The Minister of Health has asked for an update of the NZ Health Strategy 2000. The update is taking place alongside two other health system reviews: Funding and capability and capacity review. Despite the short timeframe, NZNO is well placed to provide an evidenced-based rationale and...

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New Zealand has been a party to an international treaty that aims to prevent harms from tobacco use, developed by the World Health Organization (WHO): the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) since 2005. The Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, (is part of...

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PHARMAC is seeking feedback on the above approach to procurement of medical devices. It proposes that wound care would be the first category to be considered for market share procurement, because they “have substantially completed national contracting activity in this area and have enough...

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This document has been completed by the Palliative Care Council (PCC) and  represents the recommended approach to caring, across all sectors and settings for New Zealanders who have life-limiting illness and are in their last days of life. The guidance was developed as a result of the...

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Treating cancers with IORT has been investigated by the NHC both as an addition to standard external beam radiotherapy treatment (EBRT), and as a substitute for usual radiation therapy for early breast cancer. The National Health Committee is interested in your feedback on their  proposal to...

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Following the Vulnerable Childrens Act, the cross agency Disabled Childrens Project Team is consulting on a review of the care and support system for disabled children who are, or are likely to be, placed in out-of-home care voluntarily by their parents under the Children, Young Persons, and...

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AMD is the leading cause of blindness in New Zealand in those aged over 50, accounting for half of all cases. The National Health Committee is seeking feedback on the most efficient and equitable means of delivering treatment. The consultation document includes consideration of the issues around...

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The Ministry of Health is requesting feedback on their draft Framework for Health Literacy, documents are attached below: Download the Draft Framework for Health Literacy (PDF, 499KB) Download the Presentation notes about the Draft Framework for Health Literacy (PDF, 194KB) A Health...

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The aim of this Bill is to amend the Coroners Act 2006 (the Act) to: “improve the quality, consistency, and timeliness of coronial investigations and decision making; “clarify the role of coroners and reduce duplication between coroners and other authorities that investigate deaths and...

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After each election, a multi-party select committee conducts an inquiry into the legal and administrative aspects of that election. The terms of reference for the inquiry in 2015 are very broad: "To examine the law and administrative procedures for the conduct of Parliamentary elections in light...

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The purpose of this inquiry is to establish the most appropriate legislative model for enabling and facilitating response to and recovery from national emergencies once a state of emergency has been lifted, while maintaining consistency with essential constitutional principles, the rule of law,...

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PHARMAC is interested in receiving information from suppliers, clinicians and diabetes healthcare professionals in respect of the following classes of anti-diabetic agents: a. dipeptidyl peptidase4 inhibitors (DPP4-inhibitors); b. glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists (GLP-1s); c. sodium...

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This new standard defines an ambulance care summary document that enables patient information to be communicated interoperably at transfer of care. The ambulance care summary will be shared out of a clinical data repository to other providers' clinical workstation and provider portal systems....

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The PHC National Delegates Committee and NZNO are looking at ways to provide enhanced support to Senior Nurses in the PHC Sector. The standardisation of job descriptions and titles used across the Sector will encourage this and resources will be developed in the form of a Senior Nurses Toolkit...

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The Ministry of Health would like feedback on the draft guidance documents below. These documents have been developed by the Prostate Cancer Working Group, and its primary care and specialist sub-groups, as part of the Ministry’s Prostate Cancer Awareness and Quality Improvement...

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