Evaluation of Youth One Stop Shops Last Publication Date: 02 Dec 2009 The objective of the Evaluation of Youth One Stop Shops was to assist the Ministry and District Health Boards (DHBs) to understand the current place of…
Nurse Practitioners: A Healthy Future For New Zealand Last Publication Date: 02 Dec 2009 The Nurse Practitioner (NP) was a new scope of practice launched by the Ministry of Health and the Nursing Council of New Zealand in May 2001.It…
Public Health (Wellbeing) in New Zealand: Interface with Local Government Last Publication Date: 20 Oct 2009 The purpose of this document is to highlight good practice that is occurring in the sector. By encouraging more effective working relationships between health and local…
Living with Chronic Illness: Support for family members who live with heart failure Last Publication Date: 04 Oct 2009 This study explores the role that families play in the experience of living with heart failure, and the ways in which health-care providers can help families…
Mortality and Demographic Data 2006 Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2009 Annual statistical publication that collates and analyses information on the underlying causes of all deaths registered in New Zealand. The commentary summarises key facts, mortality rates,…
Critical analysis of the implementation of the Primary Health Care Strategy implementation and framing of issues for the next phase Last Publication Date: 02 Sep 2009 This paper represents the first part of a two-stage project ‘Where Next for Primary Health Care Development in New Zealand?’ that was undertaken by Judith Smith,…
Where Next for Primary Health Care Organisations in New Zealand? Last Publication Date: 02 Sep 2009 This paper sets out a synthesis of five reports commissioned by District Health Boards New Zealand and the Ministry of Health as part of their ‘change…
Fetal and Infant Deaths 2005 Last Publication Date: 02 Sep 2009 Annual statistical publication that collates and analyses information on the causes of fetal and infant deaths registered in New Zealand.
Suspected Cancer in Primary Care: Guidelines for investigation, referral and reducing ethnic disparities Last Publication Date: 02 Sep 2009 The guideline aims to alert primary care practitioners to features that should raise their suspicion of cancer, so they can refer patients early for further investigation.The…
Evaluation of the Primary Mental Health Initiatives: Summary Report Last Publication Date: 02 Aug 2009 The Report describes the evaluation of the first 26 of the Ministry of Health’s funded Primary Mental Health initiatives which was conducted between June 2005 and…