Toitū te Oranga: Practice Support Pānui

Ngā mihi o te wā ki a koutou katoa.

We hope everyone enjoyed some rest and time with whānau over the festive season. For those who worked through it, we hope you still found moments to relax, recharge, and enjoy a little festive cheer. E hoa mā, welcome to Toitū te Oranga.

Toitū te Oranga is our e-pānui, designed to strengthen communication and better support our practices with timely clinical updates, practical tools, and opportunities for shared learning. Each edition reflects our collective commitment to working together to strengthen care, build workforce capability, and improve outcomes for all - hei oranga mō te katoa.

Ka nui te mihi! We appreciate your ongoing leadership and dedication. We’re here to support you and your teams, so please let us know how we can help - whether it’s with planning, guidance, or anything else.

In this pānui you will find the following:

Tai Hauora (Clinical Round-up)

Tai Pūkenga (Education, Training & Events)

Pae Hono (Helpful Links)

Most of the kōrero in this pānui relates to emails sent before the December close-down period. If you didn’t receive any of the emails mentioned, please let us know by emailing: practicesupport@haurakipho.org.nz

Manage My Health Cyber Breach

This issue is understandably top of mind for all practices as we step into 2026. Alana and the Practice Support team will continue to keep everyone updated as new information becomes available.

IMAC Updates via December 11 2025 email

IMAC updates were emailed on 11 December 2025, which included:

Stock ordering information for the new Comirnaty 10 mcg vaccine, to be used from 1 January 2026,

Further updates were emailed on 18 December 2025, covering:

Authorised vaccinators no longer require a prescription or standing order to administer adrenaline and liquid paracetamol.

Please contact HPHO Practice Support if you have not received the email.

GPNZ December Pānui sent on 11/12

If you missed the GPNZ December pānui, kei te pai - you can view it here

Registered Nurse Prescriber in Community Health (RNPCH)

An email was sent to practice managers on the 12 December with an attachment requesting expressions of interest for nurses wishing to undertake the training in 2026. Please contact HPHO Practice Support if you have not received the email.

This information is also available on the Hauraki PHO website under “Midlands Collaborative Designated Registered Nurse Prescriber in Community Health Programme.”

B4School Training Dates

An email was sent by Pinnacle PHO on 16 December with B4 School training dates for 2026. Please contact HPHO Practice Support if you have not received this email.

Shared Digital Health Record (SDHR).

The Shared Digital Health Record (SDHR) is rolling out across primary care from early 2026, enabling healthcare providers to access patient information through the systems they already use. A webinar is available that provides an overview of the SDHR and what it means for practices and patients.

For more information about this webinar click here. There are also other webinar options here, for those who are interested.