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  • Māori health

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    We are working to transform our health system, because every person deserves to receive quality care that meets their needs. For too long, Māori have been left behind. A more equitable system will uplift the health and wellbeing of not only whānau  Māori, but of all New Zealanders .   Thriving whānau  E kore teenei whakaoranga e huri ki tua o aku mokopuna.  Our mokopuna shall inherit a better place than we inherited.  NAA KIINGI TAAWHIAO  Our vision is to create a new health system focused on pae ora (healthy futures) for all people, patients, whānau, and our

  • Rabies and other lyssaviruses

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    Chapter last reviewed and updated in May 2012. Epidemiology Expand all Epidemiology Epidemiology Rabies virus is a species of the genus  Lyssavirus  of the family  Rhabdoviridae . [1] (external link)  Seven lyssaviruses, all antigenically related, are now recognised: rabies and six rabies-related viruses, five of which are known to have caused fatal infection in humans. The differences are often associated with geographic location and mammalian species. Some of these rabies-like illnesses will be diagnosed as rabies using the standard (FA) test. Currently only Rabies is lis

  • Residential Care Questions and Answers

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    ... (‘contracted care services’) to residents who are eligible for government funding through the residential-care subsidy. Only rest homes or hospitals that have achieved Certification under the Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001 and comply with the Health and Disability Sector Standards 2001 can have a contract with us. Rest homes and hospitals that have an Age Related Residential Care Contract with us are referred to in these Questions and Answers as ‘contracted care facilities’. We are responsible for ensuring that there are sufficient contracted care beds available to ...

  • Meningoencephalitis - primary amoebic

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    Chapter last reviewed and updated in May 2012. Epidemiology Expand all New Zealand Epidemiology New Zealand Epidemiology Primary meningoencephalitis is a rare condition. It was first recognised in New Zealand in 1968 among people who had been swimming in untreated thermal pools in the central North Island. There were eight fatal cases between 1968 and 1978, and a further death was reported in 2000. More detailed epidemiological information is available on the   New Zealand institute for Public Health and Forensic Science Limited (PHF Science) surveillance website (external link) Case defi

  • File processing and error messages

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    For a more detailed system specific description please refer to the   File specifications (external link) . Expand all Pre-processing Pre-processing The pre-processor is responsible for checking the basic integrity of hospitals’ data files. Assuming that all the records can be read, the whole batch is checked along with the header and all errors and warnings are reported back to the originating facility in the error report. Files are loaded in chronological order so that if an agency is sending an update to the same health event in consecutive files, all the earlier information will alr

  • Agencies and health officers supporting border health

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    ... NZ and the Ministry of Health support the training of frontline statutory health officers who work on border health issues such as medical officers of health and health protection officers. Local public health services check that New Zealand’s international airports and seaports meet the standards of public health preparedness expected by the international community. More information Expand all Related websites Related websites World Health Organization (external link) Collaborative Arrangement for the Prevention and Management of Public Health Events in Civil Aviation (CAPSCA) (externa ...

  • The Maternity Action Plan

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    ... to clinical practice through removing financial barriers Increased number of midwives working clinically. Improved maternal and infant outcomes Reduced attrition in better supported midwifery workforce Support for the Notice 2021 Project (Primary Maternity Services Notice) Health Information Standards Organisation Maternity Care Summary Standard Support for implementation of perinatal spine (all under contract) 2021-2023 Enables implementation of new Notice and enables allocation of Budget 2020 funding of care for women with complex needs and care provided to women in rural locations Standa ...

  • 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

  • Services to improve access

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    About SIA The Government’s policy direction is to encourage a multi-disciplinary approach to improving access to health care through the establishment of district alliances to coordinate the provision of health services between secondary, primary and community-based health services. Services to Improve Access (SIA) funding is available for all PHOs to reduce inequalities among those populations that are known to have the worst health status: Māori Pacific people those living in NZDep index 9–10 decile areas. The funding is for new services or improved access for high needs patients and is

  • About the Infrastructure and Investment Group

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    Our mission Safe, fit for purpose health facilities, sites and equipment are essential for a well-functioning health system. We have brought our public hospital buildings together into one portfolio, so we can ensure that the health estate supports the delivery of services and we invest to improve the health of all New Zealanders. We will lead investment by understanding and managing these well, ensuring health facilities, sites and equipment with the highest need of investment are prioritised and standardising the way these are maintained, refurbished or redeveloped. What we do We are current