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…
Hazardous Drinking in 2011/12: Findings from the New Zealand Health Survey Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2013 This report presents key findings about alcohol use and hazardous drinking among adults aged 15 years and over. These results come from the 2011/12 New Zealand…
Metro-Auckland Pacific Population Health Profile Last Publication Date: 28 Mar 2013 This report presents information on Pacific health for the metro-Auckland Pacific population. Population health data is the most frequently used tool for decision making and developing…
The Health of Pacific Adults and Children Last Publication Date: 22 Mar 2013 This brief paper presents key findings about the health and wellbeing of Pacific adults and children in 2011/12. These results come from the New Zealand Health…
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…
Audience Research: Delayers of Infant Immunisation Last Publication Date: 26 Feb 2013 In November 2011, the new immunisation health target seeking to improve immunisation timeliness of young infants was introduced. The target is 95 percent of all eight-month-olds…
Mental Health and Addiction: Service use 2009/10 Last Publication Date: 13 Feb 2013 This publication provides information on the care (service) provided between July 2009 and June 2010 (2009/10) by district health boards and non-government organisations to people with…
Inquiry into the Government’s decision to negotiate with SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited for an international convention centre Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2013 In June 2012, I announced that this Office would carry out an inquiry into the process that the Ministry of Economic Development (the Ministry) followed leading…
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…
