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Global monitoring framework on noncommunicable diseases agreed by WHO member states
posted by HIIRC Admin on 12 Nov 2012
World Health Organization media release, 9 November 2012 The first-ever global monitoring framework to combat several of the world’s biggest…
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Pressure injuries (Nursing Review)
posted by HIIRC Admin on 26 Sep 2012
In the latest Nursing Review, Fiona Cassie looks at new guidelines for pressure injuries and new efforts to address the…
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Saving Lives: Creating a culture of improvement (NZ Herald)
posted by HIIRC Admin on 21 Sep 2012
In this NZ Herald article, Counties Manukau's health education centre, Ko Awatea, is described as "... a key factor in…
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Community Pharmacy Anti-coagulation Management Services
posted by HIIRC Admin on 10 Sep 2012
Information from the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners on Community Pharmacy Anti-coagulation Management Services. "Currently 16 pharmacies have…
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Reducing the inequalities in Māori child deaths makes economic sense, economists say
posted by HIIRC Admin on 6 Aug 2012
Avoidable deaths of Māori children in New Zealand are costing the country at least 67 lives and around $200 million…
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White Paper for Vulnerable Children
posted by HIIRC Admin on 27 Jul 2012
Paula Bennett, media release, 27 July 2012 Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has announced the planned release of the White…
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Nurse Practitioners stamping their mark on rural primary health (Nursing Review)
posted by Research Admin on 9 May 2012
"After a slow beginning with getting a critical mass of nurses over the NP registration hurdle, there are now more…
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Health report: Chronic pain
posted by Research Admin on 9 May 2012
A recent phone poll of over 1,600 New Zealand adults, commissioned by Pfizer New Zealand in partnership with Arthritis New…
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Death rates from lung cancer surgery have almost halved over 10 years (UK)
posted by Research Admin on 4 Nov 2011
The number of UK patients undergoing surgery for lung cancer has risen by 60%, and operative death rates have almost…
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PHARMAC Board strengthens relationship with DHBs
posted by Research Admin on 3 Oct 2011
Getting closer to district health boards, on whose behalf PHARMAC aims to spend $777 million this year, took on a…
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Health wins for Wairarapa region
posted by Research Admin on 30 Sep 2011
"Wairarapa has the highest rates of child immunisation in New Zealand. Wairarapa District Health Board is celebrating its success in…
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"Tobacco industry interference" is the theme of the next World No Tobacco Day
posted by Research Admin on 28 Sep 2011
The World Health Organization (WHO) selects "tobacco industry interference" as the theme of the next World No Tobacco Day, which…
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Improved access to blood clot monitoring for Warfarin patients in Canterbury
posted by Research Admin on 20 Sep 2011
Patients in Canterbury are being offered increased access to point of care testing in the community for monitoring of Warfarin…
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Health Research Council publication celebrates 20 years of supporting innovative NZ research
posted by Research Admin on 6 Sep 2011
The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) is celebrating 20 years of supporting innovative health research in New Zealand…
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Emergency rooms hit patient processing target (Auckland)
posted by Research Admin on 10 Aug 2011
"Auckland District Health Board is celebrating having at last reached the target for managing patients fast enough in its two…
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Shorter radiotherapy waiting times 'saving 2,500 lives a year' in England
posted by Research Admin on 9 Aug 2011
Cuts to radiotherapy waiting times are saving around 2,500 lives annually in England, according to a letter published online in…
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2011 Hiwinui Heke Māori pharmacy student scholarships awarded
posted by Research Admin on 8 Aug 2011
Four high performing Māori pharmacy students will be awarded the prestigious Hiwinui Heke Māori Pharmacy Student Scholarship 2011 on Saturday…
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Sandpit networking grants
posted by Research Admin on 5 Aug 2011
4 August 2011 - The HRC has launched Networking Grants for researchers in New Zealand who participated in the Obesity…
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New centre and diploma widen opportunities in healthcare
posted by Research Admin on 19 Jul 2011
Wintec’s new Centre for Health and Social Practice recognises the interconnectivity between healthcare and social services, and will build on…
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Future focus on community health
posted by Research Admin on 15 Jul 2011
"The health sector has among the most dire skill shortages in New Zealand, with Maori and Pacific Island communities hit…