Following an alert from the New Zealand Ministry of Health, Health Canada has issued a Foreign Product Alert advising consumers that Kang Da

2007 ◽  
Vol &NA; (1135) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
&NA;
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Foreign Product ◽  
Health Canada

scholarly journals Lost opportunity to save newborn lives: variable national antenatal screening policies for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 660-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Medline ◽  
Dvora Joseph Davey ◽  
Jeffrey D Klausner
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Neisseria Gonorrhoeae ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
National Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Health ◽  
Antenatal Screening ◽  
Ministry Of Health

Unfavorable pregnancy outcomes caused by Chlamydia trachomatis or Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection are well known. The first step in addressing antenatal C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae infection is a national policy to screen all pregnant women for C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae, regardless of symptoms. The aim of this study was to inform policy makers on the presence of antenatal screening recommendations for C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae infection. We conducted a three-part study from June 2015 to February 2016. We analyzed English and French language information online on Ministry of Health websites regarding C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae antenatal screening. We referenced both primary official country and regional policy documents. We contacted the Ministry of Health directly if the information on the national antenatal screening was outdated or unavailable. In parallel, we sent a survey to the regional representative from the World Health Organization to help collect country-level data. Fourteen countries have current policies for antenatal screening of C. trachomatis and/or N. gonorrhoeae infection: Australia, the Bahamas, Bulgaria, Canada, Estonia, Japan, Germany, Latvia, New Zealand, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Romania, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Australia, New Zealand, and Latvia and the United States restricted antenatal screening to women ≤25 years old and those of higher risk. Several countries responded that they had policies to treat pregnant women with symptoms. This is the currently recommended WHO guideline but is not the same as universal screening. North Korea had policies in place which were not implemented due to lack of personnel and/or supplies. National level policies to support routine screening for C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae infection to prevent adverse pregnancy and newborn outcomes are uncommon.

scholarly journals Studying the issues around the reporting of complete and quality data by private hospitals across New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Urwashi Singh
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Clinical Information ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Health Improvement ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Improvement Programs

<p>The policies of the Ministry of Health (MOH) around information collection and reporting are mainly focused on DHBs, who are allocated more than three quarters of the health funding and are responsible for planning, purchasing and providing health services within their regions (Ministry of Health, 2014a). The focus of the national health collections therefore, has always been to collect information about publically funded hospital services. Due to this weighted focus on public health service providers, over four hundred private hospitals across New Zealand (NZ) are under-represented in the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS) (Ross, 2012). MOH has a strong focus on providing New Zealanders with better health care through improved health information (Ministry of Health, 2013b), thus discharge data is extensively used by them in a number of applications to achieve this goal. For optimal success, it is vital for MOH to improve their own datasets and to ensure that their data is put to its best use by researchers and analysts. Part of this improvement requires a push towards ensuring better data collection from the private healthcare sector of NZ.  This study explored the views of private hospitals staff on improving the quantity and quality of the data reported by private hospitals across NZ. Semi structured interviews with 12 participants covering 32 private hospitals across NZ were conducted to collect the data. The data was analysed using thematic framework analysis.  The participants acknowledged that reporting full clinical information around each patient’s condition, especially for surgeries, would involve a change in traditional ways of entering and coding the clinical information. This is because their work is influenced by the mode of funding they receive and the type of treatment they provide to their patients. Most of the participants supported the idea of having full patient clinical information in the National Collections; however, since full patient diagnosis information is only usually accessible by the GP, specialist or the surgeon, they questioned how easily they as private hospitals could access and enter this information into their system with their current resources. Added to this is the fact that they do not employ clinical coders. This is because hiring the coders to record information which is not required for their funding or operational purposes is of no value to their business.  Different options for motivating the hospitals to maintain a minimal level of reporting were discussed. Participants emphasised the need for an increased level of collaboration from the Ministry in terms of feedback to their data as well as consideration of private hospitals as part of healthcare community. There was also a strong emphasis on the need to unify private and public sectors in order to reach the full potential of the whole healthcare sector. The participants’ view on the change included a desire to better understand the benefits to them from reporting which they hoped would lead to an improved level of engagement between MOH and the private surgical sector. Above all they saw a need to implement new ideas and methods of collaboration with the health sector as a whole that take into account both the service providers and patients.  The reporting of full datasets is both an issue of information availability and cost for private hospitals. Policy initiatives which combine private hospitals with the rest of the health sector are likely to meet with the challenges posed by the health improvement programs required to achieve improved healthcare for the whole nation.</p>

scholarly journals Guidelines Summary: Clinical guidelines for weight management in New Zealand adults, children and young people

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Jull ◽  
Carlene Lawes ◽  
Helen Eyles ◽  
Ralph Maddison ◽  
Delvina Gorton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Young People ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Clinical Guidelines ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Treatment Algorithms ◽  
Children And Young People

This paper summarises the treatment algorithms (Figures 1 and 2) and key messages from the Clinical Guidelines for Weight Management in New Zealand Adults, Children and Young People prepared for the Ministry of Health. The guidelines aim to provide support to weight management providers in primary care and the community. The full guidelines and methods can be downloaded from the Ministry website (http://www.moh.govt.nz).

scholarly journals Studying the issues around the reporting of complete and quality data by private hospitals across New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Urwashi Singh
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Clinical Information ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Health Improvement ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Improvement Programs

<p>The policies of the Ministry of Health (MOH) around information collection and reporting are mainly focused on DHBs, who are allocated more than three quarters of the health funding and are responsible for planning, purchasing and providing health services within their regions (Ministry of Health, 2014a). The focus of the national health collections therefore, has always been to collect information about publically funded hospital services. Due to this weighted focus on public health service providers, over four hundred private hospitals across New Zealand (NZ) are under-represented in the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS) (Ross, 2012). MOH has a strong focus on providing New Zealanders with better health care through improved health information (Ministry of Health, 2013b), thus discharge data is extensively used by them in a number of applications to achieve this goal. For optimal success, it is vital for MOH to improve their own datasets and to ensure that their data is put to its best use by researchers and analysts. Part of this improvement requires a push towards ensuring better data collection from the private healthcare sector of NZ.  This study explored the views of private hospitals staff on improving the quantity and quality of the data reported by private hospitals across NZ. Semi structured interviews with 12 participants covering 32 private hospitals across NZ were conducted to collect the data. The data was analysed using thematic framework analysis.  The participants acknowledged that reporting full clinical information around each patient’s condition, especially for surgeries, would involve a change in traditional ways of entering and coding the clinical information. This is because their work is influenced by the mode of funding they receive and the type of treatment they provide to their patients. Most of the participants supported the idea of having full patient clinical information in the National Collections; however, since full patient diagnosis information is only usually accessible by the GP, specialist or the surgeon, they questioned how easily they as private hospitals could access and enter this information into their system with their current resources. Added to this is the fact that they do not employ clinical coders. This is because hiring the coders to record information which is not required for their funding or operational purposes is of no value to their business.  Different options for motivating the hospitals to maintain a minimal level of reporting were discussed. Participants emphasised the need for an increased level of collaboration from the Ministry in terms of feedback to their data as well as consideration of private hospitals as part of healthcare community. There was also a strong emphasis on the need to unify private and public sectors in order to reach the full potential of the whole healthcare sector. The participants’ view on the change included a desire to better understand the benefits to them from reporting which they hoped would lead to an improved level of engagement between MOH and the private surgical sector. Above all they saw a need to implement new ideas and methods of collaboration with the health sector as a whole that take into account both the service providers and patients.  The reporting of full datasets is both an issue of information availability and cost for private hospitals. Policy initiatives which combine private hospitals with the rest of the health sector are likely to meet with the challenges posed by the health improvement programs required to achieve improved healthcare for the whole nation.</p>

scholarly journals Salty & Sweet: Are Salt and Free Sugars Added to Commercial Complementary Baby Foods Currently Available for Purchase in New Zealand?

Proceedings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Padarath ◽  
Mackay ◽  
Gerritsen
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Free Sugars ◽  
Baby Foods

The New Zealand Ministry of Health infant and toddler guidelines. [...]

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