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Te taumata manaaki: Te tuku I ngā rongoā mō ngā ratonga mate whakaahuru i Aotearoa | Standard of care: Administering assisted dying medication in New Zealand Aotearoa, was approved for use by the Support and Consultation for End of Life New Zealand (SCENZ) Group.

This standard is intended to be read together with Ngā Paerewa Health and disability services standard NZS 8134:2021 .

Learn more about the Ngā Paerewa Health and Disability Services Standard.

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Citation

Ministry of Health. 2021. Standard of Care: Administering assisted dying medication in New Zealand Aotearoa. Wellington: Ministry of Health.

ISBN
978-1-99-100765-0 (online)
HP number
7884
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Owned by the Ministry of Health and licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence.

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