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  • Mental Health and Addiction: Service Use web tool

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    Pātiki and Waharua Kōpito patterns Link to the Mental Health and Addiction: Service Use web tool This web tool presents a summary of the specialist secondary inpatient and community mental health and addiction services provided in Aotearoa New Zealand. View the web tool (goes to another website) About the Mental Health and Addiction: Service Use web tool The Mental Health and Addiction: Service Use web tool presents data related to specialist inpatient and community mental health and addiction services provided in Aotearoa New Zealand. The information included in this tool was provided by th

  • 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  Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) surveillance website (external link) . Case definition Expand all Clinical d

  • 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

  • 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

  • BreastScreen Aotearoa programme monitoring reports

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    The University of Otago is contracted to provide reports for the BreastScreen Aotearoa programme, including highlighting outcomes for Māori and Pacific women. The monitoring reports enable BreastScreen Aotearoa to assess if key performance indicators are being met and to ensure continuous quality improvement in all components of the screening pathway. The key performance indicators ensure that the programme is maximising the benefits and minimising the harms of breast. Documents Expand all Independent Monitoring Reports - University of Otago Independent Monitoring Reports - University of Otag

  • Generative AI and Large Language Models

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    Summary Health New Zealand’s National Artificial Intelligence and Algorithm Expert Advisory Group (NAIAEAG) has been evaluating the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools and Large Language Models (LLMs), and advises a precautionary approach to their use within Health New Zealand, especially around risks to breach of privacy, inaccuracy of output, bias, lack of transparency and data sovereignty. Although generative AI tools and commercial LLMs are increasingly available, there is limited data on the utility, validity and safety of using these technologies and the risks and bene

  • Privacy Statement

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    ... reasonable steps to ensure your personal information is protected against loss, unauthorised access, use, modification, disclosure, or other misuse. Standard security safeguards are in place in conjunction with Te Whatu Ora’s information security standards.   Access to and requests to correct the information  Access to and requests to correct the information  You have the right to access any information we hold about you and ask us to correct it if you think it is wrong.  To access any personal information held by us, or if yo ...

  • Hydration stations

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    About hydration stations We want water to be the first drink of choice at all activities and events around Greater Wellington. Our hydration stations and dispensers are free to hire for schools and community organisations. Hydration station specifications Hydration station features 1300mm height Interchangeable branding panels Durable bag for unit and accessories Drainage system eliminates standing water Stand alone unit or interconnect multiple units Bottle rest / single handed use Heavy duty chassis and internal frame Wheelchair Accessibility - designed with DDA features One-hand bottle refi

  • Reclassification of hepatitis C treatment

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    Hepatitis C Treatment Without a Prescription In 2023, glecaprevir and pibrentasvir in combination (trade name: Maviret®) were reclassified from prescription-only to an exemption from prescription when managed by nurses and pharmacists under certain conditions. This reclassification reduces barriers to access to hepatitis C treatment, particularly for vulnerable people. It allows nurses and pharmacists working within their scopes of practice to treat hepatitis C in the community. This reclassification enables a novel collaborative nurse-pharmacist model. In most cases, the pharmacist dispenses

  • 23. Tuberculosis

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    ... contact tracing and treatment of latent TB infection. There are large international efforts working to improve BCG vaccines and develop new, more effective vaccines.[ 24 ] 23.4.3. Transport, storage and handling 23.4.3. Transport, storage and handling Transport according to the National Standards for Vaccine Storage and Transportation for Immunisation Providers 2017 (2nd edition) . Store in the dark at +2°C to +8°C. Do not freeze. There are variances in strain potency between brands of BCG vaccine so vaccinators should always follow the instructions in the vaccine data sheet (availab ...