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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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Multi-country retrospective observational study of the management and outcomes of patients with Type 2 diabetes during Ramadan in 2010 (CREED)
originally posted by WM Admin on 2015-01-12 13:57:54.029 and updated 2015-03-23 21:32:35.441
In this multi-country, retrospective, observational study, the authors describe the characteristics and management of patients with diabetes who chose to…
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Hear to care: The role of caregivers in the spiritual care of residents in New Zealand rest homes
posted by WM Admin on 2014-09-17 12:49:19.296
In this qualitative study, the author interviewed staff, residents and management at two rest homes in the greater Wellington region…
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Spiritual care and kidney disease in NZ: A qualitative study with New Zealand renal specialists
posted by WM Admin on 2014-09-11 09:41:12.053
This qualitative study investigated the provision of spiritual care in New Zealand' ten renal units from the perspective of specialists.…
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New Zealand hospice nurses' self-rated comfort in conducting spiritual assessment
posted by WM Admin on 2014-08-29 09:07:50.056
In this cross-sectional, mixed-methods, descriptive study, 60 hospice nurses from 3 New Zealand hospices responded to a questionnaire that asked…
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- Multi-country retrospective observational study of the management and outcomes of patients with Type 2 diabetes during Ramadan in 2010 (CREED)
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