Clinical Correspondence Panui

Clinical Correspondence Panui 26/8/22 COVID-19 Care in the Community •

Te Whatu Ora will present a webinar update on Monkeypox and COVID-19 to primary care clinicians on Wednesday evening, August 31, from 7.30pm to 8:45pm. The update will cover a range of topics, including Monkeypox - case definition, testing, vaccination, treatment, and new Monkeypox pathway, the wider COVID-19 response - persistent infection, rebound, isolation requirements, international travellers and vaccinations, and Care in the Community - COVID-19 transition to business as usual, funding, COVID-19 medicines including Evusheld and long COVID-19. Please feel free to let your members know about this update. We have attached a flyer in Practice News you can circulate to your members - we appreciate you may have already received this from other networks. The flyer can be circulated to your members. To register, please use the booking link Monkeypox and COVID-19 update for primary care webinar For questions, please email education@healthpathwayscommunity.org.

Monkeypox (MPX) •

The MPX section of the Communicable Disease Control Manual has been updated further, with key changes including revised contact definitions and guidance on contact management. The latest information on MPX is available from your local HealthPathways site and is also updated regularly

Technology •

The next COVID-19 Clinical Care Module release was scheduled for Thursday August 25 and included some minor impact system improvements and improvements and a fix for the invalid overwrite known issue affecting the Initial Assessment (where two Initial Assessments are completed on the same day). An NCTS update was due on Wednesday August 24 focusing on measles plus some minor impact system improvements. The next Regional Sessions hosted by the Data and Digital team will start from August 23 and will focus on this week’s updates. See the latest information on CCCM support pages on HealthPathways and for more assistance, please contact CITC@contacttracing.health.nz

COVID-19 Response •

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A new campaign to support those who are unable to wear masks is running through Unite Against COVID-19 social media channels and also on digital screens in retail and medical settings through Giggle TV and Health TV. Posters and flyers are available for download through the UAC Resource Toolkit.

Updated information for health professionals about visitors to New Zealand who require treatment for COVID-19 has been published on Manatū Hauora’s website.

PHARMAC • •

Please follow this link to the Pharmac notification regarding access criteria for tixagevimab with cilgavimab (Evusheld) for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19.

Also included in this notification is access criteria for persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection.

2022-08-18 Pharmac Update: Primary Care Prescribers – see attached FULL newsletter in Practice News • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Supply issues update: Docusate sodium and sennosides (Laxsol) tablets and other laxatives Supply issue resolved: Lorazepam (Ativan) Accuretic (quinapril and hydrochlorothiazide) tablets: Supply issue Dexamfetamine 5 mg tablets: brand change COVID-19: Information for prescribers Shingles vaccine: Shingrix will be the new funded brand Leuprorelin (Lucrin Depot 3-month) inj 11.25 mg: Supply issue Gaviscon Infant Sachet 30s: Supply issue Ipratropium nebuliser (500 mcg/2 ml): Supply issue Levomepromazine (Nozinan) Injections: Supply issue Octreotide 50 mcg per ml ampoules: Supply issue Celecoxib (100 and 200 mg cap): Supply issue and new look Intra-uterine device – Choice TT380 Short: Supply issue Roxithromycin tab dispersible 50 mg, (Rulide D): Discontinuation Sodium citro-tartrate (Ural) Grans: Supply issue Nutricia foods products: Supply issue affecting multiple products Keep up to date on supply issues and brand changes We want you! Expressions of Interest for Pharmac’s Advisory Committees

Expression of Interest - Chair of the Medical Workforce Working Group - closes COP Monday 29 August • • •

Opportunity – we are calling for Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the Chair of the Medical Workforce Working Group. The Chair will work alongside their Te Aka Whai Ora partner in leading this work.

Attached EOI document in Practice News Te Whatu Ora has confirmed this will be a funded role if the person isn’t already an employee of Te Whatu Ora or Te Aka Whai Ora

Upcoming changes to COVID-19 Care in the Community •

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This is a ‘heads up’ that the COVID-19 Care in the Community team are currently reviewing the COVID-19 Care in the Community (CiTC) funding to ensure that we are continuing to focus on prioritising equity and caring for those who have higher clinical risk.

As an outcome of the review, we anticipate some adjustments will be made to COVID-19 CiTC service lines and descriptions. We hope that these changes will improve clarity and consistency in approach to how general practices provide these services.

The team will share more information in the near future once changes have been confirmed.

We are anticipating that changes will most likely come into effect from Monday 12 September 2022. This email is to let you know that small changes may need to be made to claims and payment processes, but we don’t anticipate this requiring any new processes rather refining those already in place.