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• Fetal echocardiography

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  These guidelines were published in 2019 and are awaiting review, due 2022. Some content may be outdated. An appropriately experienced operator should perform a screening fetal echocardiogram on women at risk of fetal cardiac anomaly, ideally as part of the 19‑week anatomy scan.   A diagnostic fetal echocardiogram is a tertiary-level scan, often performed by a maternal fetal medicine (MFM) or paediatric cardiology service and is usually performed to assess a previously identified or suspected cardiac anomaly.   When a fetal cardiac anomaly is suspected on a routine 19-week anat ...

• Hepatitis C

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  ... but most people will develop chronic hepatitis C which can cause serious liver damage, including liver failure and liver cancer. People at risk of hepatitis C include those who have: ever injected drugs ever received a tattoo or body piercing using unsterile equipment had a blood transfusion before 1992 ever lived or received medical treatment in a high-risk country ever been in prison been born to a mother with hepatitis C. For more details on the symptoms, treatment, prevention tips and who to contact refer to the Hepatitis C (external link) health information website. The World Hea ...

• 12–13+6 week scan reporting guide and pro forma

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  Reporting guide These guidelines were published in 2019 and are awaiting review, due 2022. Some content may be outdated.   Minimum reporting requirements   Dating information: CRL, BPD Fetal anatomy documentation NT measurement if combined screening is planned (best of at least three technically appropriate measurements).   Do not perform risk assessment in the Fetal Medicine Foundation (FMF) software. The report must be sent to the referrer and the laboratory.   The laboratory services will provide the referrer with the combined screening risk after combination with f ...

• Medical Certificate of Cause of Death

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  When to use the certificate The Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (HP4720) form is completed for deaths of persons over 28 days of age. The requirements for completion of certificates are set out in the   Burial and Cremation Act 1964 sections 46B and 46C (external link) . Who completes the certificate Certificates are to be completed and signed by: a nurse practitioner, or a medical practitioner.   The certificate must be given to the funeral director or person in charge of the body as soon as possible. How to fill in the form correctly Guidance for how to complete the Medi ...

• Updates on work with the maternity services sector

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  2025 updates Expand all April 2025 April 2025 Change in contact details for supplier of interpreter services (Connecting Now) Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora funds language interpreter services so Lead Maternity Carers who are funded under the Primary Maternity Service Notice 2021 (Section 94), can communicate with consumers and whānau. A supplier of language interpreting services for patients and whānau, Connecting Now, has notified Health NZ of new contact details. This notice  does not  apply to midwives or clinicians that work directly for Health NZ in public hospitals. Plea ...

• Getting started with NZePS

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  Getting started with NZePS The NZ ePrescription Service (NZePS) provides a secure messaging channel for prescribing and dispensing systems to exchange prescription information electronically. It enables a prescription to be generated by the prescriber, transmitted to the NZePS health information exchange broker (NZePS broker), and downloaded electronically at a community pharmacy. When the prescriber prints a barcoded prescription, a unique identifier for the prescription is created for NZePS. The PMS prints the identifier as a barcode on the prescription form. At the same time, an electronic ...

• Nursing research

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  Nurses are natural innovators. For some, this curiosity will lead them onto postgraduate studies that involves a research project, dissertation, thesis, PhD, or even research beyond postgraduate study. Nursing innovation through research embarks on making tangible, informed change to our current healthcare challenges and contributes to advancements in clinical practice, policy, and legislation. Research isn't about reciting facts, but instead it's about what the world looks like to you through your lens, and investigating the questions you can see; every research project starts with an idea. F ...

• Integrated Digital Health Services

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  Digital health services integrated with My Health Account for consumer access Expand all My Health Record My Health Record My Health Record provides secure access to a selection of your health information, including immunizations, COVID-19 test results, and certain details from your NHI. Many parents of tamariki (children) under 12 with a New Zealand birth certificate can add their child to their account to view key health information, such as immunization records and some NHI details. We are continuously expanding to offer greater access to your records, with more information and features bec ...

• Healthy Active Learning

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  Healthy food and drink guidance and tools Expand all Guidance Guidance As part of the Healthy Active Learning initiative, the Ministry of Health has updated its food and nutrition guidance for education settings. Healthy Food and Drink Guidance - Early Learning Services [PDF, 3.9 MB] Aratohu Kai Tōtika me te Inu Hauora Ngā Ratonga Mātauranga Kōhungahunga [PDF, 3.9 MB] Healthy Food and Drink Guidance - Schools [PDF, 4.2 MB] Aratohu Kai Tōtika me te Inu Hauora Kura [PDF, 3.9 MB] The guidance aligns with the 'National Healthy Food and Drink Policy' but is adapted to meet the needs of ta ...

• Funding for individuals

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  Scholarships Are you a tauira starting out in your hauora mahi? There may be a scholarship or grant for you. Look out for updates on this page as we plan for 2025.  Expand all Te Pitomata Grants 2025 - new applications are now closed Te Pitomata Grants 2025 - new applications are now closed Te Pitomata Grants support an inclusive workforce encouraging Māori into health careers. The Te Pitomata Grant Categories for 2025 include key areas within the healthcare sector in New Zealand. The grants can contribute to tuition fees, course related costs and living cost for eligible students of Mā ...