Primary Health Care
Primary health care covers a broad range of health and preventative services, including health education, counselling, disease prevention and screening. A strong primary health care system is central to improving the health of all New Zealanders and reducing health inequalities between different groups.
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Visitors with a specific interest in primary care are recommended to visit the Primary Care section of the Ministry of Health website.
Primary health care covers a broad range of health and preventative services, including health education, counselling, disease prevention and screening. A strong primary health care system is central to improving the health of all New Zealanders and reducing health inequalities between different groups.
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.
Visitors with a specific interest in primary care are recommended to visit the Primary Care section of the Ministry of Health website.
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“Nothing about me without me”: An interpretative review of patient accessible electronic health records
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-30 12:09:09.572
The authors undertook a systematic review of reviews of the impact of giving patients record access from both a patient…
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Implementing Medicines New Zealand 2015 to 2020
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-29 08:50:45.412
Medicines New Zealand (the New Zealand medicines strategy) provides the overarching framework to govern the regulation, procurement, management and use…
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Do patients with long-term side effects of cancer treatment benefit from general practitioner support? A literature review
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-11 13:31:35.78
In this literature review, the authors explore the role of general practitioners alongside specialist cancer clinics in cancer patients’ follow-up…
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Chronic disease management programmes for adults with asthma (Cochrane review)
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-02 08:23:24.841
In this systematic review, the authors investigated the effectiveness of chronic disease management programmes for adults with asthma. Twenty studies,…
International Literature
Enablers and barriers to the implementation of primary health care interventions for Indigenous people with chronic diseases: A systematic review
posted by WM Admin on 2015-05-26 08:32:42.328
This systematic literature review synthesised international evidence on the factors that enable or inhibit the implementation of interventions aimed at…
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Space, time, and emotion in the community pharmacy
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-22 08:31:01.814
"Using qualitative data and social theoretical concepts, [the authors] argue that the time, space and emotional entanglements that take place…
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The epidemiology of pertussis and timeliness of pertussis immunisation in New Zealand
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-16 09:15:55.477
In this thesis, the author describes the history of the epidemiology of pertussis and recent pertussis epidemiology in New Zealand;…
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Towards integrated person-centred healthcare – the Canterbury journey
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-09 08:47:50.705
Canterbury has been identified by the King's Fund as having many similarities with other high-performing healthcare systems". In this article,…
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June issue of Best Practice magazine (bpac) focuses on antibiotic use
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-29 15:36:21.892
The June 2015 issue of Best Practice magazine (bpac) focuses on antibiotic use. Contents include: Upfront: Time to reduce antibiotic…
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NZ Pharmacy Research Review 45
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-30 12:36:43.849
In the latest issue (attached below): Providing details of medication side effects to patients Assessing the effectiveness of clinical pharmacy…
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Prevention is better than cure: Five tips for keeping older people healthy and out of hospital during winter (bpac)
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-29 15:28:30.031
In their June 2015 Best Practice magazine, bpac provide five tips for primary care teams to keep older people healthy…
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News
- Benefits to families - July 1 changes
- June issue of Best Practice magazine (bpac) focuses on antibiotic use
- Open for better care e-newsletter - Issue 18
- Summary Care Record rolled out to community pharmacists in England
- NICE say new symptom–based approach will help to save thousands of lives each year from cancer in England
Tools
- Prevention is better than cure: Five tips for keeping older people healthy and out of hospital during winter (bpac)
- Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) (LearnOnline course)
- Supporting people to move at home: Practical tips and techniques for carers and support workers
- Managing patients with possible acute coronary syndromes
- Investigating clusters of non-communicable disease: Guidelines for public health units
Case Studies
- Improving acute eye consultations in general practice: A practical approach (UK)
- Auckland DHB – staff assessments for cardiovascular disease
- Karori Medical Centre – supporting patients with cardiovascular disease and diabetes
- Stoke-on-Trent: Telehealth helps patients manage their own conditions (England)
- Better Public Services Result 3 - Case Study: Toddler hospitalised with rare rotavirus complications
NZ Literature Abstracts
- Coping strategies and psychological outcomes of patients with inflammatory bowel disease in the first 6 months after diagnosis
- Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry
- The effects of home heating on asthma: Evidence from New Zealand
- Cohort profile: Te Puawaitanga o Nga Tapuwae Kia Ora Tonu, Life and Living in Advanced Age: A Cohort Study in New Zealand (LiLACS NZ)
- Space, time, and emotion in the community pharmacy
International Literature
- “Nothing about me without me”: An interpretative review of patient accessible electronic health records
- Cost-effectiveness analysis of adding pharmacists to primary care teams to reduce cardiovascular risk in patients with Type 2 diabetes: Results from a randomized controlled trial (Canada)
- Factors influencing deprescribing habits among geriatricians (Australia)
- Improving support for heart failure patients: A systematic review to understand patients' perspectives on self-care
- Do patients with long-term side effects of cancer treatment benefit from general practitioner support? A literature review
Events
- Integrated care summit 2015: The journey from integrated care to population health systems (King's Fund, London)
- International Congress on Integrated Care (Barcelona)
- Auckland Chinese Medical Association Conference (Auckland)
- Respiratory Nurses Section (NZNO) Symposium & AGM (Hamilton)
- Public Health Association of Australia - National Primary Health Care Conference (Australia)
