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What's new on our website

The latest updates to this website are listed below:

November 2009

23 Nov: Health Targets 2009/10 - Quarter One report

18 Nov: New Section - Emergency Departments

18 Nov: Health Targets 2009/10
This publication provides information on each of the six health targets for 2009/10 and lists the agreed target levels for each District Health Board.

18 Nov: Health Targets 2008/09 - Full year report

17 Nov: Report on indicators of DHB Performance (IDP) for Quarter Four 2008/09

16 Nov: Pacific Provider and Workforce Development Fund
Proposals for the 2009/10 - 2010/11 funding round are open.

16 Nov: National Service and Technology Review Committee Report 2009

16 Nov: Brochure - Pandemic flu or Swine flu: what you need to know

10 Nov: AIDS New Zealand Newsletter - Issue 64, October 2009

6 Nov: New Zealand Tobacco Use Survey 2008: Quitting results
This report provides an overview of quitting behaviour among New Zealand smokers, using data from the New Zealand Tobacco Use Survey 2008.

4 Nov: Guidelines for the Use of Fluorides
Provides an evidence based summary of current NZ and overseas evidence to inform best practice in the use of fluoride. These guidelines address the use of topical fluoride treatments including fluoride toothpastes, fluoride varnishes, fluoride mouthrinses, fluoride gels and foams and also for the use of fluoride tablets.

3 Nov: National Vision and Hearing Screening Protocols
These screening protocols are for use by vision hearing technicians (VHTs) and other health professionals who are part of the National Vision Hearing Screening Programme.

3 Nov: DHB Performance Report for the month ended 30 September 2009

3 Nov: Questions and answers on the seasonal influenza vaccine updated

3 Nov: Cancer Connections newsletter, Spring 2009
The latest issue of the Cancer Connections newsletter is now available.

2 Nov: National Breastfeeding Programme Update: Special Issue, November 2009
Facebook and Bebo sites for New Zealand's breastfeeding mums, and supporters of breastfeeding, are up and running – at a rate of knots!

October 2009

29 Oct: National Renal Advisory Board - new section added
The National Renal Advisory Board (NRAB) was established by senior clinicians in the early 1990s to address significant issues in renal service provision that require a consistent national approach.

29 Oct: Public Health (Wellbeing) in New Zealand: Interface with Local Government
This document acknowledges the roles and initiatives of local authorities in protecting the health of New Zealanders. Raising awareness of the role of local government encourages better working relationships between health and local government agencies.

22 Oct: Coping with Financial Stress: Looking after yourself and your family/whānau during tough economic times
This brochure is for people who may be experiencing stress or mental health problems relating to financial hardship.

20 Oct: Annual report for the year ended 30 June 2009 including the Director-General of Health’s Annual Report on the State of Public Health

13 Oct: Alcohol Use in New Zealand: Key results of the 2007/08 New Zealand Alcohol and Drug Use Survey
The survey measured alcohol and drug use among more than 6,500 New Zealanders aged 16–64 years from August 2007 to April 2008.

12 Oct: New section - Green Prescriptions
A Green Prescription (GRx) is a health professional's written advice to a patient to be physically active, as part of the patient's health management.

6 Oct: Preventing and Minimising Gambling Harm 2010–2016: Outcome of Consultation

6 Oct: Connected Health ICT Research 2009
Indepth research of the health sectors ICT usage and future requirements.

6 Oct: Let's talk teeth
New section: Find out about free dental care for children and adolescents.

2 October: Fetal and Infant Deaths 2005
Annual statistical publication that collates and analyses information on the causes of fetal and infant deaths registered in New Zealand.

1 October: Designated prescribing rights for podiatrists: Discussion Document
This discussion paper, on the Podiatrists Board’s application, invites submissions on any issues concerning prescribing by podiatrists. Submissions close: Friday 6th November.

1 October: Vote Health: Report in relation to selected Non-departmental Apprioriations for the year ended 30 June 2009

September 2009

29 September: Management of Early Breast Cancer - Evidence-based Best Practice Guideline
The purpose of this guideline is to provide an evidence-based summary of best practice in the management of early breast cancer in order to promote best clinical practice in relation to the care and management of women with early breast cancer. The recommendations are based on clinical effectiveness and other considerations (including quality of life), but not on an analysis of cost effectiveness or quality of life years gained.

29 September: National Breastfeeding Programme Update Issue 8: September 2009
This issue of the newsletter introduces the next phase of the National Breastfeeding Promotion Campaign. The objectives of phase two are to increase public acceptance of breastfeeding and to encourage communities to support and facilitate breastfeeding wherever appropriate and possible.

29 September: Office of the Director of Mental Health – Annual Report 2008
A report on the activities of the Office of the Director of Mental Health for 2008.

28 September: DHB Hospital Benchmark Information - Report for the Quarter April - June 2009

24 September: DHB Performance Report for the month ended 31 August 2009

23 September: Latest issue of Public Health Perspectives

21 September: National Pacific Provider and Workforce Development Fono 2009, 16 - 17 October - Registrations open
The Ministry of Health invites you to attend Liga Maopo (In Good hands) - Better, Sooner, More Convenient Health Services for Pacific, the two yearly Pacific provider fono.

14 September: Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Older People: A background paper - Draft for consultation
Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Older People: A background paper has been recently revised and is now available for public consultation. Once finalised these guidelines will be used as a best practice guide for health practitioners to support optimal nutrition in older people.

11 September: Health of Older People in New Zealand update - Age Related Residential Care Services Contract 2009 - 2010 added

11 September: Suspected Cancer in Primary Care: Guidelines for investigation, referral and reducing ethnic disparities
The guideline aims to alert primary care practitioners to features that should raise their suspicion of cancer, so they can refer patients early for further investigation. It also reviews issues around disparities and access to care, and their impact on cancer diagnosis and outcomes.

11 September: New Zealand Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2008-2012 Report on Progress: Year One
This report provides a snapshot of the key developments in the first year of implementing the New Zealand Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2008-2012

8 September: Disability in New Zealand - Pacific Development information added

8 September: Evaluation of the Māori Provider Development Scheme
An evaluation of the Māori Provider Development Scheme (MPDS) was undertaken to assess how effective the MPDS has been at building the capability and capacity of Māori health providers.

7 September: Te Ao Auahatanga Hauora Māori: the Māori Health Innovations Fund
Over the next four years the Fund will invest in the design, development, promotion and delivery of innovative whānau ora driven health services.

3 September: The Cartwright Inquiry 1988
The Report of the Committee of Inquiry into allegations concerning the treatment of Cervical Cancer at National Women's Hospital and into other related matters - now available online

2 September: Request for Expression of Interest (EOI) for the delivery of Better, Sooner, More Convenient Primary Health Care
Expressions of Interest are being invited from eligible primary health care providers who are capable of delivering larger scale and a wider range of primary health care to their communities.