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  • Pharmacist vaccinators

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    ... decided that changes to existing standards and processes were unnecessary. Trained pharmacists would be able to vaccinate against influenza. However, they would only be able to provide privately purchased influenza vaccines. This was consistent with the Medicine Regulations and the guidelines in the Immunisation Handbook. The current regulations and standards for pharmacist vaccinators are set out in Appendices   Three   (external link) and   Four (external link)  of the current online version of the Immunisation Handbook. In December 2012, the Ministry met with ...

  • Epilepsy Technical Advisory Group

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    ... with epilepsy, through the development of a service model that will: Put patients and whānau at its heart, ensuring that services are tailored to individual needs and outcomes. Integrate hospital services with community care to improve equity in treatment as well as clinical outcomes. Create guidelines to assist people with complex epilepsy which are appropriate to Aotearoa New Zealand: Include options all kinds of care – hospital, outpatient, and community. Make sure people are diagnosed early and referred to the right specialists. Help people manage their epilepsy in the community, with ...

  • 2016/17 guideline update: questions and answers

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    ... at high relative risk but may have a reduced risk score. Those at low absolute risk will likely remain at low risk. While current equations may have been overestimating risk for some, the recommended treatment thresholds have also been higher than all other international quality assured guidelines.   Will the whole population need to be reassessed? Current risk assessments are still valid since those at high risk are likely to remain at high risk and current recommended treatment thresholds are also relatively conservative. The combination of our overestimation of risk and higher treat ...

  • Data protection and privacy

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    Data protection guidelines and legislation Expand all Privacy Act 2020 Privacy Act 2020 The   Privacy Act 2020 (external link)  provides the general framework for promoting and protecting individual privacy. It does so by establishing certain principles with respect to the collection, use, disclosure of and access to information relating to individuals. It applies to public and private sector agencies. It also established the role of Privacy Commissioner to investigate complaints about interferences with individual privacy. Health Information Privacy Code 2020 Health Information Priv ...

  • Burial and Cremation Act 1964

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    ... applications Disinterment involves the removal of a body from its burial place (whether a cemetery, urupā or other place of burial). Such removals are unlawful unless a licence has been granted by the Director of Public Health (under delegation from the Minister of Health). The two guidelines below cover routine disinterment applications and situations where urgent disinterments are needed (eg, a flood has washed out a grave site). Applications should be submitted to the relevant local office of the National Public Health Service in Health New Zealand, and be addressed to the healt ...

  • Recording COVID-19

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    ... code test results. See the   LOINC website (external link)   for more information about the new codes. Contact   standards@health.govt.nz   if you need more information. Guidance for certifying deaths due to COVID-19 The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has developed guidelines for health practitioners to use when certifying causes of death for people who died of, or with COVID-19. These guidelines are based on World Health Organization recommendations so are applicable to all countries. The guidelines can be found at  Guidance for Certifying Deaths due to COVID ...

  • Programme resources

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    ... test kit instructions (external link) , flyer Positive bowel screening test result (external link) , brochure You’ve got this! (external link) poster What is the National Bowel Screening Programme (external link) , easy read Some resources are available in a range of languages. Brand guidelines The brand guidelines and visual identity for the National Bowel Screening Programme are hosted on the programme’s Uview site. This is the National Bowel Screening Programme’s repository for campaign and other collateral. Access to Uview is by registration – please email bowelscreening@he ...

  • National Stroke Clot Retrieval Service Improvement Programme

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    About the programme Stroke Clot Retrieval (SCR) is the removal of a blood clot blocking a major brain artery using an endovascular technique to restore blood flow and avoid permanent brain damage. SCR is recommended as the standard of care in international stroke guidelines and has substantial benefits in terms of improved outcomes following stroke. Treatment is time sensitive and requires a highly coordinated approach across regional and provider hospitals for efficient diagnoses, transport and treatment at one of the three current SCR centres at Auckland, Capital & Coast and Canterbury h ...

  • Ear, nose and throat - Otorhinolaryngology

    http://tewhatuora.govt.nz/for-health-professionals/hospital-and-specialist-services/ear-nose-and-throat-otorhinolaryngology

    ... primarily on the referral diagnosis have their limitations and this is acknowledged. For those referrals in which the referring doctor has not been able to make a confident diagnosis it may be difficult, or impossible to apply these ACA criteria. It is therefore stressed that these are guidelines only and that clinical judgement must be applied in all cases in which they are used. Referral guidelines is as follows: Category Criteria 1. Urgent (within 14 days) Failure of immediate treatment would result in significant morbidity. High suspicion of malignancy. Major functional impairment. ...

  • Diabetes

    http://tewhatuora.govt.nz/for-health-professionals/hospital-and-specialist-services/diabetes

    ... primarily on the referral diagnosis have their limitations and this is acknowledged. For those referrals in which the referring doctor has not been able to make a confident diagnosis it may be difficult, or impossible, to apply these ACA criteria. It is therefore stressed that these are guidelines only and that clinical judgement must be applied in all cases in which they are used. Referral guidelines Category Examples (not an exhaustive list) 1. Immediate Diabetes patients with significant clinical risk 2. Urgent   Newly diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes Some of them (un-complicated) may ...