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  • Vaping information for stop-smoking services and health workers

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    ... are more effective than traditional nicotine-replacement therapy (NRT) in helping people quit smoking. Latest Cochrane Review: Electronic cigarettes for Smoking Cessation (2025) (external link) The 2 relevant documents for guidance on smoking cessation in New Zealand are: The New Zealand Guidelines for Helping People to Stop Smoking (2021) that state , ‘Vaping products, especially those that contain nicotine, may help some people to stop smoking or cut down as they can address both the nicotine dependence and behavioural aspects of smoking’ The New Zealand Guidelines for Helping Peop ...

  • COVID-19: Support Workers

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    ... If you feel you are not coping, it is also important to get extra help. For support with grief, anxiety, distress or mental wellbeing, you can call or text 1737 to talk with a trained counsellor. Safe working environments for support workers Employers of support workers must have appropriate guidelines and systems in place aimed at keeping support workers safe in their workplace. This includes following the appropriate workplace health and safety guidelines and notifying the support worker if the person they care for is sick. If you are a family, whānau, or āiga carer, you can find more sp ...

  • Acute gastroenteritis

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    ... institutional situations, ensure satisfactory facilities and practices regarding hand cleaning; nappy changing; toilet use and toilet training; preparation and handling of food; and cleaning of sleeping areas, toys and other surfaces. Epidemic control Expand all Documents Documents See  Guidelines for the Investigation and Control of Disease Outbreaks (PDF, 5.5 MB) (external link) (ESR 2012; now PHF Science – New Zealand Institute for Public Health and Forensic Science Limited).   For suspected or known norovirus outbreaks, refer to  Guidelines for the Management of Noroviru ...

  • Legionellosis

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    ... are constructed warm-water systems ( L. pneumophila ) and composted vegetative material ( L. longbeachae ). Further information on  Legionella  species in New Zealand can be found in the Ministry of Health publication  The Prevention of Legionellosis in New Zealand: Guidelines for the control of legionella bacteria (external link) ( Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, 2024). More detailed epidemiological information is available on the  Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) surveillance website (external link) . Case definition Expand all Clinica ...

  • Information about National Minimum Dataset Clinical Code Table

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    ... Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification  (ICD-10-AM), the  Australian Classification of Health Interventions  (ACHI) codes and 24 fields for each code. The clinical code table does not contain ICD-10-AM/ACHI guidelines and/or conventions (eg, Excludes  or  Includes  notes) or any other text related to the code apart from the official full text descriptor. All fields in the clinical code table are listed by their actual column name and description. Note that there has been no change to the stru ...

  • Cyber security awareness

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    ... messages and what to do with them Recognising suspicious messages is a good first step to cyber security awareness. Securing your devices and environment We all play a part in keeping our work environments secure. Look out for these behaviours. Health Information Security Framework The HISF guidelines were refreshed in 2023, here’s what you need to know and what’s changed.

  • Anthrax

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    ... the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (if the exposure is employment-related) so that further investigation of the source can be undertaken. Further information Expand all References References Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control Unit. 2008. Anthrax. In The Blue Book: Guidelines for the control of infectious diseases. Victoria: Public Health Branch, Department of Human Services, State Government of Victoria, 9–11. Department of Health and Ageing. 2005. Anthrax: Guidelines for preparedness, response and management following the deliberate release of   Bacillus a ...

  • Anaphylaxis response/management

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    ... to stand) If they have breathing difficulties, elevate the head and chest. ADMINISTER ADRENALINE   by deep IM injection into outer thigh Adrenaline dosage for 1:1,000 formulation is 0.01 mL/kg up to a maximum of 0.5 ml. For those under 10 kg or if weight is not known, use the following guidelines: Age Dose under 2 years 0.1 mL 2–4 years 0.2 mL 5–11 years 0.3 mL 12 years and over 0.5 mL Adult 0.5 mL You can expect to see some response to the adrenaline within 1–2 minutes. If necessary, adrenaline can be repeated at 5–15-minute intervals, while waiting for assistance. ADMINISTER ...

  • Evaluating business cases against HISO standards

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    ... new HISO standards or revisions to existing standards, and allows for DHB representation in the standards process Makes it possible to reuse data in a standard way for health system improvement and research by following the FAIR data principles and our published information governance guidelines Scopes the use of the standard digital products that are applicable, including ICD-10-AM, SNOMED NZ Edition, NZ Universal List of Medicines (NZULM), NZ Formulary and NZ Pathology Observation Code Sets (NZPOCS), as well as other classifications and code sets Ensures applicable use of the design ...

  • Cause-of-death statistics

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    ... Death recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to ensure that the questions asked on medical certificates are uniform throughout the world. The Ministry of Health receives medical certificates and coroners’ reports and classifies the underlying cause of death using the rules and guidelines for mortality coding in the WHO’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision ( WHO ICD-10 (external link) ), and codes from the Australian Modification of ICD-10 (ICD-10-AM). Postmortem reports Postmortem reports are an important additiona ...