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Women’s Health<br />

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Context of <strong>General</strong> <strong>Practice</strong><br />

<strong>The</strong> GP will demonstrate the ability to:<br />

• refer to local and national community and allied primary<br />

care organisations, such as women’s refuge, to enable<br />

management of conditions relating to women’s health<br />

• undertake self-care, especially <strong>for</strong> women balancing<br />

work and family/whānau<br />

• ensure adequate screening programmes are run <strong>for</strong> the<br />

practice population<br />

• consider privacy issues that may arise with electronic<br />

notes that all staff have access to.<br />

• establish relationships with providers of obstetric care<br />

if they are not available in the practice<br />

Management<br />

<strong>The</strong> GP will demonstrate the ability to:<br />

• follow practice policy on following up tests<br />

• describe protocols or policies in the practice <strong>for</strong> other staff<br />

per<strong>for</strong>ming tests, <strong>for</strong> example nurses doing smear tests.<br />

• educate their practice team about conditions relating<br />

to the health of women<br />

This curriculum statement links with:<br />

• Family Violence - Page 69<br />

• Mental Health - Page 97<br />

• Oncology - Page 115<br />

• Sexual Health - Page 144<br />

www.rnzcgp.org.nz<br />

<strong>Curriculum</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>General</strong> <strong>Practice</strong><br />

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