Where Next for Primary Health Care Organisations in New Zealand? Published: 02 Sep 2009 This paper sets out a synthesis of five reports commissioned by District Health Boards New Zealand and the Ministry of Health as part of their ‘change…
Close contact infectious diseases in New Zealand: Trends in ethnic inequalities in hospitalisations, 1989 to 2008 Published: 02 Jun 2010 Infectious diseases are the most common cause of acute overnight hospitalisation in New Zealand.This report provides analysis of close-contact infectious diseases (CCIDs). CCIDs include respiratory, skin,…
Chlamydia Screening in New Zealand: Report for the National Screening Unit Published: 01 Dec 2006 The Chlamydia Screening in New Zealand: Report for the National Screening Unit was prepared as a contribution towards the development of policy advice regarding screening for…
National Opioid Substitution Treatment Providers Training Programme Published: 02 Nov 2010 This publication is designed to be used in conjunction with training workshops provided by the New Zealand Association of Opioid Treatment Providers. Its purpose is to…
Inquiry Report: Allocation of the 2002-05 Health Funding Package Published: 01 Oct 2006 Through the Health Funding Package, which was introduced in 2002, the Government has injected a considerable amount of new spending into the health sector. The package…
Inquiry Report: Progress in delivering publicly funded scheduled services to patients Published: 01 Jun 2011 New Zealand will always have more patients than our publicly funded non-urgent medical and surgical services (scheduled/elective services) can cope with at any one time. Common…
Learning from in-patient falls: Analysis of a sample of reported serious adverse events Published: 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…
Clinical Governance Assessment Project: Analysis of Three Quality and Safety Questions in a National Survey of New Zealand Health Professionals Published: 01 Nov 2012 The Clinical Governance Assessment Project (CGAP) was jointly commissioned by the National Health Board, the Health Quality and Safety Commission (HQSC) and the District Health Boards…
It Takes a Team...Report to the Ministry of Health on a proposed national service improvement plan for gynaecological cancer services. Published: 29 Sep 2012 In 2010, the Ministry of Health commissioned a report into current gynaecological cancer services and the options for improvement. The report was developed in collaboration with…
Living Standards and Health: New Zealand 2006/07 Published: 02 Aug 2010 The report 'Living Standards and Health: New Zealand 2006/07' compares two measures of living standards that were included in the 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey, and…
