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.
Evaluation of the New Graduate Nurse employment scheme through the Very Low Cost Access initiative
Publication date:This is a report of findings from mid-evaluation of the new graduate nurse employment scheme through the Very Low Cost Access (VLCA) initiative.
Mental Health and Addiction Credential in Primary Care Evaluation Report
Publication date:This report is an evaluation of a demonstration coordinated by Health Workforce New Zealand.
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.
Showcasing Aged-care Nursing
Publication date:This publication showcases some of the initiatives that are under way to better support nurses working in aged residential care, including forming strong partnerships with district health boards.
District Nursing Service Development in New Zealand
Publication date:This report highlights the range of creative and responsive district nursing service delivery models. The report goes deeper into four case studies demonstrating how district nurses work providing care to help patients transition across hospital and home boundaries. Moving services closer to the patients, collaborating with providers, and co-locating nurses with other community teams are common themes.
Rural Nursing: Aspects of Practice
Publication date:Rural Nursing: Aspects of Practice will be of interest to nurses, nursing students, nurse educators, nursing service providers, nursing and primary health care managers, researchers and policy makers.