Implementing the New Zealand Health Strategy 2013 Last Publication Date: 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…
Convention Coalition Monitoring Youth Report 2013 Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2013 This report, relating to the individual experiences of disabled youth, outlines one half of the activities undertaken by The Convention Coalition in 2013, regarding The Disability…
New Zealand Health Survey Content Guide and questionnaires 2012/13 Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2013 This publication describes the content of the New Zealand Health Survey for the period July 2012 to June 2013. It also outlines the history of the…
Respiratory Disease in New Zealand: Strategic Overview Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2013 This document provides a high-level overview of respiratory conditions in terms of prevalence and incidence, health outcomes and health utilisation and cost. Its purpose is to…
Cardiovascular Disease in New Zealand: Strategic Overview Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2013 This document provides a high-level overview of cardiovascular conditions in terms of prevalence and incidence, health outcomes and health utilisation and cost.
Feasibility trial of a suicide mortality review mechanism Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2013 Suicide is an issue of major concern to New Zealand communities. Each year more than 500 people take their lives, more than the number of those…
Measures for the Prevention and Control of Clostridium difficile Infection Last Publication Date: 26 Nov 2013 Clostridium difficile infection is a growing problem in inpatient healthcare facilities and can lead to extended hospital stays, poor patient outcomes and occasionally death.This document is…
New Zealand Framework for Dementia Care Last Publication Date: 21 Nov 2013 This publication provides DHBs and the health and social support sectors with a guide for developing their dementia care pathways. The framework has three guiding principles:following…
Comparative Study of Maternity Systems Last Publication Date: 19 Nov 2013 This Report provides an overview of maternity systems and maternity outcomes for mothers and babies in New Zealand and six comparator countries.
Learning from in-patient falls: Analysis of a sample of reported serious adverse events Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2013 Patient falls resulting in harm are one of the most frequently reported adverse events in hospitals. Of the 730 serious adverse events reported by district health…
