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Exploring the Links between Quality Improvement Strategies and Organisational Outcomes in Four New Zealand District Health Boards: Final Report

A number of New Zealand district health boards (DHBs) are using quality frameworks and concepts as core elements of their organisational strategies to improve patient outcomes…

Self-management Support for People with Long-term Conditions (version 2)

Long-term conditions (LTC) are any ongoing, long-term or recurring conditions that can have a significant impact on people’s lives (NHC 2007). Supporting people with LTCs to…

Formative Evaluation of Sore Throat Clinics

Rheumatic fever can be prevented by prompt diagnosis of a Group A streptococcal (GAS) throat infection and treatment with antibiotics.  The Rheumatic Fever Prevention Programme aims…

Amphetamine use 2014/15: New Zealand Health Survey

This report presents findings from the 2014/15 New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) about amphetamine use in the last 12 months (past-year) in adults 16–64 years of…

Report on Maternity 2014

This report describes the demographic profile of women giving birth (eg, age, ethnicity, deprivation) and selected antenatal factors (eg, BMI, smoking) events relating to labour and…

Evaluation of the 2015 Rheumatic Fever Awareness Campaign

The Ministry of Health contracted Allen + Clarke Policy and Regulatory Specialists Limited (Allen + Clarke) to carry out an evaluation of the 2015 Rheumatic Fever…

Review of Physical Activity Guidance and Resources for Under-Fives

Developing information on physical activity for under-fives is one of the 22 initiatives in the Childhood Obesity Plan, and an important part of the broad population…

Our Older People’s Oral Health: Key Findings of the 2012 New Zealand Older People’s Oral Health Survey

The 2012 New Zealand Older People’s Oral Health Survey is part of the ‘Study into Older People’s Oral Health Issues’; an umbrella project funded by the…

Methodology Report 2014/15: New Zealand Health Survey

This methodology report details the procedures and protocols followed to ensure the New Zealand Health Survey produces the high-quality and robust data expected of official statistics.…

The case for investment in: A quality improvement programme to reduce pressure injuries in New Zealand

This report from KPMG presents the findings of a qualitative study into reducing pressure injuries in New Zealand. Pressure injuries are a major cause of preventable…