Saving Lives: Amenable mortality in New Zealand, 1996-2006 Last Publication Date: 02 Aug 2010 The report re-examines the concept of amenable mortality (deaths potentially avoidable through health care) as a health system performance measure.Trends in amenable mortality over the past…
TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) 2006/07 Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2010 The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) measures trends in mathematics and science achievement at the fourth and eighth grades (Years 5 and 9)…
Credentialling Framework for New Zealand Health Professionals Last Publication Date: 02 Jul 2010 The Ministry of Health published the first national credentialling document in 2001. Its focus was on the credentialling of senior medical practitioners in secondary and tertiary…
Cancer: New Registrations and Deaths 2007 Last Publication Date: 02 Jul 2010 This annual statistical publication collates and analyses data on primary malignant tumour cases diagnosed in New Zealand, as reported to the New Zealand Cancer Registry.The NZ…
Annual measures of job creation and destruction in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2010 Job creation and destruction statistics at the aggregate level reflect the net result of the thousands of businesses in the New Zealand economy changing their specific…
A special support service for former sawmill workers exposed to pentachlorophenol (PCP) Last Publication Date: 23 Jun 2010 This publication was prepared on the request of the Ministry of Health by Allen and Clarke Policy and Regulatory Specialists Limited. Background information The Ministry of Health asked…
Close contact infectious diseases in New Zealand: Trends in ethnic inequalities in hospitalisations, 1989 to 2008 Last Publication Date: 02 Jun 2010 Infectious diseases are the most common cause of acute overnight hospitalisation in New Zealand.This report provides analysis of close-contact infectious diseases (CCIDs). CCIDs include respiratory, skin,…
Annual Review of Drinking Water Quality In New Zealand 2008/9 Last Publication Date: 02 Jun 2010 This report describes the microbiological and chemical quality of water in New Zealand drinking-water supplies from July 2008 to June 2009.The report comprises the following five…
Health Workforce Advisory Committee (HWAC) publications Last Publication Date: 02 Jun 2010 In September 2006 the Health Workforce Advisory Committee concluded its work providing strategic advice to the Minister of Health on the health and disability workforce. This page…
Health Expenditure Trends in New Zealand 1997 - 2007 Last Publication Date: 02 Jun 2010 This report is the latest in a regular series prepared by the Ministry of Health. The primary purpose of the series is to provide information on…