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• Folate and Folic Acid

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  ... with folic acid since 1998. Canada – white flour and pasta has been mandatorily fortified since 1998. Chile – introduced mandatory fortification of flour in 2000. Australia – introduced mandatory fortification of non-organic bread-making wheat flour in late 2009. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) develops food standards for both New Zealand and Australia. Voluntary fortification with folic acid European countries – to date, none have introduced mandatory fortification with folic acid. UK and Ireland – continue to permit voluntary fortificatio ...

• NGO and vendor reference information

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  ... shows ‘Running’. Guides and tools Guide to PRIMHD Referral Collection and Use (external link) Guide to PRIMHD Activity Collection and Use (external link) NGO Guide to PRIMHD (external link) PRIMHD Mapping Document (external link) PRIMHD Reporting End User Guide (external link) PRIMHD standards (external link)

• Health workforce information programme

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  ... Quarterly Report - June 2016 [PDF, 2.7 MB] Last updated August 2016 District Employed Workforce Quarterly Report - March 2016 [PDF, 2.9 MB] Last updated June 2016 Technical documents Expand all HWIP Base Data - Dataset Standard HWIP Base Data - Dataset Standard This document describes the data standards required for each of the 29 variables in the HWIP collection, and defines each variable according to a set of metadata components. The data standard reflects the logic perspective of the data, however it does not necessarily represent the physical implementation of the data. This document shou ...

• Infection prevention and control

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  Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Three active national IPC programmes are overseen and supported by Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Hand Hygiene New Zealand Surgical site Infection Improvement Programme (Cardia and Orthorpaedic), and Hospital Acquired Staphylococcus aureus Bactera. The aims of these programmes are to reduce healthcare-associated infections and improve patient safety through evidence-based practices and system-wide quality improvement. Below are links to resources for the national infection prevention and control programmes. For any queries, please contact the IPC team

• What you can claim and what to include

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  Vaccines on the NZ Pharmaceutical Schedule An immunisation claim cannot be submitted to Sector Operations for a vaccine that is not listed on the New Zealand Pharmaceutical Schedule. Including NHI numbers in claims An immunisation claim file must contain at least 85% of valid NHI numbers. Therefore, 15% of the claims do not have to contain NHI numbers provided that they contain both Date of Birth and Surname. However we recommend that you make every effort to obtain a patient’s NHI number and include this in your claim. Claiming for more than 1 vaccine in a visit You cannot claim a separate

• NCSP Sector Update – June 2023

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  ... link) Alongside the report is a summary document outlining Te Whatu Ora’s response and next steps. (Note: The PRC report is referred to as the 2021 report because it was commissioned by the Minister of Health at the end of 2021. However, it was completed throughout 2022). NCSP Policies and Standards NCSP Policies and Standards Work is progressing on updating the NCSP Laboratory and Colposcopy Policies and Standards. They are going through the editing process before they can be published. New HPV Primary Screening Resources New HPV Primary Screening Resources Work has begun on the developm ...

• Outcome 4

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  ... are in place for breastfeeding parents, infants and children when admitted to a DHB setting. Research demonstrates positive impacts for neonates, parents and facilities when Neo-BFHI steps are implemented. In addition, research indicates international readiness for expansion of baby‐friendly standards to neonatal settings (Maastrup et al 2019). Where are we now? The implementation of the BFHI in maternity services has produced a significant improvement in breastfeeding rates (Baby Friendly   Aotearoa , 2020). BFHI Documents for New Zealand   Aotearoa   were revised in 2020. & ...

• New Zealand Health Terminology Service API

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  Brief description When communicating with each other, healthcare providers use certain terms and code sets for different health concepts. The New Zealand Health Terminology Service (NZHTS) provides access to terminology and code set standards for healthcare systems which: give health providers confidence they are speaking about the same concepts, and a better experience because reliable data is shared seamlessly improve data quality and reduce data management overheads. For more information, visit the NZ Health Terminology Service page. Overview The NZHTS API provides read-only access to assur ...

• Professional Development Recognition Programme

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  ... Approved professional development and recognition programmes (PDRP) - Nursing Council of New Zealand (external link) Refresh of the Professional Development Recognition Programme A cross-sector team is working to refresh PDRPs to reflect the Nursing Council’s latest scopes of practice and standards of competence for enrolled and registered nurses. Refreshed PDRPs that are more accessible and nationally consistent will be in place by early 2026. Our existing PDRP frameworks will apply until then. Guidance and information by district Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora regions support PDRPs ...

• Personal protective equipment guidance for healthcare settings

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  Introduction Use of personal protective equipment (PPE), including masks, is considered part of  Standard Precautions (external link)  which are a set of infection prevention and control (IPC) measures required by healthcare workers for all healthcare interactions.  Respiratory virus infections, including COVID-19, influenza, RSV and other respiratory viruses cause preventable morbidity and mortality in New Zealand each year. Mask wearing remains an important measure in preventing transmission of all respiratory virus infections in health and disability care settings. To support