Alternative Education: An Evaluation of the Pedagogical Leadership Initiative Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2012 In 2011 the Ministry of Education introduced funding for pedagogical leadership in alternative education to improve the quality of teaching and learning. This evaluation examined the…
Personalised Medicine in New Zealand – think piece Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2012 This think piece provides a high-level overview of Personalised Medicine and its potential impact on future healthcare. In the near future, improving understanding of the genomic basis…
The distribution of non-casino gaming machine profits in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2012 Gaming machines in New Zealand are operated by non-club gaming societies who operate gaming machines in commercial venues, and clubs that typically operate gaming machines in…
Update of evidence for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing in asymptomatic men Last Publication Date: 31 Aug 2012 An evidence-based summary of current New Zealand and overseas evidence to inform best practice in the use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening in asymptomatic men.
Families Panels- What’s the Difference that's Making a Difference, and for Whom? Last Publication Date: 21 Aug 2012 This report outlines the key elements of implementing the Most Significant Change (MSC) technique, a qualitative participatory monitoring and evaluation tool. It was envisaged that this…
Suicide Facts: Deaths and intentional self-harm hospitalisations 2010 Last Publication Date: 15 Aug 2012 The publication focuses on deaths and hospitalisations in 2010 and also contains time-trend analyses of suicide deaths from 1948 and intentional self-harm hospitalisations from 1996.
Problem Gambling in New Zealand: Preliminary Results from the New Zealand Health Survey Teaching and Learning in Middle Schooling: A Review of the Literature Last Publication Date: 07 Aug 2012 This report presents preliminary findings on gambling in New Zealand based on nine months of data collection from the New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) (July 2011…
Whāia Te Ao Mārama: The Māori Disability Action Plan for Disability Support Services 2012 to 2017 Last Publication Date: 02 Aug 2012 The aim of Whāia Te Ao Mārama: Māori Disability Action Plan 2012 to 2017 is to establish priority areas of action to enable Māori disabled to…
Report: Towards a value proposition scoping the cost of falls (August 2012) Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2012 This short scoping report seeks to express the value of preventing falls that lead to harm. The purpose is to inform where the Health Quality & Safety…
Problem-solving therapy (PST) for people who present to hospital with self-harm - Technology note Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2012 The aim of this technology note is to provide information to the National Health Committee (NHC) about making PST available to all New Zealanders who present…
