Mental Health and Addiction: Service Use 2015/16
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Summary These tables provide information on mental health and addiction service use for the 2015/16 financial year (1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016) and highlight...
View ArticleChilling impact of poverty on child health
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Matted hair on maggot-infested scalps, rotting teeth in pre-schoolers, developmental delays, damp houses and poor nutrition – some of the results of...
View ArticleA passion for helping others leads Davidson into a healthcare career
Source: Tairawhiti District Health What is the most important thing in the world? It is people, it is people, it is people. This is one of the proverbs which interim Radiology Admin Team Leader,...
View ArticleSpeaking to youth about sexual health education
Source: Massey University Associate Professor Karen Hoare is working with Manurewa High School students, to better understand how they want to be communicated to about sexual health. Dr Karen Hoare...
View ArticleSpeaking to youth about sexual health education
Source: Massey University Associate Professor Karen Hoare is working with Manurewa High School students, to better understand how they want to be communicated to about sexual health. Dr Karen Hoare...
View Article24 July DHB MECA negotiations update
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation 24 July DHB MECA negotiations update Media Statement 24 July 2018 NZNO & DHB Negotiations The New Zealand Nurses’ Organisation and District Health...
View ArticleHealthy Homes Initiative – Auckland Co-design: testing ideas to make homes...
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Summary The second report from The Southern Initiative (TSI) focused on the work undertaken since October 2016. The co-design team refined and tested nine...
View ArticleHealthy Homes Initiative – Auckland Co-design: testing ideas to make homes...
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Summary This report outlines the key findings of the Auckland Wide healthy Homes Initiative co-design project that took place between October 2015 and September...
View ArticleDraft National Ethical Standards for Health and Disability Research:...
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health Background The National Ethics Advisory Committee (NEAC) is an independent advisor to the Minister of Health. NEAC was established in 2001 under section 16 of the...
View ArticleHealthy Homes Initiative Evaluation: Final Report
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health The purpose of the evaluation of the Healthy Homes Initiative (HHI) is to inform and improve the delivery of the services. The evaluation included: assessing HHI...
View ArticleFurther strike today by ACC senior doctors
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists ACC medical advisors will walk off the job again today (Wednesday 25 July) for four hours over their unsettled collective employment agreement....
View Article25 July revised offer will go to members for vote
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation Media Release 25 July 2018 Latest DHB MECA offer will go forward for vote Yesterday NZNO achieved two...
View ArticleHapū Wānanga
Source: Waikato District Health Board – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Hapū Wānanga We are now fully booked for Hapū Wānanga for 2018, please check again in October for 2019 dates. A FREE kaupapa...
View ArticleRheumatic Rever resources
Source: Waikato District Health Board – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Rheumatic Rever resources Sore throat rapid response services in the Waikato – Waikato District Health Board is working with...
View ArticleRheumatic Rever resources
Source: Waikato District Health Board – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Rheumatic Rever resources Sore throat rapid response services in the Waikato – Waikato District Health Board is working with...
View ArticleRheumatic Rever resources
Source: Waikato District Health Board – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Rheumatic Rever resources Sore throat rapid response services in the Waikato – Waikato District Health Board is working with...
View ArticleWebsite to rate doctors a serious concern; questions asked about fairness,...
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists “The launch of a website that allows patients to rate their doctors sets a dubious precedent with no guarantee of greater transparency or improved...
View ArticleHealth Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 86 online now
Source: Health Quality and Safety Commission In this issue Whakapai i te kounga me te haumaru | Quality and safety improvement Video: Turoa Haronga shares his personal experiences of health care...
View ArticleWhitecoat website forcing doctors into dubious business relationship
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists “The Whitecoat website that rates doctors is looking more and more dubious on closer examination,” says Ian Powell, Executive Director of the...
View ArticleSpotting cancer early makes a difference
Source: Canterbury District Health Board Two people who have had head and neck cancers are encouraging others to be aware of their bodies and check out anything unusual. Kathleen Campbell has had two...
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