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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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International Literature
Physician recruitment and retention in rural and underserved areas
posted by WM Admin on 2014-10-15 10:42:41.851
In this literature review, the authors describe research on recruitment and retention strategies for rural physicians and methods that make…
International Literature
The personality of emergency nurses is unique (Australia)
posted by WM Admin on 2014-08-25 10:16:21.5
Emergency department nurses aren't like the rest of us - they are more extroverted, agreeable and open - attributes that…
NZ Literature Abstract
A comparative review of nurse turnover rates and costs across countries
posted by WM Admin on 2014-07-25 09:30:47.182
The authors compare nurse turnover rates and costs from studies in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand that used…
NZ Literature Abstract
Sources of satisfaction and dissatisfaction among specialists within the public and private health sectors
posted by Research Admin on 2013-09-27 13:09:14.673
This quantitative study explored the level and sources of satisfaction and dissatisfaction of specialists in New Zealand with working in…
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NZ Literature Abstracts
- Sources of satisfaction and dissatisfaction among specialists within the public and private health sectors
- A comparative review of nurse turnover rates and costs across countries
- The public hospital specialist workforce: Entrenched shortages or workforce investment?
- New Zealand nurses reports on hospital care: An international comparison
- Is the graduate nurse work-ready for emergency nursing?
International Literature
- The personality of emergency nurses is unique (Australia)
- Physician recruitment and retention in rural and underserved areas
- British Columbia: Improving retention and recruitment of nurses in smaller communities
- International medical graduates mandated to practise in rural Australia are highly unsatisfied
