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  • COVID-19: Maternity

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    ... be found in the Turanga Kaupapa developed by Nga Maia o Aotearoa. The professional body of midwifery has adopted the Turanga Kaupapa in recognition of their obligations to Māori as tangata whenua and should be embedded throughout maternity care. (See   New Zealand College of Midwives - Standards of Practice (external link) .) This guidance is based on what is known about COVID-19 and the transmission of other viral respiratory infections. The purpose of this guidance is to provide advice on the handling of the whenua/placenta for COVID-19 confirmed or probable women. Clinical judgemen ...

  • BCG vaccine and vaccinator endorsement

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    ... professional responsibility to ensure they apply for the appropriate regional endorsement(s). BCG endorsement is valid for up to two years from the completion of the BCG vaccinator training. All vaccinators must at all times adhere to best practice as outlined in the ‘ Immunisation Standards for Vaccinators (external link) ’ in Immunisation Handbook. Tuberculosis, Mantoux Skin Testing and BCG Vaccinator Update Online Course The Ministry-approved online course Tuberculosis, Mantoux Skin Testing and BCG Vaccinator Update is available through the   Immunisation Advisory Centre ...

  • Typhoid and paratyphoid fever

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    ... of source Identification of source Check for other cases in the community or at-risk groups. Investigate potential food or water sources of infection in all cases. If indicated, check water supply for microbiological contamination and compliance with the latest New Zealand drinking-water standards (Ministry of Health 2008). If a water supply is involved, liaise with the local territorial authority to inform the public. Advise on the need to boil water. Disinfection Disinfection Clean and disinfect surfaces and articles soiled with stool or urine. For further details, refer to Appendix 1 ...

  • Immunisation Handbook

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    ... 18. Poliomyelitis 19. Respiratory syncytial virus 20. Rotavirus 21. Rubella 22. Tetanus 23. Tuberculosis 24. Varicella (chickenpox) 25. Zoster (herpes zoster/shingles) Appendix 1: The history of immunisation in New Zealand Appendix 2: Planning immunisation catch-ups Appendix 3: Immunisation standards for vaccinators and guidelines for organisations offering immunisation services Appendix 4: Authorisation of vaccinators and criteria of vaccinators Appendix 5: Immunisation certificate Appendix 6: Passive immunisation Appendix 7: Vaccine presentation, preparation, disposal, and needle-stick ...

  • Establishing a Violence Intervention Programme (VIP)

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    ... are intended to support staff practice. A policy should define the broad areas it covers, for example, generic family violence policy or separate policies for child abuse, intimate partner violence, and elder abuse and neglect. A policy needs to align with National Guidelines, professional standards and legislative requirements (eg, Vulnerable Children Act 2014). The policy must meet the needs of the services it relates to. The steering/reference group process must manage collaboration, consultation and completeness, including community agency collaboration and participation, which includ ...

  • National Minimum Dataset Error and Warning Messages

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    Information for each error or warning message Expand all Error number Error number This number consists of three parts – the application_code, the error_ID and the error_type. Application_code: A three-letter code assigned by National Collections to identify each software application (eg, NMS = NMDS). For the standard error or warning message that applies to more than one software application, the application code is NZS = National Collections. Error_ID: This is a unique number (eg, 1003). Error_type: Severity of message (E = error, W = warning).   Error and warning type description Err

  • Appendix 8: Anatomic locations of ventricular septal defects

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    The   inlet septum   separates the two atrioventricular (AV) valves.   The   outlet septum   includes the conal and infundibular septum and is the region below the arterial valves and above the crista supraventricularis.   The   membranous septum   is the thin portion in the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) just beneath the aortic valve and under the crista supraventricularis.   The   muscular septum   is the thickest portion of the septum, extending from the tricuspid valve attachments to the apex.   Perimembranous ventricular s

  • Pharmacist and Intern Pharmacist

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    About the role Pharmacists and intern pharmacists can vaccinate under the Medicines Regulations (external link) when they have completed vaccinator training and a clinical assessment. A pharmacist and intern pharmacist vaccinator’s scope is based on a specific vaccines medicine classification.   A pharmacist can choose to become an authorised vaccinator, meaning medicine classification age restrictions no longer apply. Vaccinator authorisation includes authorisation to administer all National Immunisation Schedule vaccines to age groups included in the authorisation.   For more inf

  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

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    ... Actions Purpose FASD awareness and capability building training. Training Child Development Services (CDS) professionals based on New Zealand’s FASD diagnostic guidelines (external link) Development and delivery of a new training programme for NZQA-approved FASD micro-credential skill standards 40005 and 40006 which is relevant to the FASD and affiliated workforce Community FASD training specifically focused on a non-clinical workforce and community practitioners Growing FASD awareness and capability (including diagnosis) across a range of health and social service professionals and ...

  • Appendix 1: Disinfection

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    Appendix reviewed and updated in December 2017. A description of changes can be found at Updates to the Communicable Disease Control Manual . Disinfection and cleaning the environment Diseases that are notifiable have public health implications. Therefore decontamination of the environment is recommended when cross-infection from the source is possible. Disinfection is also indicated for contamination with y-resistant bacteria. Concurrent disinfection is the application of disinfection measures as soon as possible after the discharge of infectious material from the body of an infected person,