Gap Analysis of Specialist Palliative Care in New Zealand: Providing a national overview of hospice and hospital-based services Last Publication Date: 02 Dec 2010 The purpose of the report was to determine how close hospice and hospital providers of specialist palliative care services were to meeting the new draft service…
Cancer patient survival covering the period 1994 to 2007 Last Publication Date: 02 Dec 2010 This publication supersedes the Cancer patient survival covering the period 1994 to 2003 publication released by the Ministry of Health in 2006. The cancer registration data analysed…
How can tertiary education deliver better value to the economy? Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2010 This paper asks how tertiary education can deliver better value to the economy. It is based on a presentation given at the New Zealand conference of…
Paths of Victory: Victory Village (Victory Primary School and Victory Community Health Centre) – A case study Last Publication Date: 29 Nov 2010 This case study research project explores the innovative practices and outcomes associated with the convergence of health, education, social and community development goals at Victory Village.…
National Opioid Substitution Treatment Providers Training Programme Last Publication Date: 02 Nov 2010 This publication is designed to be used in conjunction with training workshops provided by the New Zealand Association of Opioid Treatment Providers. Its purpose is to…
The Use of Coloured Filters and Lenses in the Management of Children with Reading Difficulties Last Publication Date: 02 Nov 2010 This paper summarises the current literature on Irlen syndrome (Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome). It describes the evidential basis for this condition, and provides an analysis of the…
Interventions and Treatment for Problematic Use of Methamphetamine and other Amphetamine-Type Stimulants (ATS) Last Publication Date: 02 Nov 2010 These guidelines have been developed for use across a wide range of settings for those working with people adversely affected by methamphetamine use. It is a…
National quality improvement programme review: Incident Management Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2010 LECG was contracted by the Health Quality and Safety Commission to review the Incident Management and Reporting Programme – a workstream funded via the now disbanded…
Education for Sustainability in New Zealand Schools: Summary Report Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2010 This Summary Report summarises an evaluation of three Education for Sustainability (EfS) professional development programmes being funded by the Ministry of Education: the Enviroschools Programme, the…
Māori Representation in Local Government: The Continuing Challenge Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2010 Public discussion about Māori representation in local government has been re-ignited by the government decision not to adopt the recommendation of the Royal Commission on Auckland…