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  • For health professionals

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    GHSNZ Hereditary Genetic Testing Guidelines Download: Hereditary Breast, Ovarian, Pancreatic, Prostate Cancer Testing Guidelines - PDF, 601 KB Please note these are NOT referral guidelines and are updated annually. Please contact us to discuss individual patients Download - PDF, 601 KB Download: GHSNZ Hereditary Genetic Testing Guidelines: Diffuse Gastric Cancer (DGC) - PDF, 148 KB Version 1.0 last updated 11/12/2023 Note: these guidelines are for GHSNZ use Download - PDF, 148 KB Download: GHSNZ Hereditary Genetic Testing Guideline: Ovarian Cancer - PDF, 235 KB Version 4.0 Last reviewed 11/12/ ...

  • Procedures, guidelines and reports

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    Guidelines for health practitioners These guidelines are to support best practice for health practitioners when advising pregnant people in New Zealand of the availability of antenatal screening for Down syndrome and other conditions. The guidelines for health practitioners will assist practitioners to discuss screening options in a nationally consistent and safe way, and provide pregnant people and whānau with information to make an informed decision about screening. The guidelines are intended for all practitioners involved in aspects of antenatal screening for Down syndrome and other condi ...

  • Long COVID guidelines released

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    These guidelines are intended to provide clinical guidance on long COVID conditions in both children and adults in Aotearoa New Zealand and are primarily for primary care practitioners, community and hospital clinicians; and will also be useful for individuals who have adults and children in their whanau with long COVID. “We know how COVID-19 has affected a large proportion of New Zealanders since the pandemic began in 2020,” says the Ministry’s Chief Allied Health Professions Officer Dr Martin Chadwick. “We are continuing to learn more about the effects of long COVID and these guideli ...

  • Vaccine operating and planning guidelines

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    Operating guidelines The Operating Guidelines are designed to provide operational guidance for the safe administration of COVID-19 vaccines and provide general operating guidance for COVID-19 and other Programme vaccines. Expand all Full guidelines Full guidelines The content of the Operating Guidelines remains the same, but the content has been reordered to improve flow and logic. The format has changed and the document now meets the Ministry's document control guidelines. Vaccine Operating and Planning Guidelines (PDF 3.3MB) [PDF, 3.3 MB] Vaccine Operating and Planning Guidelines (DOCX, 4.4M ...

  • Guidelines for planned closure or downsizing of aged residential care facilities

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    These guidelines are for situations where the owner of an aged residential care facility makes a decision to close or to downsize beyond a small number of beds. Such decisions often have serious implications for all parties including owners, residents and their families/whanau, facility staff, unions and Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora. Aged residential care providers refer to these guidelines in their admission agreements. Download: Guidelines for Planned Closure or Downsizing of Aged Residential Care Facilities - PDF, 188 KB Download - PDF, 188 KB

  • Information governance

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    ... sets the standard for the handling of personal health information and provides the tools and processes needed to attain that standard. This enables the information to be handled legally, securely, efficiently and effectively, and shared where appropriate. The Health Information Government Guidelines publication outlines policies and procedures for health providers who collect and share personal health information. We are updating the guidelines in 2023 to reflect the new operating environment. Publications Expand all HISO 10064:2017 Health Information Governance Guidelines HISO 10064:2017 ...

  • COVID-19 deaths

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    How to record COVID-19 deaths online   Certifying deaths due to, or with COVID-19 - Australian Bureau of Statistics The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has developed guidelines for health practitioners to use when certifying causes of death for people who died of, or with COVID-19. These guidelines are based on World Health Organization recommendations so are applicable to all countries. (external link) Guidance for Certifying Deaths due to COVID-19 (external link)   How to certify and classify COVID-19 deaths - World Health Organization The World Health Organization has produc ...

  • National maternity clinical guidance

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    ... postnatal period Observation of mother and baby in the immediate postnatal period: Consensus statements guiding practice Published 2012 Guidance for health practitioners supporting mothers and babies in the immediate postnatal period. Obstetric ultrasound New Zealand obstetric ultrasound guidelines Published 2019 This publication provides new national guidance to support radiology professionals and lead maternity carers to deliver nationally consistent, clinically appropriate and high-quality maternity ultrasound services. Postpartum haemorrhage National consensus guideline for treatment ...

  • New Zealand Obstetric Ultrasound Guidelines - Online

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    ... dilation charts Appendix 8: Anatomic locations of ventricular septal defects Appendix 9: SGA scanning schedule References Abbreviations Acknowledgements The Ministry of Health appreciates the time, expertise and commitment of those involved in developing the New Zealand Obstetric Ultrasound Guidelines. Content within these guidelines is derived and modified from Canterbury District Health Board’s obstetric imaging guidelines with permission. All scan images were kindly provided by members of the clinical working group. Members of the clinical working group Dr Rachael McEwing, Radiologist ...

  • Consumer products

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    ... carbon monoxide poisoning illness caused by exposure to solvents or chlorine contact dermatitis due to chemicals huffing of butane and other hydrocarbons.    More information about notifications is available at Environmental Health Intelligence New Zealand. (external link) Guidelines for public health services Guidelines for public health services These guidelines provide practical advice for investigating and addressing complaints and notifications about poisoning arising from chemical contamination of the environment and hazardous-substances injury. Poisoning and Hazardo ...