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Hospital Events 2007/08

This statistical publication contains analyses and commentary on publicly funded and privately funded hospital events in New Zealand, as reported to the National Minimum Dataset (NMDS).The…

Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Medicines in New Zealand

Consultation on the Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Medicines in New Zealand: Consultation Document took place during March and April 2006. The consultation document reviewed the policy…

Management of group A streptococcal sore throat for the prevention of acute rheumatic fever

The purpose of this evidence review is to provide an evidence-based summary of current New Zealand and overseas evidence to inform best practice in the management…

Poisson Regression Modelling of the Effectiveness of the Meningococcal B Vaccine (MeNZB)

New Zealand experienced a prolonged epidemic of Meningococcal B disease starting in 1991 and peaking in 2001. In response, a strain-specific meningococcal B vaccine (MeNZB) was…

An Implementation Plan for the Guidance for Improving Supportive Care for Adults with Cancer in New Zealand

The Ministry of Health contracted with Health Outcomes International (HOI) in April 2010 to develop a plan to implement the Guidance for Improving Supportive Care for…

The Price of Cancer: The public price of registered cancer in New Zealand

This report calculates the annual price of all cancers registered with the New Zealand Cancer Registry in 2008, and then estimates the drivers and likely magnitude…

Recovery meanings and measures: A scan of the literature

Following the Mental Health Commission’s Statement of Intent 2009-2012 a “DHB Recovery Report Card‟ was to be developed. This report is a literature review as part…

A Focus on Nutrition: Key findings from the 2008/09 NZ Adult Nutrition Survey

The 2008/09 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey was carried out from October 2008 to October 2009. A total of 4721 adults aged 15+ years participated, including…

Health Indicators for New Zealanders with Intellectual Disability

This report presents a selection of health status and health care utilisation indicators for New Zealanders with and without intellectual disability.The indicators have been developed using…

Integrating Health Impact Assessment in Urban Design and Planning: The Manukau experience

This paper explores how a health impact assessment (HIA) process was used to forge closer links between health and urban design agendas in Manukau City. The…