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Nurse Prescribing in Diabetes Services: a discussion document

Submissions are invited on proposed changes to enable suitably qualified nurses working in diabetes services to prescribe a limited range of medicines for people with diabetes.…

Sole parenting in New Zealand

The Ministry of Social Development led a cross-agency and cross-sector research programme that looked at changes in the rate of sole parenthood, sole parent employment and…

Health in Justice: Improving the health of prisoners and their families and whānau

The report outlines the nature and extent of prisoners' poor health, the contribution community health status makes to poor prisoner health and to imprisonment, the negative…

What Works in Social Marketing to Young People? (2010)

A systematic review of current evidence of youth-specific social marketing interventions that imporved outcomes for young people. This review describes successful social marketing campaigns that have…

A special support service for former sawmill workers exposed to pentachlorophenol (PCP)

This publication was prepared on the request of the Ministry of Health by Allen and Clarke Policy and Regulatory Specialists Limited. Background information The Ministry of…

Hospital-based Maternity Events 2006

The 'Hospital-based maternity events 2006' provides health statistics on the pregnancy and childbirth characteristics of mothers who gave birth in hospital, and the babies' characteristics and…

Health Expenditure Trends in New Zealand 1997 - 2007

This report is the latest in a regular series prepared by the Ministry of Health. The primary purpose of the series is to provide information on…

Close contact infectious diseases in New Zealand: Trends in ethnic inequalities in hospitalisations, 1989 to 2008

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,…

Annual Review of Drinking Water Quality In New Zealand 2008/9

This report describes the microbiological and chemical quality of water in New Zealand drinking-water supplies from July 2008 to June 2009.The report comprises the following five…

Methodology Report for the 2007/08 New Zealand Alcohol and Drug Use Survey

The 2007/08 New Zealand Alcohol and Drug Use Survey (NZADUS) measured self-reported alcohol, illicit and other drug use for recreational purposes, including consumption patterns, risk and…