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Last Publication Date: 28 Aug 2013
The Medical Oncology Implementation Plan 2013/14 comprises three work programmes: service configuration, workforce and service quality. The plan outlines activities for the 2013/14 financial year. While…
Last Publication Date: 8 Aug 2013
Injury-related Health Loss is a joint report from the Ministry of Health and the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC). The report presents the injury-related findings from the…
The New Zealand Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study 2006-2016 (NZBD) is a systematic analysis of health loss by cause for New Zealanders of…
Last Publication Date: 1 Aug 2013
The Retirement Commission (RC) aims to ensure that New Zealanders are well educated in financial matters and can make informed financial decisions throughout their lives. Part…
This report has been prepared in response to a request from the Commission for Financial Literacy and Retirement Income for a summary of what we know…
Poisoning has been defined as injury to, and destruction of, bodily cells through the ingestion, inhalation, injection or absorption of toxic substances (World Health Organization 2008).…
Background Health literacy is defined by the Health Quality and Safety Commission (HQSC) as: "The degree to which individuals can obtain, process and understand health information…
The Health Quality & Safety Commission’s national programme, Reducing Harm from Falls, has an initial emphasis on preventing falls and reducing fall-related injuries in public hospitals.…
This report provides a summary of work-related disease in New Zealand up to 2010 using the latest available data. It is the first report by the…
In New Zealand, the impact of the 2007–2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC) was milder than in most other developed countries, though still substantial, with employment declining…
