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Partners in Care programme review report

The Partners in Care programme was developed by the New Zealand Health Quality & Safety Commission (HQSC) to support healthcare organisations in delivering its aim to…

Host responsibility in Class 4 Gambling Venues: A qualitative report

HPA is responsible for delivering a programme focused on minimising gambling harm, which includes a mass media campaign, the development of resources, and research and evaluation. This…

Attitudes and Behaviour towards Alcohol Survey 2010-2012 Report. 1.1 – The alcohol drinking behaviour of adults 18 years and over

The HPA Attitudes and Behaviour towards Alcohol Survey (ABAS) is undertaken every year by HPA to provide information on the attitudes and behaviour of New Zealanders…

Alcohol and older people. A descriptive analysis of changes in alcohol use in older New Zealanders from 2004 to 2009

This report examines the changes in alcohol use in New Zealand for  older New Zealanders (aged 60 years and over), and the association of these changes…

Starting the conversation: an evaluation of how services are using the Ruby's Dad resource

This evaluation summarises the main effects that the 33 participating health professionals (and three parents) have observed when using Ruby's Dad in their practice with children,…

Variation and improving services: analysing and interpreting variation

Addressing variation in health services is one of the major challenges for clinicians and managers, both in New Zealand and internationally. Observing variation raises difficult questions…

Addressing unwarranted variation: literature review on methods for influencing practice

Variation in medical practice has become a major topic of inquiry for health services researchers. Investigators have frequently documented variation in the way in which health…

People’s estimates of how many New Zealand adults smoke: In Fact

In HPA's Health and Lifestyles Survey all respondents (aged 15+ years) were asked to estimate the number of New Zealand adults who smoked daily (as perceived…

Hand Hygiene New Zealand evaluation report

Hand Hygiene New Zealand (HHNZ) has contracted with the Health Quality & Safety Commission since 2011 to improve hand hygiene in New Zealand hospitals. This rapid…

2014 Youth Insights Survey Methodology Report

The Youth Insights Survey (YIS) collects data on smoking-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviour, as well as students’ interests, lifestyles, activities and media use, and responses to…