Primary care management guidelines

• Management of anaemia in chronic kidney disease
• GP application for Erythropoietin approval
• Application for intravenous iron infusion

• Assessment
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Flowchart

• Cellulitis medication authority
• Cellulitis kit re-order form
• Patient information
• Community management

Delirium
The Prevention, detection, assessment and management of delirium, 30 page booklet published by Waikato DHB (e-book version)

PDF version

DVT

• Diagnostic pathway
• FAQs
• Referral form
• Clexane administration guidelines

• Investigation and treatment flowchart 1
• Investigation and treatment flowchart 2
• Printable assessment record
• Nurse-initiated management
• Frequently Asked Questions

• Guideline for prevention of infective endocarditis associated with dental and other medical interventions
  
  
• Antibacterial prophylaxis for dental procedures - Wall chart
  A handy wall chart focussing on the evidence based best practice New Zealand guideline for prevention of infective endocarditis associated with dental and other medical interventions.

• Advice to prevent infective endocarditis prophylaxis - Wallet card
  This wallet sized information card is for patients who are at risk of infective endocarditis. It describes the appropriate antibiotic advice for your doctor or dentist prior to you having any oral / dental /respiratory / oesophageal procedures.
  
  
• Changes to your antibiotic cover - Patient leaflet
  This leaflet explains the changes to recommendations for infective endocarditis prophylaxis for those at risk

Map of Medicine

Monoclonal gammopathy

Maternity forms

• Obstetric unit booking form
• Patient registration form
• Patient smoke exposure record
• Maternity referral

Palliative Care

• Palliative care handbook 
• Last days of life care plan - Community
• Last days of life care plan brochure for families and friends 
• Last days of life non-pharmacological symptom management

Pertussis
Pertussis management guidelines

• Primary referred radiology access criteria

• CT Urogram referral pathway

• Procedure for notification of new cases in ARF
• Contacts for rheumatic fever
• A summary of the New Zealand Guidelines for Rheumatic Fever
• Guidelines for Rheumatic Fever 1: Diagnosis, Management and Secondary Prevention.
  
  This guideline presents the evidence for best practice in Acute Rheumatic Fever diagnosis. It identifies the standard of care that should be available to all people in New Zealand. Two further guidelines on sore throat management and primary prevention programmes of acute rheumatic fever will be published later in the year.
  
  
• Guidelines for Rheumatic Fever 2: Group A Streptococcal Sore Throat Management
  
  The purpose of this document is to introduce evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Group A streptococcal sore throats.
  
  
• Guidelines for Rheumatic Fever 3: Proposed Rheumatic Fever Primary Prevention Plan.
  
  This document aims to provide evidence-based guidelines for primary prevention of acute rheumatic fever.
  
  
• Algorithm 1: A Guide for Diagnosis of Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF)
  An A3 laminated algorithm and notes to guide health professionals in diagnosing acute rheumatic fever.
  
  
• Algorithm 2: A Guide for the Use of Echocardiography in Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF)
  An A3 laminated algorithm and notes to guide health professionals in using echocardiography in acute rheumatic fever.
  
  
• Algorithm 3: A Guide for the Duration of Secondary Prophylaxis in Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF)
  An A3 laminated algorithm and notes to guide health professionals in using secondary prophylaxis in acute rheumatic fever.
  
  
• Algorithm 4: A Guide to Sore Throat Management
  A guide for household sore throat management and for sore throat management.
  
  
• Manual of operations used for the rheumatic fever randomised control trial (RCT) on school-based sore throat clinics

• What is Rheumatic Fever?
  This booklet is designed for parents/caregivers of children with rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. It answers commonly asked questions about the illness, the care and treatment your child will need and how to prevent future attacks.
  
  
• What is Rheumatic Fever? (Tongan)
• What is Rheumatic Fever? (Samoan)
• Advice to prevent infective endocarditis prophylaxis - Wallet card
  This wallet sized information card is for patients who are at risk of Infective Endocarditis. It describes the appropriate antibiotic advice for your doctor or dentist prior to you having any oral/ dental/respiratory/oesophageal procedures.

• Rheumatic Fever Comic 1: "Sore Throats Aren't Cool"
• Rheumatic Fever Comic 2: "Carry on Conan"
• Rheumatic Fever Comic 3: "Get Your Jab"

• Rheumatic Heart Disease Network (RHDnet) - The World Health Federations' website provides global resources for rheumatic heart disease for professionals and communities.

• Sleep apnoea referrals
• Epworth Sleepiness Scale

• Subcutaneous methotrexate

• Waikato DHB best practice guidelines for scabies in aged care (revised Feb 2012)