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  • Assessment framework for safe e-mental health tools

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    ... the tool The Digital Mental Health & Addiction Tool (DMHAT) is an assessment framework for the safe navigation of e-mental health in Aotearoa. It is intended to help anyone involved in the design, development and use of e-mental health tools to ensure the products meet acceptable quality standards. The standardised assessment of digital tools and e-health is an emerging space globally. The DMHAT assessment framework outlines baseline standards to deliver safe, trusted and effective digital mental health and wellbeing solutions for individuals, whānau, and communities across Aotearoa Ne ...

  • Food

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    Food safety and standards The   Ministry for Primary Industries (external link)   and   Food Standards Australia New Zealand (external link)   are responsible for food safety and food standards in New Zealand.   Nutrition Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is responsible for providing guidelines and developing policy on   nutrition .   Foodborne illness Information about common foodborne illnesses, including salmonella and campylobacter, can be found on the   Ministry for Primary Industries website (external link) . For surveillance information on foodbor ...

  • Key publications and information

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    ... on a range of topics from breastfeeding to family violence, smoke free facilitation, infant and child development and more.   Accessing Intuto: Please contact your WCTO Team leader/Manager to access the registration link and information to access Intuto. Nursing Council of New Zealand: Standards and guidelines for registered nurses Nursing Council of New Zealand: Standards and guidelines for registered nurses Standards and guidelines for nurses include: Code of conduct standards and guidelines Scope of practice competencies and guidelines Guidelines for practice (including Guideline - ...

  • For midwives — Waikato

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    ... meetings These are held 4 times a year across the Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Waikato district, bringing together Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora midwives and lead maternity carers in meetings that focus on information sharing, professional support and education. Midwifery standards review process Midwifery standards review process Midwifery standards review is a unique quality assurance process developed by the New Zealand College of Midwives to reflect the partnership model of midwifery practice. It is a professional development process that supports midwives to re ...

  • About the National Service Framework Library

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    ... of the reformed system.  It currently includes common documentation to enable effective planning, commissioning,  service delivery and performance analysis. nationwide service specifications the Purchase Unit Data Dictionary with its related financial information the Common Counting Standards and the Common Costing Standards and Common Costing Guidelines, that rely on alignment with the consistent use of clinical coding, Diagnostic Related Groups and cost weights. Archived content Manatū Hauora Nationwide Service Framework Library website will be decommissioned from 1 July 2023. T ...

  • BreastScreen Aotearoa breastcare nurse

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    ... services for women undergoing assessment, but is available to assist women at any stage of the screening process, if required. All women participating in BreastScreen Aotearoa (BSA) are entitled to services from the breastcare nurse which: comply with legal, professional, ethical and other standards relevant to the profession of nursing, minimising any potential harm to and optimising the quality of life of that individual are delivered in a professional manner consistent with the physical, psychological, spiritual and cultural needs of the individual. The breastcare nurse works as a memb ...

  • About classification

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    ... way. New Zealand hospitals use the classifications the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems Tenth Revision, Australian Modification  (ICD-10-AM), the  Australian Classification of Health Interventions  (ACHI), Australian Coding Standards  (ACS) and the Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRGs). The clinical notes from all inpatient and same day patients discharged from New Zealand public hospitals are clinically coded and recorded in the hospital’s patient management system (PMS). Clinically coded summaries ...

  • BreastScreen Aotearoa surgeon

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    ... during the assessment phase and continues through treatment and follow-up. It is expected that surgeons in the programme will be closely involved with assessment and surgical aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of cancers detected. In addition, the surgeon will contribute to setting standards, audit and administrative aspects of the programme as required. Qualifications and experience BreastScreen Aotearoa (BSA) surgeons: have registration to practice in New Zealand with a current annual practising certificate hold a qualification in general surgery and are vocationally registere ...

  • Drinking water

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    ... became fully operational as the drinking water regulator when the Water Services Act 2021 came into effect on 15 November 2021. Part 2A (Drinking Water) of the Health Act 1956 was repealed from this date.  Following public consultation Taumata Arowai have published new drinking water standards which came into effect on 14 November 2022. Drinking Water Standards — Taumata Arowai (external link) The Ministry of Health will remain as the organisation in charge of drinking water policy and will work closely with Taumata Arowai. Water services insights and performance — Taumata Arowa ...

  • Information governance

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    Rapidly advancing technology is affecting many parts of our daily lives, including the way health professionals, administrators and other people access and share health information. While new systems allow this to happen more easily and reliably, it is important that public confidence in data privacy and security is maintained. This is what information governance aims to achieve, along with helping to ensure the best possible health care and treatment are delivered. Information governance sets the standard for the handling of personal health information and provides the tools and processes nee