About this item

Issue date:
31 July 2016
Status:
Current
Corporate Author:
Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora
Type:
Policy, Standard
Topic:
Antenatal and newborn screening, Screening
Location:
National
Copyright status:

© Crown Copyright, Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

ISBN:
978-0-947515-35-5 (online)

The purpose of the National Policy and Quality Standards is to document the operational policy and quality standards of practice for providers of services within the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention Programme (UNHSEIP).

These standards form part of the contract between the Ministry of Health and DHBs for the provision of UNHSEIP services. The National Policy and Quality Standards were first published in June 2013 and updated (2nd edition) July 2016.