New Zealand Gazette – 2007 – No. 73

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✨ Immunisation Services Guidelines



1852 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 73 27 JUNE 2007

• relevant legislation (including regulations).

(r) ensuring vaccinators have received appropriate training and that
at least one (and preferably all) of the practice nurses in a
practice has been certified by the Medical Officer of Health as a
vaccinator;

(s) reporting any significant adverse vaccine-associated events to
the Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring;

(t) participation in and support of immunisation promotion activities;

(u) undertaking regular audit within the practice using a method
approved by the Ministry of Health;

(v) cold chain management, using the current standard approved by
the Ministry of Health, and taking part in cold chain monitoring.

2.2 Each general practitioner will maintain working relationships with
relevant providers including, but not limited to:

(a) immunisation co-ordinators working for a PHO, IPA or PCO,
IMAC, Public Health Service and Maori or Pacific Health Service
providers;

(b) other primary care providers;

(c) Tamariki Ora Well Child services.

2.3 Each general practitioner will endeavour to ensure that he or she is
delivering immunisation services in a culturally appropriate manner.

2.4 Each general practitioner will work towards meeting and maintaining
the national immunisation targets that are reviewed from time to time
by the District Health Board and/or the Ministry of Health.

2.5 Each general practitioner will assist with epidemic control and other
situations where co-ordinated action is required.

3 Adult immunisation services

3.1 General practitioners shall provide the following vaccination services
for adults when an adult has not completed a primary course of
diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps or rubella. In these cases
the vaccine is free and the administration fee is payable to complete
the course:

(a) Adult Tetanus - Diphtheria (Td) Adults should receive boosters
of Td vaccine at age 45 and 65, after some injuries and as part
of any transition programme developed by the District Health
Boards and/or the Ministry of Health. The vaccine is available for
free, but no immunisation administration subsidised fee may be
claimed for these booster doses. The practitioner is entitled to
charge the patient an additional fee for this service.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏥 Childhood Immunisation Services Guidelines (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Immunisation, children, health, vaccines, prevention, general practice, Well Child services, Tamariki Ora, Plunket, Maori health, Pacific health, public health, paediatric services, maternity services, early childhood education, schools, income support, Family Start, Strengthening Family Programme, CARM

🏥 Adult Immunisation Services Guidelines

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Immunisation, adults, vaccines, diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, Td vaccine, health services