Acute Demand Service Co-ordination
- acute medical care package
- acute nursing services
- provides alternative to hospital care for certain acute conditions
Appetite for Life
- nutritional programme delivered by nurses for families with weight issues
B4SC
- access to the before school check programme for children 4yrs
Chronic Packages of Care (CPOC)
- tailored care packages
- specific to individual’s needs
- ensure flexibility in providing care
- provides subsidised nurse/doctor appointments for health education and care of chronic long term conditions
Diabetes Care Improvement Packages
- individualised careplans for those diagnosed with diabetes (Type 1 or 2)
Discretionary Funding
- enables purchase of health-related services to those on low income
Green Prescription
- exercise-based prescription for those wishing to become more active
Immunisation
- available for children and adults
Interpreting Services
- on-call translation service for NZ residents who do not speak English
- face to face translation service for NZ residents who do not speak English or are hearing impaired
Maori Health Initiatives
- We are continually developing new ways to meet the specific needs of our Maori Population
Mental Health
- Brief Intervention Co-ordination (BIC) – provide services for people with mental health concerns using a stepped care approach
- Extended GP consultations – allow GPs to offer extended time with people to address mental health concerns
Mobile Practice Nurse
- mobile practice nurse service for people who experience barriers to accessing health care and who meet specific eligibility criteria
End of Life
- to support the GP team to deliver end of life care
Pharmacist services
- aims to provide integrated pharmacist services by having onsite/near site pharmacists working collaboratively with Christchurch PHO GP practices
Podiatry
- up to 6 free appointments for people with diabetes who have high risk feet
- up to 3 free appointments for people with high risk feet who do not have diabetes
Refugee Services
- funding is available to all General Practices enrolling former refugees recently resettled in New Zealand to support their access to primary health care
Rheumatic Fever
- available for people with a diagnosis of Rheumatic Fever
- free monthly injections and up to 4 free GP consults per year from the date of the first visit
Smoking Cessation Programme
- available to people who want to stop smoking
Social Worker
- a community based social worker available to assist people to navigate their way around health and social services within Canterbury
Youth Sexual Health
- free consultations for young people aged 14 - 17 year olds