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Stakeholders' views of the Use of Standing Orders in General Practice
BACKGROUND : Standing orders are an integral part of general practice in New Zealand. They allow a practice nurse (PN) to assess a patient, diagnose an illness and administer a medication without needing intervention from ...
Capacity to consent to treatment in forensic mental health care
Mental health legislation is often criticised for being fundamentally inconsistent with a rights-based approach to healthcare. One problem is that it often permits the treatment choices of detained patients with capacity ...
What are patients’ perceptions of the nursing contribution within a Ministry of Health funded semi-structured programme currently known as CarePlus?
Patients with chronic conditions have complex needs and receive care in both primary and secondary health care settings. As the largest primary health care workforce, nurses have the potential to fully support patients ...
“There are risks to be taken and some just push it too far”: A mixed methods exploration of human risk factors in agricultural quad-bike incidents in New Zealand
Quad-bike incidents are a major cause of occupational injury and fatality on New Zealand farms, warranting health and safety attention. Factors pertaining to the rider, quad-bike and environment have been identified as ...
The experiences and perceptions of registered dietitians delivering dietetic services in New Zealand primary health care
Background: Supporting the increasing number of patients with chronic disease, particularly Māori, Pacific peoples and those from deprived neighbourhoods, is a growing burden for New Zealand primary health care. Food and ...
Surveillance gaps and System Cracks: An investigation of possible ways to improve rheumatic fever surveillance in New Zealand
Background: Rheumatic fever (RF) and its sequela rheumatic heart disease (RHD) occur at unusually high levels in New Zealand. A disease of social deprivation, RF now almost exclusively affects Māori and Pacific peoples. ...
Health Outcomes and Costs of Referral for Elective Surgery: New Zealand 2003-2006
Background:
Elective surgery is a major output of the health sector. For instance, in 2010/11 approximately 145,000 patients received elective surgery in New Zealand. This study uses data from the ‘Pathways to care and ...
Proteomic Identification and Immunological Validation of Protein Biomarkers for Early Detection and Prognosis of Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is an important public health problem both internationally and in New Zealand. Currently available systems for early cancer detection (Faecal Occult Blood Test) and prediction of prognosis (pathological ...
Pre-hospital antibiotics in meningococcal disease
Introduction
Invasive meningococcal disease is a devastating infection and early treatment is considered critical in reducing the risk of death. To this end, in some countries general practitioners (GPs) are advised to ...
The Antitumour Properties of Endophytic Fungi from Marine Plants in Malaysia
Endophytes from marine plants have not been widely explored, and their bioactive compounds have not been well documented. In the present study, 64 endophytic fungi were isolated from 2 Malaysian marine plants (Pandanus ...