Nursing Safe Staffing Review and Report on the Review of the Care Capacity Demand Management (CCDM) Programme
Publication date:This Nursing Safe Staffing Review and Report on the Review of the Care Capacity Demand Management (CCDM) Programme reviews the implementation, effectiveness and impact of the CCDM Programme.
Consultation on proposed amendments to the specified prescription medicines list for designated registered nurse prescribers in primary health and specialty teams - Summary of submissions
Publication date:The Medicines Act 1981 requires that the Ministry of Health consult with people or organisations that may be affected by a change to the specified prescription medicines before a legal change is made to the list by Gazette notice.
Evaluation of a Nurse Practitioner Education Programme
Publication date:In 2017 the Ministry commissioned Malatest International to undertake an independent evaluation of the pilot Nurse Practitioner Training Programme being provided at the University of Auckland and Massey University
Standing Order Guidelines
Publication date:The Standing Order Guidelines are a resource for the health professionals working with standing orders. It provides a user-friendly guide to assist issuers when developing and/or reviewing standing orders. It also outlines the roles and responsibilities of health professionals issuing standing orders and those working under standing orders.
Evaluation of the Cancer Nurse Coordinator Initiative Second Annual Report
Publication date:This evaluation report provides information on year two of implementing the Cancer Nurse Coordinator Initiative across all district health boards.
Evaluation of the New Graduate Nurse employment scheme through the Very Low Cost Access initiative: Final evaluation report
Publication date:This publication is the final report of the evaluation commissioned by the Ministry of Health on the first year of the Very Low Cost Access (VLCA) new graduate nurse (NGN) employment initiative. An interim evaluation report was published on the Ministry of Health website in November 2014.
Measures for the Prevention and Control of Clostridium difficile Infection
Publication date:This publication is a practical tool to assist care providers to follow best practice, evidence based processes for prevention, surveillance, and diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection in the health care setting.