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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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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.
Important note: This site is no longer being actively maintained and is presented here as an online archive. While it still contains a wealth of useful information, visitors who want to receive the latest health information should register to receive the fortnightly email Digest. This will link you directly to articles of interest in the key areas covered by this site. You can register for the Digest here.
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- Self-management and chronic low back pain: A qualitative study
- The positive impact of interprofessional education: A controlled trial to evaluate a programme for health professional students
International Literature
- Barriers and facilitators to early mobilisation in intensive care: A qualitative study (Australia)
- Preoperative physical therapy for elective cardiac surgery patients (Cochrane Review)
- Interventions for improving community ambulation in individuals with stroke (Cochrane review)
- Preventing occupational stress in healthcare workers (Cochrane review)
- General practitioner and physiotherapist communication: How to improve this vital interaction (Australia)
