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  • Hearing loss & social isolation – the silent burden

    … Māori are at risk of greater unmet needs in hearing health care in Aotearoa New Zealand, which can contribute to greater … identity (14). Barriers to access to hearing health care and how to overcome them The barriers to access in hearing health care are likely multifaceted and include persistent social …
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  • Is Euthanasia a health priority for New Zealand at present?

    … a system for assisted dying were put into palliative care funding. At the next election voters will be asked to … of the health system, for example, enhancing palliative care services. Image by  b0red  from  Pixabay A significant … under the Act and providing and promulgating standards of care. To develop the registers, every doctor, nurse …
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  • Five actions to support New Zealand’s Covid-19 response, with a focus on Auckland

    … role for Māori and Pacific providers, and models of care that are equity focussed and culturally safe across all … for Pasifika and for Māori Development of models of care that are culturally safe whilst achieving Covid-19 … providers to ensure that they deliver equitable care to these communities. Review of the support and Covid-19 …
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  • Covid-19 Hospitalisations Now Peaking in Aotearoa NZ – But Key Covid-19 Control Measures Still Need to be Maintained

    … yesterday – 20 March. The peaks for people in intensive care (IDU or High Dependency Units) and daily deaths may also … hospital admission practices (relatively to community care for Covid cases) but it may also reflect better control … cases low will also minimise disruption to the health care system, both primary care and hospitals. With the …
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  • The draft NZ Health Strategy: Will it enable New Zealanders to “live well, stay well and get well”?

    … NZ Health Strategy is strong on strengthening the health care system and has some strong population health aspects, at … (1) has a strong focus on strengthening the health care system. As such it addresses the “Get well” part of the … intake”, “high saturated fat intake”, and “adverse health care events”. From an investment approach and value-for-money …
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  • What public health lessons can NZ still learn from the United States?

    … life expectancy and an exorbitantly expensive health care system. However, the large number of state and local … and overdoses. It also has an extremely expensive health care system by OECD standards, due partly to high … reported that: “The benefit-cost ratios for health care and fuel savings are between 3.8 and 1.2 to 1, and an …
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  • Preparing for Omicron: A proactive Government response is urgently needed to minimise harms

    … Health data on daily cases in hospital and ICU (Intensive Care Unit) or HDU (High Dependency Unit)) By contrast, the … Omicron outbreak in NZ risks overwhelming the health care system, increasing inequities, and disrupting essential … relatively high numbers, putting severe strain on health care capacity in Australia and other essential services. The …
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  • Increasing whooping cough cases put pēpi at risk. What can be done about it?

    … universal pēpi enrolment and engagement with primary care by 6 weeks. Pertussis (whooping cough) is a highly … barriers including  differential access to maternity care. 14   To counter the barriers that pregnant women/people … as even though the vaccinations are free, transport, child-care, and time off work are not. 21 24 Our current newborn …
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  • The arrival of Candida auris in Aotearoa NZ: risk assessment and actions needed

    … infections, particularly in intensive care units and aged residential care facilities. 1 2  Invasive C. auris infections can result … infections in individuals in hospitals or residential care. Following initial diagnosis, it is possible that …
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  • Introducing the Public Health Solutions Blog Series

    … demand on health services as a result of deferred routine care and long covid (which will need ongoing multidisciplinary specialist care). Population mental health, which was already … hard to overstate the challenge of catching up on delayed care, dealing with new conditions and managing ongoing waves …
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