeks to 3 weeks)
- Super Saturday
- Mobile clinics
- 05 October 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 51
- COVID-19 vaccination programme update
- Engagement with people under 35
- Engagement with priority populations
- Administering Pfizer at the same time as other vaccines
- Changes to COVID-19 testing strategy
- COVID-19 vaccination programme update
- 27 September 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 50
- COVID-19 vaccination programme update
- Health System Response Framework
- 23 September 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 49
- COVID-19 vaccination programme update
- Moving to a new phase of the COVID-19 vaccination programme
- Change to oropharyngeal/deep nares swab
- Written criteria for access to home-based COVID-19 vaccinations
- Guidance for people who have received one COVID-19 vaccine overseas
- COVID-19 vaccination programme update
- 16 September 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 48
- COVID-19 vaccination programme update
- Pre-travel testing reminder
- Boundary surveillance testing
- Fit testing update
- Updating Healthpoint
- 7 September 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 47
- COVID-19 vaccination programme update
- National Delta Alert Level 2 - What you need to do at your practice/pharmacy
- Testing of essential workers crossing the Auckland boundary
- 1 September 2021 - National Child Cancer Network COVID-19 Vaccination Bulletin (PDF)
- 30 August 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 44
- COVID-19 vaccination programme update
- Canterbury's vaccination rollout in numbers - graphic
- Vaccine for pregnant and breastfeeding women
- Myocarditis and Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccination
- Staff surveillance testing
- Occupational risk assessment matrix
- E-ordering at testing stations
- Blood testing for clozapine – request from the psychiatry team
- Useful information
- COVID-19 vaccination programme update
- 27 August 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 43
- Urgent message about sourcing pulse oximeters
- 26 August 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 42
- Pre-screening for Aged Residential Care
- Childhood immunisations
- RNZCGP guidance for managing a positive case in staff
- Message from Canterbury Health Laboratories
- National clinical advice line
- Useful information
- 24 August 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 41
- General update
- Business continuity
- P2/N95 exemption
- Updating Healthpoint
- Community welfare
- Impact of the situation in Afghanistan
- Useful information
- 23 August 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 40
- Clarification to HIS
- Food Delivery
- Childcare Funding for Essential Workers
- Mask Exemption
- Business Continuity
- Reduce Wait Time Post Vaccination
- Media Enquiries
- 23 August 2021 - Message from Primary Care Leads (COVID Vaccine & Immunisation Programme)
- 21 August 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 39
- General update
- Equity and welfare
- Unvaccinated workforce
- Notification to the Medical Officer of Health of HIS criteria
- Clarification of testing advice from TAG
- Travel testing
- Webinar: General Practice monitoring and management of mild to moderate COVID-19 illness – learnings from Canada
- Managing misinformation
- 19 August 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 37
- General update
- P2/ N95 use
- Swabbing in children
- PPE ordering
- Healthcare worker testing
- Canterbury's COVID-19 vaccination programme
- 18 August 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 36
- Auckland COVID-19 community cases
- P2/ N95 update
- Canterbury's COVID-19 vaccination programme
- 17 August 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Update 35
- COVID-19 Community Case in Auckland
- Second Dose Notification Error
- 13 August 2021 - Anaphylaxis and COVID-19 Vaccination (PDF)
- 13 August 2021 - Spring Education Series - Infection Prevention & Control (PDF)
- 28 June 2021 - Canterbury is currently vaccinating Group 2 and Group 3
- 28 June 2021 - COVID Group 3 vaccinations poster (PDF)
- 17 May 2021 - N95 Mask Fit Testing
- 14 May 2021 - Virology Service for Respiratory Virus Diagnosis (PDF)
- 12 April 2021
- 8 April 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 and Immunisation Update
- 1 April 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 and Immunisation Update
- 29 March 2021 - CPRG COVID-19 Vaccination Update
- 19 March 2021 - COVID-19 Vaccination: Expression of Interest (PDF)
- 19 March 2021 - COVID-19 Vaccine Immunisation Programme - Operating Guidelines for DHBs & Providers (PDF)
- 19 March 2021 - COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Plan poster (PDF)
- CPRG Coronavirus Update - 3 March 2021 - Updated vaccination and self-isolation information
- CPRG Coronavirus Update - 1 March 2021 - General update
2020
- CPRG Coronavirus Update - 11 December 2020 - China Travel Testing and Red Streaming Seminar
- MoH Email to GPs - Guidelines for signing up to centralised PPE distribution programme
- CPRG Coronavirus Update - 10 December 2020 - Advice of change to PPE distribution effective from 21/1/2021
- CPRG Coronavirus Update - 4 December 2020 - Notifying Test results, New Border Order and Pre-travel testing for China
- CPRG Coronavirus Update - 28 October 2020 - Swabbing clarification and Pre-travel testing
- CPRG Coronavirus Update - 19 October 2020 - Travel testing and addition to priority group for testing
- NEW! MoH Testing Strategy (5 October 2020) - Continuation of current strategy.
- CPRG Coronavirus Update- Primary level alerts, Testing children, PPE supplies - 1 October 2020
- CPRG Coronavirus Update - 22 September 2020 - Lab systems upgrade; border testing flagged in PMS; mask recommendations; PPE deliveries weekly; extension of waiver for non-NZePS-capable systems
- CPRG Coronavirus Update - 10 September 2020 - New testing guidance; travel testing; tip from IPC
- CPRG Coronavirus Update - 28 August 2020 - Guidance on asymptomatic testing
- CPRG Coronavirus Update - 27 August 2020 - Primary care guidance; PPE and masks; isolation
- CPRG Coronavirus Update for General Practice - 18 August 2020 - ARC medical support; locum register; care plans
- CPRG Coronavirus Update - 17 August 2020 - Testing, lab feedback, Level C funding and communicating with patients about scripts
- CPRG Coronavirus Update for General Practice - 13 August 2020 - Reminders from our lab colleagues
- CPRG Coronavirus update - 12 August 2020 - Covid Testing, CBACs being set up
- CPRG Coronavirus Update - 28 July 2020 - Clarity on who should be tested; new PPE dispatch schedule
- CPRG Coronavirus Update - 15th July 2020 - Updated MoH guidance; who to test; swabbing children; which swab to use
- CPRG Coronavirus Update - 10 July 2020 - CBAC referrals dramatically reduced; ePortal updated with new claiming structure; PPE survey coming out next week; practice voice messages
- CPRG Coronavirus Update for General Practice - 3 July 2020: Healthline calls no longer diverting to CBAC triage team; new tiered funding for assessing patients
- CPRG Coronavirus Update for General Practice - 2 July 2020: Clarification of testing and PPE
- CPRG Coronavirus Update for Community Pharmacy - 1 July 2020: Change in case definition; when should symptomatic staff be swabbed; Clozapine dispensing; extension of temporary waiver
- CPRG Coronavirus Update #2 - 25 June 2020: Summary of changes in the case definition and recommendations for general practice
- CPRG Coronavirus Update - 25 June 2020: Change in case definition; testing delays; testing special cases; swabbing
- CPRG Coronavirus Update - 10 June 2020: General practice and community pharmacy activity at Alert Level 1
- CPRG Coronavirus Update - 4 June 2020: Process for managing healthcare worker return to work
- CPRG Coronavirus Update - 22 May 2020: Promoting testing in your practice; new pathways; Tracer app; oral contraceptives; historical discharge summaries
- CPRG Coronavirus Update - 19 May 2020: Lab changes; CDHB requests; self-isolation changes; influenza immunisations
- CPRG Coronavirus Update for Community Pharmacy - 14 May 2020: HealthPathways; referral for COVID patients; ePrescription timing; signature-exempt prescriptions
- CPRG Coronavirus Update for General Practice - 14 May 2020: Prescriptions; Acute Plans; Well Child services; patients with intellectual disabilities; back to work advice
- CPRG Coronavirus Update - 8 May 2020: ERMS hospital scripts; increased drug seeking behaviour; ARC screening form; UoO GP project
- CPRG Coronavirus Update for General Practice - 7 May 2020: COVID claims; labelling of swab specimens; ARC/LTC COVID survey
- CPRG Coronavirus Update - 4 May 2020: ePrescribing; employers requesting swabs; influenza surveillance; comms to specialists
- CPRG Coronavirus Update for General Practice - 28 April 2020: Funding criteria; lab testing availability; patients with mental health conditions
- CPRG Coronavirus Update for General Practice - 24 April 2020: Public health notification changes; labelling of swab speciments; Special Authority/NPPA approvals
For all CPRG Updates pertaining to COVID-19, go to Resources and filter the list for ‘Update’ or for ‘COVID-19’.
Guidelines & Resources
Clinical guidelines for COVID-19 assessment, treatment and management, can be found on Community HealthPathways.
- New! Extension of Temporary Prescription Waivers – 22 September 2020
- COVID-19 Emergency Response Plan – 10 September 2020
- MoH Primary Care Quick Reference Guide – 24 August 2020
- COVID-19 Assessments in General Practice – Updated Framework – 24 June 2020
- Principles for Pharmacy during Alert Level 1 – 9 June 2020
- What does Level 1 mean for General Practice? from RNZCGP – 4 June 2020
- MoH Alert Level 2 PPE Guidelines (Unknown COVID Status) – 15 May 2020
- MoH Alert Level 2 PPE Guidelines (Suspected, Probable or Confirmed COVID Case) – 15 May 2020
- The MoH has released comprehensive FAQs regarding signature exempt prescriptions. You can find more information here.
- The Royal NZ College of General Practitioners has released advice on what Level 2 means for primary care. You can view their article here.
- MoH PPE Guidelines for Community Pharmacy – 8 April 2020
- Community Pharmacy Guidelines for Cleaning and Decontamination – 20 April 2020
- Community Pharmacy Infection Prevention and Control Overview – 9 April 2020
- Director-General Waiver under Regulation 43 Medicines Regulations 1984 – 27 March 2020
- Opioid Substitution Therapy Guidelines for COVID-19 – 27 March 2020
- Donning PPE instructions
- Removing PPE instructions
- Cleaning, disinfecting and waste guidelines
Business Continuity
- Sample Practice Pandemic COVID-19 Checklist (Auckland PHO) – August 2020
- SIAPO/CPRG Business Continuity Plan – General Practice
- SIAPO/CPRG Business Continuity Plan – Community Pharmacy
Further resources
The Canterbury HealthInfo website has many excellent resources and information for patients. Refer patients to the HealthInfo or Ministry of Health websites.
Posters
- Full Colour ‘Stop’ Poster A4 version – for practices to add their phone number
- Full Colour ‘Stop’ Poster A3 version – for practices to add their phone number
- Full Colour ‘Stop’ Poster A2 version – for practices to add their phone number
- COVID-19 Assets from Health Promotion Agency – 16 March 2020
- COVID-19 Resources in other languages now available – 13 March 2020
- Stop! Poster (Basic Word version) A4 for Pharmacies – 13 March 2020
- Stop! Poster (Basic Word version) A4 – 2 March 2020 – for practices to add their phone number
- Stop! Poster (Basic Word version) A3 – 2 March 2020 – for practices to add their phone number
- Protect Yourself against Coronavirus Poster
- Hand Hygiene Poster
- 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene at the Point of Care Poster
- Cover your Cough
Working Virtually
- Virtual GP Toolkit:
- More information on telehealth can be found on the Health Navigator site.
Websites
- NZ COVID Tracer App
- Health Promotion Agency – COVID-19 Information Assets
- WHO – Coronavirus
- Ministry of Health Facebook page: facebook.com/minhealthnz
- Te Punaha Matatini – Centre of Research Excellence, University of Auckland
- COVID-19 Canterbury Primary Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2359383477687909
