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Lean in General Practice – Slides

A Collaborative Aotearoa learning resources and Introduction to Lean in a General Practice setting

Lidocaine (Xylocaine) Standing Order Template

This standing order template should be customised to fit the specific needs and circumstances of your practice.

Credit: Southern Health Pathways and Dr Anu Shinnamon.

Local Anaesthetic for Skin Wound Closure Standing Order Template

This standing order template should be customised to fit the specific needs and circumstances of your practice.

Credit: Paramedic Working Group

LRTI Standing Order Template

This standing order template should be customised to fit the specific needs and circumstances of your practice.

Credit: Southern Health Pathways and Dr Anu Shinnamon.

Manage My Health Guide for Health Providers

This how to guidance document ford was developed between 2020 and 2022 by Collaborative Aotearoa and their PHO network in collaboration with MedTech. For the most up-to-date guidance documents, please refer to Manage My Health - Health Portal that connects Patients & GPs.

Medical Council of NZ – Statement on Telehealth

This statement sets standards for doctors registered in New Zealand who provide telehealth
services to patients in New Zealand and/or overseas. It is also for doctors who are overseas
who provide telehealth services to patients in New Zealand. Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa |
Medical Council of New Zealand expects these doctors who are overseas to comply with this
statement.

MedTech Quick Guide to video Consults

Carrying out a patient video consultation in MedTech 32

Mild to Moderate Asthma Exacerbation Standing Order Template

This standing order template should be customised to fit the specific needs and circumstances of your practice.

Nausea and Vomiting (Migraines) Standing Order Template

This standing order template should be customised to fit the specific needs and circumstances of your practice

Nausea and Vomiting (Motion Sickness and Vertigo) Standing Order Template

This standing order template should be customised to fit the specific needs and circumstances of your practice.

Nausea and Vomiting Standing Order Template

This standing order is to apply until it is either replaced by a new standing order covering the same subject matter or cancelled in writing by the issuer.

Credit: Southern Health Pathways and Dr Anu Shinnamon.

Oral Contraception Standing Order Template

This standing order template should be customised to fit the specific needs and circumstances of your practice.

Credit: Southern Health Pathways and Dr Anu Shinnamon.

Oral Thrush Standing Order Template

This standing order template should be customised to fit the specific needs and circumstances of your practice.

Credit: Southern Health Pathways and Dr Anu Shinnamon.

Otitis Externa Standing Order Template

This standing order template should be coustomised to fit the specific needs and circumstances of your practice.

Credit: Paramedic Working Group

Otitis Media Standing Order Template

This standing order template should be customised to fit the specific needs and circumstances of your practice.

Credit: Southern Health Pathways and Dr Anu Shinnamon.

Overview – Standing Order Templates for General Practice

Here is a list of all standing order templates, along with a link to download the editable versions.

These templates underwent clinical review in August 2024. However, we recommend that your practice review and update them to align with your local guidelines. Additionally, practices should have a standing order policy, a training program, and an audit process in place to support the effective use of standing orders in general practice.

Pain Relief severe standing order template

This standing order template should be customised to fit the specific needs and circumstances of your practice.

Credit: Southern Health Pathways and Dr Anu Shinnamon.

Pain Relief Standing Order Template

This standing order template should be customised to fit the specific needs and circumstances of your practice.

Credit: Southern Health Pathways and Dr Anu Shinnamon.

Paramedics in Primary Care Case Study – Rakaia Medical Centre

Collaborative Aotearoa extends their gratitude for this case study to significantly enrich our existing resources in supporting the integration of Paramedics into Primary Care. By generously sharing their time, expertise, and passion, this case study aims to empower others who are considering employing a paramedic into their service.   

In the development of this document the team gives credit to: 

  • Dr Sue Fowlie – General Practitioner (GP) and Practice owner 
  • Stuart Cook – Extended Care Paramedic (ECP) 
  • Rakaia Medical Centre 
  • Pegasus Health (Charitable) Limited 

Paramedics in Primary Care Toolkit

The resource has been created to support General Practices when employing a paramedic of Extended Care Paramedic (ECP) into their practice. It has been developed by Collaborative Aotearoa through collaboration with various partners across the health sector, as outline in Acknowledgements section.

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