Renal Denervation – Technology note Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2013 Consequent to the 2011 National Health Committee (NHC) referral round, this Technology note considers the case for investing in renal denervation (the application of radio frequency…
Primary Care for Pacific People: A Pacific and Health Systems Approach Last Publication Date: 13 Mar 2013 Pacific peoples have poorer health status across a wide variety of measures compared to the total New Zealand population. They also appear to have the least…
Studying engineering at university: Who is eligible and who decides to study it? Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2013 This report considers the question: 'How many students leave school with the pre-requisites that enable them to study engineering?' In addition it investigates the likelihood of…
Transport sector: Results of the 2011/12 audits Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2013 This is our first report specifically about our audits of public entities in the transport sector. It builds on the overview of our work on transport…
Literature review of health literacy education, training tools and resources for health providers Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2013 This literature review was prepared by Workbase for the Health Quality & Safety Commission. It provides guidance for the development of the training tools and resources…
Special Report: Unintentional suffocation, foreign body inhalation and strangulation Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2013 Suffocation, foreign body inhalation and strangulation are well-recognised causes of death in the paediatric age group. Data from the United States and United Kingdom show a…
Engagement is key Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2013 This report presents the findings of a small scale piece of qualitative research with nine providers delivering programmes to young people. The purpose of this research…
New and Emerging Cardiac Technologies in Australian and New Zealand Public Health Service Over the Next Decade Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2013 This report, commissioned by the Health Policy Advisory Committee on Technology (HealthPACT), describes key new and emerging cardiac technologies, what they are used for and the…
Assessing skills of adult learners in 2011 Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2013 This is an initial statistical report on the Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool in terms of the extent of its use in 2011, the…
Quality improvement review of a screening event in the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention Programme Last Publication Date: 31 Jan 2013 The Quality improvement review of a screening event in the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention Programme (UNHSEIP) details the findings into an incident which…
