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The drive for quality: How to achieve safe, sustainable care in our emergency departments (UK)
posted by Research Admin on 17 May 2013
This 2013 report was published by the College of Emergency Medicine, UK. This publication describes the key components needed to…
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Statement of Intent 2013 to 2016: Ministry of Health
posted by Research Admin on 16 May 2013
The Ministry of Health’s Statement of Intent 2013–2016 identifies outcomes for the health system and the Ministry. These are: New…
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Online medical records and the doctor–patient partnership (UK)
posted by Research Admin on 14 May 2013
This report draws on surveys commissioned by the Medical Protection Society in the UK, which asked patients and doctors' views…
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New Zealand Integrated Acute Care Conference - ‘Blurring the Boundaries’
posted by Alastair McLean on 14 May 2013
The New Zealand Acute Care Conference was recently held in Christchurch on 18 - 19 April and was attended by…
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National Global Trigger Tool workshop presentations online
posted by Research Admin on 13 May 2013
The Health Quality & Safety Commission, in conjunction with First, Do No Harm, held a national global trigger tool (GTT) workshop…
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Making Health Care Safer II: An updated critical analysis of the evidence for patient safety practices (U.S.)
posted by Research Admin on 8 May 2013
This evidence report updates the 2001 report, Making Health Care Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices. The 2001…
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Healthier Hospitals Initiative: 2012 milestone report
posted by Research Admin on 7 May 2013
The Healthier Hospitals Initiative (HHI) is a United States national campaign to implement a new approach to improving environmental health…
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Coping With Winter
posted by Alastair McLean on 3 May 2013
The Ministry hosted the national ‘Coping with winter’ forum on Monday 8 April 2013 in Wellington. Given the impact that…
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Quarter two 2012/13 results
posted by Danielle Crooks on 3 May 2013
Well done on achieving the health target for the first time in Quarter two! DHBs have come a long way…
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PHO recipe for success to improve primary health target quit smoking results
posted by Danielle Crooks on 3 May 2013
This recipe was created by Manaia PHO to improve their primary health target results, with great success. Below is a…
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Text messaging and the health target
posted by Danielle Crooks on 3 May 2013
People have raised an interesting question regarding the use of text messaging in primary care to achieve the Better help…
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Hazards to health: E-notification to your Medical Officer of Health
posted by Research Admin on 30 Apr 2013
bpac (NZ) is an independent organisation that promotes health care interventions which meet patients’ needs and are evidence based, cost…
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Achieving Health Equity by Eliminating Health Inequities Position Statement (Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners)
posted by Research Admin on 23 Apr 2013
This position statement was developed with reference to recent literature, existing College documents and the position statements of other health…
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Pacific Peoples’ Health Position Statement (Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners)
posted by Research Admin on 23 Apr 2013
This position statement was developed with reference to recent literature, existing College documents and the position statements of other health…
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Tobacco Position Statement (Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners)
posted by Research Admin on 23 Apr 2013
This position statement was developed with reference to recent literature, existing College documents and the position statements of other health…
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The measurement and monitoring of safety (UK)
posted by Research Admin on 22 Apr 2013
The Health Foundation commissioned Imperial College London to bring together evidence from a range of sources regarding patient safety, (published…
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Living with Kidney Disease: A comprehensive guide for coping with chronic kidney disease
posted by HIIRC Admin on 19 Apr 2013
Kidney disease is a serious, long-term medical condition that touches the lives of many New Zealanders, but to the average…
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The application of peer review at the Health Research Council
posted by HIIRC Admin on 17 Apr 2013
This paper has been written to contribute to the discussion about the use of peer review, prompted by “Which science…
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Pertussis: Halting the epidemic by protecting infants
posted by HIIRC Admin on 17 Apr 2013
bpac (NZ) is an independent organisation that promotes health care interventions which meet patients’ needs and are evidence based, cost…
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Making health services adolescent friendly: Developing national quality standards for adolescent friendly health services (World Health Organization)
posted by HIIRC Admin on 5 Apr 2013
This guidebook sets out the public health rationale for making it easier for adolescents to obtain the health services that…