National Health Emergency Plan: Guiding Principles for Emergency Management Planning in the Health and Disability Sector Last Publication Date: 02 Jun 2005 The Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 replaced the Civil Defence Act 1983. This has changed the emphasis in emergency planning in the health sector from ‘hospital-based…
Public Health Depression Initiative: A Review of Depression Campaigns - Lessons for New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2005 The National Depression Initiative (NDI) is a national project to raise awareness of depression, to aid early recognition, appropriate treatment and recovery. It is part of…
No exceptions: Strategy and implementation plan 2005-2009 Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2005 The No Exceptions Strategy is intended to guide the strategies and actions of all agencies involved in the provision of physical recreation and sport opportunities for…
Disability and Work Participation in New Zealand: Outcomes Relating to Paid Employment and Benefit Receipt Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2005 This report adds to current understanding of the extent to which disability-related barriers limit participation in society and provides an improved evidential basis for policy analysis…
Growth in Numbers of Sickness and Invalids Benefit Recipients Last Publication Date: 01 May 2005 This research paper is intended to report on an analysis that uses the MSD benefit dynamics data set to advance our understanding of the growth in…
Evaluation of the criminal list pilot - Wellington District Court Last Publication Date: 01 May 2005 A pilot scheme of court-referred restorative justice conferences began operation in September 2001 in the District Courts in Auckland, Waitakere, Hamilton and Dunedin. Judges in the…
OSCAR Programmes: Evaluation of the Ministry of Social Development’s Package of Assistance Last Publication Date: 01 May 2005 This report presents the findings and conclusions from an evaluation of the Ministry of Social Development’s package of assistance to Out-of-School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) programmes.…
Lets Talk Special Education Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2005 In August 2004 the Ministry of Education, Special Education embarked on a nation-wide community engagement on special education. Public meetings took place around the country in August,…
Access to cancer services for Māori Last Publication Date: 02 Feb 2005 The Ministry of Health contracted with the Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 2004 to undertake a research project focussed on reviewing available baseline…
Experiencing A Recovery–Oriented Acute Mental Health Service Last Publication Date: 31 Jan 2005 Community-based services for acute mental illness are used in addition to inpatient services provision, and can provide a whole-system of care response. This paper investigated one…