Implementing the New Zealand Health Strategy 2013 Published: 01 Dec 2013 This report summarises the major achievements in the priority areas of the New Zealand public health service in 2013. Achievements are grouped according to medium-term priorities...
Evaluation of the Māori Oral Health Providers Project Published: 02 Mar 2011 In 2007 five Māori health providers received one-off Ministry funding to purchase their capital requirements to deliver oral health services (the Project). Four providers built Mobile...
Critical analysis of the implementation of the Primary Health Care Strategy implementation and framing of issues for the next phase Published: 02 Sep 2009 This paper represents the first part of a two-stage project ‘Where Next for Primary Health Care Development in New Zealand?’ that was undertaken by Judith Smith,...
The Work of Doctors in Accident and Medical Clinics Published: 02 Oct 2006 The National Primary Medical Care Survey (NatMedCa) was undertaken to describe primary health care in New Zealand, including the characteristics of providers and their practices, the...
New Zealand Influenza Pandemic Plan: A framework for action Published: 02 Apr 2010 Sets out the all of government measures to be taken to prepare for and respond to an influenza pandemic. Part A: Setting the Scene outlines the Ministry...
Transport sector: Results of the 2011/12 audits Published: 01 Mar 2013 This is our first report specifically about our audits of public entities in the transport sector. It builds on the overview of our work on transport...
Health Literacy and the Prevention and Management of Skin Infections Published: 01 Jul 2014 Health literacy refers to the degree to which people are able to access and understand essential health information in order to make informed and appropriate health...
Evaluation of the Bowel Screening Pilot Published: 04 Sep 2012 The Ministry of Health has contracted Litmus and Sapere Research Group to undertake an evaluation of the four-year Bowel Screening Pilot, which began in the Waitemata...
Auckland Region District Health Boards (DHBs) Review of Transition to New Community Laboratory Services Provider Published: 16 Dec 2010 This report presents the findings of a review of Auckland Region District Health Boards (DHBs) Review of Transition to New Community Laboratory Services Provider. The review...
Evaluating Health Impact Assessments in New Zealand Published: 05 Aug 2010 Are Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) worthwhile? Answering this question involves evaluating HIAs, and the purpose of this paper is to provide guidance on the evaluation of...