{"id":2871,"date":"2025-12-12T12:42:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T23:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awanuilabs.co.nz\/north\/northland\/?p=2871"},"modified":"2025-12-12T12:43:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T23:43:10","slug":"antenatal-testing-removal-of-hiv-opt-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.awanuilabs.co.nz\/north\/northland\/antenatal-testing-removal-of-hiv-opt-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Antenatal testing &#8211; removal of HIV opt-off"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>off\u201d<\/strong> option has now been <strong>removed<\/strong> from all test request platforms, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>eOrder system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paper and PDF request forms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any manual forms created within PMS systems (please update these accordingly)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This change is intended to reduce the risk of <strong>inadvertently selecting \u201cHIV opt-off\u201d<\/strong> in situations where a <strong>full antenatal screening panel<\/strong> is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a patient <strong>genuinely wishes to decline HIV testing<\/strong>, please order the required antenatal tests <strong>individually<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong> rather than using the antenatal panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For any questions or feedback, please contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dr Juliet Elvy<\/strong> \u2013 juliet.elvy@awanuilabs.co.nz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prof. James Ussher<\/strong> \u2013 james.ussher@awanuilabs.co.nz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr Aaron Keene<\/strong> \u2013 aaron.keene@awanuilabs.co.nz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for your cooperation in ensuring accurate and appropriate antenatal testing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"off\u201d option has now been removed from all test request platforms, including: This change is intended to reduce the risk of inadvertently selecting \u201cHIV opt-off\u201d in situations where a full antenatal screening panel is required. 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