Serious and Sentinel Events in New Zealand Hospitals Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 The purpose of recording and investigating preventable adverse events in hospitals is to understand why these events occurred, which then provides a basis for taking action…
Nursing Services in New Zealand Secondary Schools: A Summary Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 Health services, often nursing, have always had a presence in schools although these services have often been sporadic. Little is known about the roles, responsibilities and…
Reconviction Patterns of offenders managed in the community: A 60-months follow-up analysis Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 This report is the second in a series of reports which summarise patterns of reconviction (over 5 years) amongst almost 35000 offenders who started community sentences…
Nursing Developments in Primary Health Care 2001–2007: A Summary Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2009 This report summarises the findings of the report on development of primary health care nursing in New Zealand, Nursing Developments in Primary Health Care 2001–2007. The…
National Health Emergency Plan Last Publication Date: 02 Dec 2008 The National Health Emergency Plan: outlines the structure of emergency management in New Zealand and how the health and disability sector fits within it, and provides a…
National Health Emergency Plan: Guidance on community-based assessment centres and other support services Last Publication Date: 02 Dec 2008 Community-based assessment centres (CBACs) are one of the services planned for responding to a national health emergency, especially where there are large numbers of people involved.This…
Kin care – Understanding the dynamics Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 Social Work Now, Issue 41, pages 4-11. In Aotearoa New Zealand many children, both Māori and Pākehā, have been taken in by whānau and extended family when…
Measuring Job Tenure Using Linked Employer-Employee Data Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 The publication of job tenure statistics from Statistics New Zealand’s Linked Employer-Employee Dataset (LEED) in 2006 provided the first comprehensive source of information in this area…
The Intermediate Housing Market in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 This research identifies the current and future demographics and spatial distribution of the intermediate housing market across New Zealand and investigates the market, social and policy…
Why should child welfare and schools focus on minimising placement change as part of permanency planning for children? Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2008 Social Work Now, Issue 41, pages 19-27. For every child, education is critical to successful transition to adulthood. The need of foster children for a stable education,…
