Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre
The Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre (HIIRC) is your source of knowledge to improve New Zealand's health care system. Sponsored by the Ministry of Health, HIIRC has been developed to support performance and quality improvement efforts.
The Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre (HIIRC) is your source of knowledge to improve New Zealand's health care system. Sponsored by the Ministry of Health, HIIRC has been developed to support performance and quality improvement efforts.
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NZ Literature Abstract
Patient and family experiences of palliative care in hospital: What do we know? An integrative review
posted by Research Admin on 22 May 2013
Published 2013. Authors: Jackie Robinson, Merryn Gott, Christine Ingleton.
Palliative Medicine, [published online 13 May 2013].
NZ Literature Abstract
'Where do I go from here'? A cultural perspective on challenges to the use of hospice services
posted by Research Admin on 7 May 2013
Published 2013. Authors: Rosemary Frey, Merryn Gott, Deborah Raphael, Stella Black, Linda Teleo-Hope, Hyeonjoo Lee, Zonghua Wang.
Health & Social Care in the Community, [published online 3 May 2013]
NZ Literature Abstract
Palliative care need and management in the acute hospital setting: A census of one New Zealand hospital
posted by HIIRC Admin on 18 Apr 2013
Published 2013. Authors: Merryn Gott, Rosemary Frey, Deborah Raphael, Anne O’Callaghan, Jackie Robinson, Michal Boyd.
BMC Palliative Care, 12:15
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Hospice Awareness Week 2013
posted by Research Admin on 13 May 2013
Hospice NZ media release, 13 May 2013 Are you living every moment? – Hospice Awareness Week 13-19 May 2013 Hospice Awareness…
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News
- Clinical Pathways Collaborative: Clinicians leading the way
- Ministry of Health and HRC invest in major new cancer research
- Work underway to improve supportive care for adults with cancer
- Conversations that Count workshops: Advance care planning. Invitation to organisations and consumers in Auckland
- Resource and capability framework for adult palliative care services in New Zealand: Final consultation
Tools
- Guidelines for syringe driver management in palliative care in New Zealand
- Resource and Capability Framework for Integrated Adult Palliative Care Services in New Zealand
- Guidance for improving supportive care for adults with cancer in New Zealand
- Guidance for Integrated Paediatric Palliative Care Services in New Zealand
NZ Literature Abstracts
- What are the priorities for developing culturally appropriate palliative and end-of-life care for older people? The views of healthcare staff working in New Zealand
- An evaluation of New Zealand’s iterative Workforce Service Reviews: A new way of thinking about health workforce planning
- 'Where do I go from here'? A cultural perspective on challenges to the use of hospice services
- Staff perceptions of end-of-life care following implementation of the Liverpool Care pathway for the dying patient in the acute care setting: A New Zealand perspective
- National health needs assessment for palliative care: Phase 1 report: Assessment of palliative care need
International Literature
- Recognising the importance of ‘family time-out’ in consultations: An exploratory qualitative study (England)
- Does communication skills training make a difference to patients' experiences of consultations in oncology and palliative care services? (UK)
- End-of-life care pathways and nursing: A literature review
- Emergency clinicians' attitudes and decisions in patient scenarios involving advance directives
- Medical futility in the care of non-competent terminally ill patient: Nursing perspectives and responsibilities (Australia)