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You’re on the pathway to wellbeing for wāhine – Explore national programmes for women, children, and families, designed to support health, wellbeing and growth.
25 programmes available
Tairāwhiti | Under 18 | Over 18 | Over 65 | Musculoskeletal | Advanced primary options
This programme provides funding for Zoledronic acid infusions for patients who meet the PHARMAC special authority criteria for administration.
Taranaki | Under 18 | Over 65 | Over 18 | Women's health | Advanced primary options
This service funds the guideline directed management of eligible patients with abnormal uterine bleeding who would benefit from further investigation and/or treatment
Taranaki | Under 18 | Over 18 | Over 65 | Wellbeing | Primary options | Advanced primary options
This service is designed to support a co-response team where mental health clinicians, kaimahi Māori, Police and St John will work together when responding to mental health emergency calls.
Taranaki | Under 18 | Over 18 | Over 65 | Diabetes | Primary options | Advanced primary options
This programme is available for people with type 2 diabetes who need to start insulin. The service provides funding for an initial consultation to start insulin and one follow up appointment.
Taranaki | Under 18 | Over 18 | Over 65 | Cardiovascular | Advanced primary options
This programme provides funding for IV iron infusions for patients who meet the PHARMAC special authority criteria for prescribing subsidised ferric carboxymaltose (Ferinject) in the community.
Taranaki | Under 18 | Over 18 | Over 65 | Sexual health | Advanced primary options | Women's health
This programme provides funding for contraceptive consultation including administration of Depo Provera, and the insertion of contraceptive implants and IUDs to target populations.
Taranaki | Over 18 | Under 18 | Over 65 | Women's health | Advanced primary options
This service funds both education and practice costs for the insertion of ring pessaries
Waikato | Under 18 | Over 18 | Over 65 | Diabetes | Women's health | Advanced primary options
This programme is available for women with diabetes in pregnancy who need to start insulin and have been referred by the diabetes in pregnancy team.
Waikato | Over 18 | Over 65 | Under 18 | Diabetes | Advanced primary options
This programme is available for people with type 2 diabetes who need to start insulin. The service provides funding for an initial consultation to start insulin and one follow up appointment.
Waikato | Over 18 | Over 65 | Under 18 | Cardiovascular | Advanced primary options
This programme provides funding for IV iron infusions for patients who meet the PHARMAC special authority criteria for prescribing subsidised ferric carboxymaltose (Ferinject) in the community. The infusion is to be provided in the community by the patient’s general practice
Waikato | Over 18 | Under 18 | Over 65 | Sexual health | Women's health | Advanced primary options
This programme provides funding for contraceptive consultation relating to long acting reversible contraceptives, including administration of Depo Provera, and the insertion of contraceptive implants and IUDs to target populations. Removal of these devices as necessary is also funded.
Waikato | Over 18 | Over 65 | Under 18 | Respiratory | Advanced primary options | Children & youth
As part of the Rheumatic fever prevention programme, free throat swabs can be offered to eligible populations with suspected Group A streptococcal throat infections.
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