Patient Experience 2011/12 Last Publication Date: 12 Sep 2013 The patient experience report presents key findings from the continuous New Zealand Health Survey 2011/12 about New Zealanders’ experiences with health care services. The report presents…
Emergency Department Use 2011/12 Last Publication Date: 12 Sep 2013 The emergency department (ED) use report presents key findings from the continuous New Zealand Health Survey 2011/12 about ED use at public hospitals.This report focuses on…
District health board mental health and addictions services: Serious adverse events reported to the Health Quality & Safety Commission 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013 Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2013 In 2011, the Health Quality & Safety Commission (the Commission) made a decision to separate district health board (DHB) mental health and addictions services serious adverse…
Sun Exposure Survey 2013: Topline Time Series Report Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2013 The Health Promotion Agency (HPA) undertakes the Sun Exposure Survey (SES) every three years. The purpose of this ongoing research is to collect consistent information on…
Review of the delivery of problem gambling services to prison inmates Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2013 Research indicates that there exists high prevalence rates of problem gambling behaviour among prisoners in New Zealand regardless of gender (Sullivan, Brown and Skinner,2002; Abbot and…
Success Factors and Barriers in School Provision for International Students Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2013 In 2012, 14 percent of primary and intermediate schools and 62 percent of secondary and composite schools enrolled international students. Enrolments in 2012 were 15, 645,…
Evaluation Report: Health Literacy Medication Project - Measurement and Evaluation Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2013 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 and…
Special report: Unintentional deaths from poisoning in young people Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2013 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).…
Young people’s opinion on the sale of tobacco in New Zealand: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2013 In March 2011, the New Zealand Government committed to a goal of New Zealand becoming ‘smokefree’ by the year 2025, where less than five percent of…
Quit intention among current smokers: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2013 In the Health Promotion Agency’s 2012 Health and Lifestyles Survey, we asked current smokers whether they thought they would still be smoking at three future time…