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• New Zealand Coding Authority coding queries

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  Below is an A–Z list of ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS coding queries submitted and responded to by the New Zealand Coding Authority (NZCA). Email questions about the listed coding queries to  coding_helpdesk@tewhatuora.govt.nz For IHACPA Coding Rules, FAQs, Clinical updates and other information refer to their webpage  National Coding Advice (external link) Expand all Above knee amputation (AKA) Above knee amputation (AKA) Created June 2016 Reviewed June 2023 Query What procedure code should be assigned for a patient who previously had a right below knee amputation (BKA) and is admitted to ha ...

• Pacific Health Scholarships guidelines

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  Eligibility criteria Applications for the 2025 Pacific Health Scholarships are now open .    All of the following circumstances need to apply to you in order to be eligible:   Be of Pacific Islands descent   Be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident at the time of the application   be enrolled in a health or disability-related course/qualification   be enrolled at an approved NZQA accredited tertiary provider in New Zealand   provide evidence (passport, birth certificate, reference letter) of Pacific descent from any of the following islands: Samoa, Amer ...

• What does sustainability look like?

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  Shifting models of care and service delivery We talk throughout this plan about changes to models of care and service delivery models as tools to get our workforce working better, alongside needed growth. When we talk about changes to models of care or service delivery models: These changes complement the growth which we will need in our workforce over time – but will not avert it. Our workforce is always going to have to grow, and we will always need highly skilled specialist workforces for certain kinds of care. Changes to models of care can alleviate pressure where it is most acute and sh ...

• 13. Meningococcal disease

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  Key information Mode of transmission By respiratory droplets or direct contact with nasopharyngeal secretions from a carrier or case. Incubation period 2–10 days, commonly 3–4 days. Period of communicability Commonly 3–4 days without treatment, range 2–10 days. Certain antibiotic therapy eradicates   N. meningitidis   from mucosal surfaces within 24 hours, and the case is no longer considered infectious. Funded vaccines Meningococcal B recombinant (MenB): Bexsero Quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate (MenACWY): MenQuadfi and Nimenrix Dose, presentation, route 0.5 mL per d ...

• Green Prescriptions

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  ... GP or practice nurse) issues their patient with a Green Prescription (GRx), provided the patient’s medical condition is stable. The script is either written or issued electronically. If the patient wants ongoing support to increase their physical activity and improve nutrition, the script is forwarded through to the nearest GRx provider. The GRX Support Person encourages the patient to become more active through: monthly telephone calls for 3-4 months or; face to face meetings for 3-4 months or; group support in a community setting for 3-6 months. The patient’s progress on their path t ...

• Project Maunga — Taranaki Base Hospital Redevelopment

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  ... facility Te Puna Wai Kātea is on track to be completed in 2025. Te Puna Wai Kātea has been designed to deliver clinical care and rehabilitation services that better meet the needs of Taranaki patients. The facility will provide four short to medium-term stay bedrooms and be a place for patients who need an extra helping hand on their mental health journey. Project partners Expand all Mana whenua Mana whenua Taumaruroa (Ngāti Te Whiti - mana whenua and the 8 iwi of Taranaki) is the Tiriti partner for the project. Taumaruroa, led by chair Te Pahunga (Marty) Davis, guides us to e ...

• References

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  ... 33: 617 (accessed 16 May 2019).   Abuhamad A, Chaoui R. 2015. A Practical Guide to Fetal Echocardiography: Normal and abnormal hearts (3rd edition). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.   Agathokleous M, Chaveeva P, Poon LCY, et al. 2013.   Meta-analysis of second-trimester markers for trisomy 21 (external link) . Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 41: 247–61 (accessed 18 December 2018).   Alfirevic Z, Tang A-W, Collins SL, et al. 2016.   Pro forma for ultrasound reporting in suspected abnormally invasive placenta (AIP): an international consensus (external link) . Ultrasoun ...

• ISO/TC 215 Health informatics national mirror committee

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  Summary Health Information Standards Organisation (HISO) operates under Standards New Zealand to convene the national mirror committee for the ISO/TC 215 Health informatics technical committee of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO). We received nominations from the sector and our proposal to form the national mirror committee was ratified by the Standards Approval Board in March 2021. The Standards Approval Board (external link)  is an independent statutory board set up under the Standards and Accreditation Act 2015. The Board commenced in March 2016 and is responsibl ...

• ISO/TC 215 Health informatics national mirror committee

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  The ISO/TC 215 Health informatics national mirror committee (or international review group) was established in 2021 to make New Zealand a participating member of the ISO/TC 215 Health informatics technical committee. Being a participating member allows us to have input to international data and digital standards that can be adopted in New Zealand to improve our health and disability system. The   Standards Approval Board (external link)   is an independent statutory board set up under the Standards and Accreditation Act 2015. The Board commenced in March 2016 and is responsible ...

• Appendix 5: Escalation pathways

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  Escalation pathways These pathways are intended to provide a clear process for use by local public health teams for any communicable disease issues that need: peer discussion with national teams to be shared with national teams for information/awareness escalation to national teams for a nationally enabled response (e.g. coordination of an IMT) The Escalation Pathways document can be accessed here: NPHS-wide Standard Operating Procedures (external link) Peer discussion: communicable disease 1 See Contact table (external link) in Escalation pathways for health protection  issues. For infor ...