Interim Evaluation Report: Healthy Families NZ Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2017 Healthy Families NZ is a large-scale initiative that is a key part in helping New Zealanders live healthy, active lives. There are 10 Healthy Families NZ locations…
A Review of the National Orthopaedic Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Quality Improvement Collaborative Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2017 The National Orthopaedic Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Quality Improvement Collaborative took place between November 2013 and March 2015. The 18 participating district health boards (DHBs)…
Measuring the Burden of Gambling Harm in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 07 Jul 2017 The Ministry of Health engaged Central Queensland University’s (CQU) Experimental Gambling Research Laboratory and Auckland University of Technology’s (AUT) Gambling and Addictions Research Centre to develop…
Problem Gambling and Family Violence in Help-Seeking Populations: Co-occurrence, Impact and Coping Last Publication Date: 01 May 2017 Four hundred and fifty-four clients of problem gambling treatment services took part in a short survey on gambling and family/whānau violence and abuse. There were 370…
How We Eat – Reviews of the evidence on food and eating behaviours related to diet and body size Last Publication Date: 01 May 2017 This report presents the current evidence available about the effect of several eating behaviours (‘how’ we eat) on diet and body size. The six chapters contain…
Treatment injury prevention through supporting patient safety Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2017 ACC is focused on reducing the incidence and severity of treatment injuries in New Zealand. That’s why we are investing $45 million in initiatives over the…
Review of Adult Palliative Care Services in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 30 Mar 2017 This review presents a refreshed strategic direction for adult palliative care and proposes a suite of initiatives to help manage future increases in demand for palliative care. We…
Disability Respite Survey 2016 Last Publication Date: 30 Mar 2017 Disability Support Services conducted two online surveys during October and November 2016. We received 1,268 responses to the family/whānau respite survey and 50 responses to the…
2016 Forestry research Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2016 The forestry sector is one of WorkSafe’s four priority sectors due to the high incidence of injuries and fatalities. WorkSafe has had a dedicated Forestry Programme…
Private Health Insurance Coverage 2011–15: New Zealand Health Survey Last Publication Date: 17 Oct 2016 Individuals with private health insurance (PHI) may have more timely access to non-urgent treatment than those without insurance. This report presents findings about the PHI of adults…