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  • Monitoring indicators

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    ... first and subsequent screening rounds. Target <10 per 1000 colonoscopies ***  (external link) Value 4.0 per 1000 *** (external link)   ***   The target was calculated on the expected adverse event rates reported in the UK Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Quality Assurance Guidelines for Colonoscopy and based on the fact that 7 out of 10 pilot participants proceeding to colonoscopy are identified to have had a lesion. Indicator 7 Description Colonoscopy complication rate for events other than perforation or bleeding Evidence This is the number of people requiring admission ...

  • Integrated Digital Health Services

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    ... track application status.   Pacific Health Scholarship will not have access to any personal health information. To find out more about how your information is used in Pacific Health Scholarships Portal, (external link) you can read the Pacific Health Scholarships Privacy statement and Guidelines (Terms of Use) Piki Te Ora Piki Te Ora The Piki Te Ora app enables individuals with long-term health conditions in rural and remote areas of New Zealand to effectively monitor their health from home. Through the app, patients receive daily notifications to complete a symptom survey and perform ...

  • Hepatitis B

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    ... for pathways for notification for awareness, or for escalation), and outbreak liaison staff at ESR, and complete the Outbreak Report Form. Further information Expand all References References Ministry of Health. 2007.   Direct Laboratory Notification of Communicable Diseases: National guidelines (external link) . Wellington: Ministry of Health. Ministry of Health. 2011. Immunisation Handbook 2011. Wellington: Ministry of Health.

  • Leptospirosis

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    ...   the nature of the disease      The case must give their consent, which may be verbal, for any further information to be shared . A Worksafe inspector will investigate and enforce prevention and control. Further information Expand all References References OSH and ACC. 2001. Guidelines for the Control of Occupationally Acquired Leptospirosis. Wellington: Occupational Safety and Health Service, Department of Labour. OSH. 2001. Leptospirosis: Facts for meat processing workers. Wellington: Occupational Safety and Health Service, Department of Labour.

  • Stroke National Clinical Networks

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    ... who are at risk or who have experienced stroke.    The National Stroke Network (NSN) was previously formed in 2011 as a joint initiative between the Ministry of Health and the Stroke Foundation New Zealand. This was to facilitate implementation of the 2010 New Zealand Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management.  Regional stroke clinical networks were established as an important mechanism for achieving implementation. Vision “All people living in Aotearoa at risk of stroke, and those that have suffered a stroke, will have access to an equitable, accessible, cohesive, and ...

  • Breastfeeding policy and legislation in New Zealand I Herenga me ngā ture whāngote i Aotearoa

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    ... Aotearoa Programme and strives to create supportive breastfeeding services in the community. Like the BFHI, it aims to protect, promote and support breastfeeding for healthy parents and babies through the implementation of best-practice standards based on current scientific evidence and set guidelines. The BFCI programme includes a broad focus on: providing community support for the initiation of breastfeeding to improve exclusive breastfeeding rates supporting mothers to increase the duration of breastfeeding alongside the appropriate introduction of complementary foods. Read more about &n ...

  • 5G questions and answers

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    ... any unexpected findings. The new international recommendations refine the limits at high frequencies (above 6 GHz) in order to ensure protection for potential new applications, and make a few other small changes that help in the practical application of the limits. We reviewed the ICNIRP 2020 Guidelines and advises that compliance with these would provide protection at least equivalent to that offered by NZS 2772.1:1999. Will exposure limits be relaxed in order to accommodate 5G? Will exposure limits be relaxed in order to accommodate 5G? The Ministry of Health and Te Whatu Ora recommend expo ...

  • Clinical and Technical Advisory Group – Aeromedical Commissioning Programme

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    ... Care Paramedic who is a leader in the ongoing development of the National Air Desk. Since joining the National Air Desk in 2018, he has gained in-depth experience and expertise with the coordination and tasking of Air Ambulance Helicopters. Izaak has developed clinical and operational guidelines with the sector, that support the application and equity of the tasking criteria. Currently Izaak is completing a Master’s degree in Aeromedical Retrieval & Transport at the University of Otago. Beyond his clinical and aeromedical expertise, Izaak also has extensive marine search & r ...

  • Dioxins questions and answers

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    ... skin condition known as chloracne and cancer in some people. The adverse health effects associated with TCDD exposure are not fully known. Animal studies show immune, reproductive and developmental effects. These animal studies have been used internationally to establish health-based guidelines for exposure to dioxins in soil, air and food. The first evidence that dioxin may cause cancer was an animal study published in 1978 but it was not till 1997 that dioxin was classified as a human carcinogen (cancer causing agent) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). In an ...

  • COVID-19

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    Chapter last reviewed and updated in  October 2024.  Changes were made to the Laboratory testing guidelines. A description of changes can be found at  Updates to the Communicable Disease Control Manual (external link) Epidemiology Expand all Global Epidemiology Global Epidemiology Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which infects the respiratory tract and is transmitted human to human primarily through respiratory droplets and aerosols. Documented transmission has also occurred through direct contact and rarely fomites (objects or materials ...