Results

251 - 260 of 376 results for ‘guidelines’.

  • Sewage and grey water

    http://corporat-prod.sites.silverstripe.com/health-services-and-programmes/environmental-health/sewerage

    ... Reusing greywater collected from your bath, shower,  or  washing machine can provide an alternate water source, but as grey-water can still be contaminated with bacteria or chemicals, there are some considerations on how to safely use as a water source for your garden. Follow these guidelines to minimise any risks to you, your whānau and your garden. You can manually water the garden by: ✓  using a bucket in the kitchen sink, bath or shower to collect the cool water while you’re waiting for it to run warm, to water vegetables or fruit that will be eaten raw  ✓ &nbs ...

  • Working together on quality improvements for newborn metabolic screening samples – Transit times

    http://corporat-prod.sites.silverstripe.com/health-services-and-programmes/newborn-metabolic-screening-programme/working-together-on-quality-improvements-for-newborn-metabolic-screening-samples-transit-times

    Thank you for ensuring that newborn metabolic screening samples ('blood spot' or 'Guthrie cards') are received at the laboratory as soon as possible - a baby’s life may depend on it. The Newborn Metabolic Screening Programme (NMSP) relies on timely testing and transit of samples to the laboratory for testing. Delays in getting your screening samples to the lab means there are considerable risks for babies born with one of the screened disorders. Improving sample transit times is a priority focus for the NMSP.This quality improvement project is being led by the Antenatal and Childhood screeni

  • Contacts and locations

    http://corporat-prod.sites.silverstripe.com/health-services-and-programmes/ncsp-hpv-screening/contacts-and-locations

    If you are a   wāhine /woman or perso n with a cervix and you want more information about being screened,   visit Health Information and Services (external link)  or call 0800 7 29   7 29 . Regional register coordinators Get in touch:    Screening@health.govt.nz   0800 729 729 For support with the NCSP Register or Whaihua, call 0800 223 987 and select option 2. Expand all Northern | Te Tai Tokerau Northern | Te Tai Tokerau National Cervical Screening Programme - Northland Region Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora - Te Tai Tokerau Northland Tuia Te Ora Commerc

  • Introduction

    http://corporat-prod.sites.silverstripe.com/for-health-professionals/clinical-guidance/immunisation-handbook/introduction

    The purpose of the Immunisation Handbook 2025  (the Handbook ) is to provide clinical guidelines for health professionals on the safest and most effective use of vaccines in their practice. These guidelines are based on the best scientific evidence available at the time of publication, from published and unpublished literature. The information contained within the Handbook was correct at the time of publication. This edition of the Handbook will remain current unless amended electronically via the Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora website until the next edition or update is published. Cha ...

  • Infection prevention and control

    http://corporat-prod.sites.silverstripe.com/health-services-and-programmes/infection-prevention-and-control

    ... of New Zealand. Update on the national situation with VRE. National guidance and resources have been developed to support healthcare facilities respond to cases of VRE, to minimise further transmission of MDROs and to provide information to patients and their whānau. New Zealand VRE IPC guidelines – November 2024 (DOCX 183KB) [DOCX, 183 KB] New Zealand VRE IPC guidelines – November 2024 (PDF 1.1MB) [PDF, 1.1 MB] Fact sheet for core infection prevention and control strategies for VRE – 2 August 2023 (DOCX 116KB) [DOCX, 119 KB] Fact sheet for core infection prevention and control st ...

  • 23. Tuberculosis

    http://corporat-prod.sites.silverstripe.com/for-health-professionals/clinical-guidance/immunisation-handbook/23-tuberculosis

    ... People with latent TB infection and non-pulmonary TB disease are not infectious. Incubation period Between 2 and 10 weeks from infection to primary lesion or significant tuberculin skin test (Mantoux) reaction. Period of communicability May be years with untreated pulmonary TB. See the  Guidelines for Tuberculosis Control in New Zealand 2019 (external link)  (or current edition) – see   section 23.5.3 . Burden of disease Disseminated and meningeal TB are more common in very young children. The immunocompromised individuals, particularly HIV-infected, are more at risk of dise ...

  • Educational material

    http://corporat-prod.sites.silverstripe.com/health-services-and-programmes/universal-newborn-hearing-screening-programme/educational-material

    Learn on Line LearnOnline.Health.nz (external link)  is a vocational training resource hub for New Zealand’s community of health practitioners. There is a growing number of courses available, provided by different organisations, for health workers either studying or working in different fields of practice. The NSU offers five eLearning Modules: Screening Principles and Practice Quality Improvements in Antenatal Screening for Down syndrome and other conditions (QIASD) Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention Programme (UNHSEIP) Newborn Metabolic Screening Programme (NMS

  • Coverage and PHO reports

    http://corporat-prod.sites.silverstripe.com/health-services-and-programmes/ncsp-hpv-screening/coverage-and-pho-reports

    Coverage One of the main performance measures of NCSP is coverage. Coverage is defined as the proportion of wāhine / women and people with a cervix eligible for screening who have been screened in the previous three years.    Our target is to reach 80% screening coverage for all those eligible.    See the NCSP coverage report (external link) PHO Status report The NCSP Cervical Screening Status Report is provided monthly to Primary Health Organisations (PHOs). This report is intended to support invitation and recall of eligible participants, and effective participant suppor

  • How to build health facilities

    http://corporat-prod.sites.silverstripe.com/health-services-and-programmes/infrastructure-and-investment/how-to-build-health-facilities

    ... proposals.   Design Included in the detailed business case is a design of the preferred option that has been developed in partnership and consultation with stakeholders and experts.  Once approval is granted, the design will be finalised. Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora has design guidelines which contain all the groundwork already completed, so project teams don’t have to start from scratch every time. Detailed design work is required for legislative reasons such as consent applications from local bodies and contracts for construction contractors. This phase, which can take 12 ...

  • Enrolment with a general practice and primary health organisation

    http://corporat-prod.sites.silverstripe.com/for-health-providers/primary-care-sector/primary-health-organisations/enrolment-with-a-general-practice-and-primary-health-organisation

    ... Care as at January 2020 (external link) 2019 2019 Access to Primary Care as at October 2019 (xlsx, 39 KB) (external link) Access to Primary Care as at July 2019 (xlsx, 39 KB) (external link) Access to Primary Care as at April 2019 (xlsx, 40 KB) (external link) Enrolment rules and guidelines The document   Enrolment Requirements for Contracted Providers and PHOs [PDF, 778 KB]   outlines the enrolment parameters for PHOs, including operational policies and requirements.