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• Providing abortion services

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  ... and professional development for abortion providers. You may wish to join one or both of these organisations. Abortion Providers Group Aotearoa New Zealand (APGANZ) (external link) New Zealand College of Sexual and Reproductive Health (NZCSRH) (external link) More information on training and guidelines for abortion providers can be found here: Guidelines and training for abortion service providers (external link) Access to funding Lead Maternity Carers (LMCs) including GPs and midwives, can receive funding for abortion services under the Primary Maternity Notice 2021. The following document ...

• Meningococcal (Neisseria meningitidis) invasive disease

  http://tewhatuora.govt.nz/for-health-professionals/clinical-guidance/communicable-disease-control-manual/meningococcal-invasive-disease

  ... a single dose for children over 12 years of age and adults, except pregnant and lactating women. This is the preferred prophylaxis for women on the oral contraceptive pill. Also preferable for prophylaxis of large groups. Ciprofloxacin has been recommended in all age groups in international guidelines (Public Health England 2018, Communicable Diseases Network Australia, 2017, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, 2010). Consult Medsafe data sheets for appropriate use and dosages of ciporofloxacin in children. Treatment in children should only be initiated after careful benefit ...

• Nationwide service specifications

  http://tewhatuora.govt.nz/health-services-and-programmes/nationwide-service-framework-library/about-nationwide-service-specifications

  ... Service Specifications use a 3-tiered structure. Each tier describes the service at a different level of detail. Tier 1  are overarching service specifications that contains generic principles and content common to all the tiered specifications below it. (May also contain service guidelines in the appendices for services without service specifications). Tier 2  includes the elements specific to that particular service and includes a reference to its generic overarching document so that the total service requirements are explicit. Tier 3   are more detailed specific serv ...

• Cardiology

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  ... Waiting priority 2A Accepted Waiting priority 3 Accepted Waiting priority 4 Declined Access criteria Access criteria Patients are prioritised by individual clinician judgement. Pre-operative assessments will be determined by the urgency of the non-cardiac surgery. Category Diagnosis Referral guidelines 1. Immediate Inpatient (requiring admission) Potentially immediately life threatening conditions: Unstable symptoms Severe or disabling symptoms Haemodynamic compromise Require early intervention for best outcome Acute or suspected MI Unstable angina Acute heart failure SBE actual/suspected. S ...

• Overview | Tiro whānui

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  ... and mutually reinforcing elements. Read more about the pae ora strategic framework:   Pae Ora framework Priority areas Setting the foundations: Government priorities Ngā whakaarotau a te Kawanatanga Reduce inequitable outcomes and improve the wellbeing of Māori whānau Policies, guidelines, regulations and frameworks protect, promote and support breastfeeding and optimal infant feeding Building a solid structure: Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in Aotearoa Hāpaingia te whāngote ki Aotearoa Outcome 1:  Breastfeeding parents and their whānau have equitab ...

• Infrastructure planning

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  ... guidance (PDF 1.1 MB) [PDF, 1 MB]   Health Facility Wide Practice and Approaches template: This document should only include content that is specific to the health facility project and where identified approaches are a departure to those outlined in the Australasian Health Facility Guidelines (AusHFG) or New Zealand Health Facility Design Guidance Note (NZDGN). Health Facility Wide Practice and Approaches Template (DOCX, 899 KB) [DOCX, 899 KB] Health Facility Wide Practice and Approaches Template (PDF, 1 MB) [PDF, 1 MB]   Health Planning Unit Functional Design Brief Template G ...

• Health behaviours in older people

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  Healthy eating Percentage of population who meet vegetable and fruit intake guidelines (3+ servings of vegetables and 2+ servings of fruit per day) Source: Ministry of Health,   Annual Update of Key Results 2014/15: New Zealand Health Survey Source: Ministry of Health, Annual Update of Key Results 2014/15: New Zealand Health Survey Drinking at low-risk levels Percentage of population who are hazardous drinkers (AUDIT score ≥8, among total population) Source: Ministry of Health,   Annual Update of Key Results 2014/15: New Zealand Health Survey Source: Ministry of Health, Annual Upda ...

• Blood lead notification level

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  ... be exposed to it. More information More information about lead poisoning, symptoms, prevention, and lead notifications is available our website: The Environmental Case Management of Lead-exposed Persons (external link) Lead poisoning (external link) Removing lead-based paint (external link) Guidelines for the Management of Lead-based Paint (external link) The   Notifiable and Infectious Diseases Order 2021 (external link)  made the change.

• Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and other spongiform encephalopathies

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  ... the United Kingdom’s Department of Health. These documents are the basis of New Zealand’s national policy approach recommended by the Ministry of Health. They can be located at the following websites. Department of Health and Ageing, Australia, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Infection Control Guidelines December 2007 (external link) National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Australia, Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare (2010) (external link) ACDP, Department of Health, UK, Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy Agents: Safe working and ...

• Green Prescriptions

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  ... patients physical activity providers regional sports trusts (such as Sport Northland and Sport Otago) primary health organisations district health boards Māori   health providers community groups. Green Prescription resources for health professionals Expand all Eating and Activity Guidelines Eating and Activity Guidelines The   Eating and Activity Guidelines for New Zealand Adults   provides evidence-based population health advice on healthy eating and being physically active. The document is written for health practitioners and others who provide advice on nutrition and ...