Report of the National Panel to review Breast Biopsy Errors Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2013 In June 2012 the Ministry of Health convened a Panel of Experts to provide advice after the occurrence of five incidents of serious errors in reporting…
Medicines Management Guide for Community Residential and Facility-based Services – Disability, Mental Health and Addiction Last Publication Date: 15 Oct 2013 This Medicines Management Guide is a reference tool for managers of community residential and facility-based respite services in the disability, mental health and addiction sectors. These…
Value for Money Review of the National Depression Initiative programme Last Publication Date: 04 Oct 2013 In 2012, the Ministry of Health requested that a Value for Money (VfM) review of the National Depression Initiative (NDI) be undertaken, which KPMG was subsequently…
Oranga niho me ngā tangata whaiora: Oral health and Māori mental health patients Last Publication Date: 30 Sep 2013 This research report explores rehabilitative dental treatment provided to a small group of Māori mental health patients within the Western Bay of Plenty and how this…
Emergency Department Use 2011/12 Last Publication Date: 12 Sep 2013 The emergency department (ED) use report presents key findings from the continuous New Zealand Health Survey 2011/12 about ED use at public hospitals.This report focuses on…
District health board mental health and addictions services: Serious adverse events reported to the Health Quality & Safety Commission 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013 Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2013 In 2011, the Health Quality & Safety Commission (the Commission) made a decision to separate district health board (DHB) mental health and addictions services serious adverse…
Guidance and Counselling in Schools: Survey Findings Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2013 This report presents the findings of three online surveys about the current provision of guidance and counselling in schools with students in Years 9 to 13.…
Registered Nurse Prescribing in Diabetes Care: 2012 Managed National Roll Out Last Publication Date: 13 Jun 2013 This report is an evaluation of a demonstration site coordinated by Health Workforce New Zealand. A diabetes nurse (DN) operates with a high degree of expertise…
Final evaluation report for Primary Care Practice Assistant Demonstration Programme Last Publication Date: 11 Jun 2013 This report is an evaluation of a demonstration site coordinated by Health Workforce New Zealand. A primary care practice assistant is a new type of health…
New Zealand Autism Spectrum Disorder Guideline: Gastrointestinal problems in young people with autism spectrum disorder Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2013 This supplementary report to the New Zealand Autism Spectrum Disorder Guideline describes a systematic review which aims to provide an evidence-based summary of research published in…
