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Report of the South Island Neurosurgery Expert Panel

This report presents to the Director-General of Health recommendations which ‘identify the development pathway that would best meet the requirement for a sustainable, high quality neurosurgical…

National Plan for Child Cancer Services in New Zealand

The National Plan for Child Cancer Services in New Zealand has been developed by the Ministry of Health and the National Health Board in conjunction with…

Interventions and Treatment for Problematic Use of Methamphetamine and other Amphetamine-Type Stimulants (ATS)

These guidelines have been developed for use across a wide range of settings for those working with people adversely affected by methamphetamine use. It is a…

National Opioid Substitution Treatment Providers Training Programme

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…

The Burden of Cancer: New Zealand 2006

The report presents estimates of the burden of 28 different cancers in 2006, denominated in Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs). The total burden of cancer was…

Tobacco Use in New Zealand: Key Findings from the 2009 NZ Tobacco Use Survey

This report provides an overview of tobacco use in New Zealand, predominantly for the year 2009. It includes findings from the 2009 New Zealand Tobacco Use…

Review of the policy of some DHBs no longer paying for laboratory tests referred by Private Specialists: Final Report

In 2006, three District Health Boards (Hutt Valley and Capital and Coast, and then later Tairawhiti) were given permission to trial a policy to cease payments…

Review of Services for People Living with HIV in New Zealand

The Ministry has conducted an independent review of existing service coverage for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) including those services not funded by the Ministry.The aim…

Proposed Amendments to Regulations under the Medicines Act 1981

In February 2010, the Ministry of Health released a consultation paper, Consultation on Proposed Amendments to Regulations under the Medicines Act 1981, describing a set of…

The Use of Coloured Filters and Lenses in the Management of Children with Reading Difficulties

This paper summarises the current literature on Irlen syndrome (Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome). It describes the evidential basis for this condition, and provides an analysis of the…