More Heart and Diabetes Checks Evaluation Last Publication Date: 04 May 2016 Health targets are a set of national measures designed to improve the performance of health services. They focus on population health objectives and on reducing inequities. The…
Green Prescription Active Families Survey Report: 2016 Last Publication Date: 01 May 2016 The Green Prescription (GRx) Active Families programme has grown out of the nationwide GRx initiative for adults, responding to requests from primary care for something similar…
Integrated Maternity and Child Health Services Outcomes Evaluation Report Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2016 The Ministry commissioned Malatest International Consulting and Advisory Services Limited to evaluate maternal and child health services integration demonstration pilots run in three District Health Boards…
Research Report: The New Zealand Drug Harm Index 2016 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2015 The New Zealand Drug Harm Index 2016 estimates the social cost of drug-related harms and intervention costs in 2014/15 as NZ$1.8 billion. The total cost of illicit…
Exploring the Links between Quality Improvement Strategies and Organisational Outcomes in Four New Zealand District Health Boards: Final Report Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2015 A number of New Zealand district health boards (DHBs) are using quality frameworks and concepts as core elements of their organisational strategies to improve patient outcomes…
Self-management Support for People with Long-term Conditions (version 2) Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2015 Long-term conditions (LTC) are any ongoing, long-term or recurring conditions that can have a significant impact on people’s lives (NHC 2007). Supporting people with LTCs to…
Formative Evaluation of Sore Throat Clinics Last Publication Date: 23 Dec 2015 Rheumatic fever can be prevented by prompt diagnosis of a Group A streptococcal (GAS) throat infection and treatment with antibiotics. The Rheumatic Fever Prevention Programme aims…
Amphetamine use 2014/15: New Zealand Health Survey Last Publication Date: 15 Dec 2015 This report presents findings from the 2014/15 New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) about amphetamine use in the last 12 months (past-year) in adults 16–64 years of…
Report on Maternity 2014 Last Publication Date: 07 Dec 2015 This report describes the demographic profile of women giving birth (eg, age, ethnicity, deprivation) and selected antenatal factors (eg, BMI, smoking) events relating to labour and birth (eg,…
Evaluation of the 2015 Rheumatic Fever Awareness Campaign Last Publication Date: 03 Dec 2015 The Ministry of Health contracted Allen + Clarke Policy and Regulatory Specialists Limited (Allen + Clarke) to carry out an evaluation of the 2015 Rheumatic Fever…
