Final Evaluation Report – Workforce Innovation Simulation Project: Multidisciplinary operating room simulations (MORSim) Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2015 This report is an evaluation of The University of Auckland’s multidisciplinary operating theatre simulation programme. Health Workforce New Zealand contributed to funding the programme over three…
Evaluation of the Maternity Quality and Safety Programme Last Publication Date: 30 Jul 2015 Local maternity quality and safety programmes have been operating in each DHB since 2012 and have raised the profile of maternity quality and safety by establishing…
He Māramatanga Huangō: Asthma health literacy for Māori children in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2015 This report examines health literacy demands on both whānau and health services around asthma management for Māori children. It makes a number of recommendations to address…
Under-reporting of maternal and perinatal adverse events in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2015 Objectives: To determine the proportion of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity cases, identified by the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee (PMMRC), that are also…
What Works - Reducing the impact of alcohol on family violence Last Publication Date: 17 Apr 2015 This paper summarises what we know about the link between alcohol and family violence – specifically intimate partner violence (IPV) and child maltreatment. Increasingly international approaches include…
Practice: The New Zealand Corrections Journal - Volume 3 Issue 1: April 2015 - Desistance Last Publication Date: 13 Apr 2015 Contents Editorial- Darius Fagan Desistance from crime: A review of the literature - Marianne Bevan Discovering desistance: Reconfiguring criminal justice? - Fergus McNeill, Stephen Farrall, Claire Lightowler and Shadd…
Influenza vaccine: Uptake and attitudes in 2014: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2015 To understand the factors that contribute to people taking up the influenza vaccine, the Health Promotion Agency’s (HPA’s) biennial Health and Lifestyles Survey (HLS) asks New…
Delayed Diagnosis of Cancer in Primary Care: Complaints to the Health and Disability Commissioner 2004-2013 Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2015 This report analyses complaints made to the Health and Disability Commissioner. It investigate issues concerning delayed diagnosis of cancer by general practitioners (GPs) in New Zealand.…
People's estimates of risky drinking behaviour in New Zealand adults: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Mar 2015 HPA's Attitudes and Behaviour towards Alcohol Survey (ABAS) is an annual survey that monitors New Zealanders' behaviour and attitudes towards alcohol, and includes questions about social…
Public opinion on councils’ role to provide shade in public places: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2015 HPA’s SunSmart programme encourages New Zealanders to reduce excessive sun exposure by staying in the shade, as well as adopting other sun protection behaviours. In addition…
