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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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International Literature
Refugee experiences of general practice in countries of resettlement: A literature review
posted by WM Admin on 2015-03-18 15:11:00.443
The authors describe the literature on the experiences of refugees and asylum seekers using general practice services in countries of…
International Literature
Access to medication and pharmacy services for resettled refugees: A systematic review
posted by WM Admin on 2015-01-29 17:09:37.762
This review systematically reviewed the literature and synthesised findings of research that explored barriers and/or facilitators of access to medication…
International Literature
Working with refugee young people: A nurse’s perspective (Australia)
posted by WM Admin on 2014-12-15 14:30:00.842
In this article, the author aims to improve the health outcome of young people from a refugee background through sharing…
NZ Literature Abstract
Improving access to primary health care for children and youth: A review of the literature for the Canterbury Clinical network Child and Youth Workstream
posted by WM Admin on 2015-01-27 11:05:12.19
This literature review was requested by the Canterbury Clinical Network Child and Youth Workstream in order to develop a fuller…
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NZ Literature Abstracts
- Why do we not use trained interpreters for all patients with limited English proficiency? Is there a place for using family members?
- Monitoring immigrant health and wellbeing in New Zealand: Addressing the tyranny of misleading averages
- Waikato District Health Board Health Needs Assessment and analysis: HNA 2008
- Communication difficulties with limited English proficiency patients: Clinician perceptions of clinical risk and patterns of use of interpreters
- The Refugee Health and Wellbeing Project: Changes in knowledge, attitude and practice of participants in the health and wellbeing programme
International Literature
- Working with refugee young people: A nurse’s perspective (Australia)
- The physical health status, service utilisation and barriers to accessing care for asylum seekers residing in the community: A systematic review of the literature
- Refugee experiences of general practice in countries of resettlement: A literature review
- Primary care management of non–English-speaking refugees who have experienced trauma: A clinical review
- Access to medication and pharmacy services for resettled refugees: A systematic review
