Literature
The Knowledge Library describes primarily New Zealand based research on quality and innovation in the health sector from the year 2000 onwards.
Current areas of focus include: clinical leadership; improvement methods; productivity (focusing initially on hospitals and shorter stays in emergency departments); health targets (including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer), and oral health.
There are also a selection of abstracts from the international literature that have applicability to health system improvement activities in New Zealand.
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| NZ Literature Abstracts | 10 | View all |
| Research Studies | 0 | View all |
| Researchers | 0 | View all |
| International Literature | 1 | View all |
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International Literature
Is it time to set minimum nurse staffing levels in English hospitals? (UK)
posted by Research Admin on 15 Mar 2012
Increasing economic pressures on healthcare systems raise concerns about how workforce cuts and reconfigurations may affect quality. Currently there are…
NZ Literature Abstract
Predicting the demand of physician workforce: An international model based on "crowd behaviors"
posted by Research Admin on 3 Apr 2012
Published 2012. Authors: Tsuen-Chiuan Tsai, Misha Eliasziw, Der-Fang Chen.
BMC Health Services Research, 12:79.
NZ Literature Abstract
Importance of work environments on hospital outcomes in nine countries
posted by Research Admin on 25 Aug 2011
Published 2011. Authors: Linda H. Aiken, Douglas M. Sloane, Sean Clarke, L. Poghosyan, Eunhee Cho, Liming You, Mary P. Finlayson, Masako Kanai-Pak, Yupin Aungsuroch.
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 23(4), 357-364
NZ Literature Abstract
Seeing patients first: Creating an opportunity for practice nurse care?
posted by Research Admin on 7 Jun 2011
Published 2010. Authors: Timothy Kenealy, Barbara Docherty, Nicolette F. Sheridan, Ryan Gao.
Journal of Primary Health Care, 2(2), 136–141.
Popular
NZ Literature Abstracts
- Importance of work environments on hospital outcomes in nine countries
- Nurse burnout and quality of care: Cross-national investigation in six countries
- New Zealand nurses reports on hospital care: An international comparison
- The quality of life of New Zealand doctors and medical students: What can be done to avoid burnout?
- Predicting the demand of physician workforce: An international model based on "crowd behaviors"