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Following the success of its first children’s book, the Northland Rescue Helicopter has released a second instalment – and this time it’s the chopper nicknamed Lima who plays the starring role. Lima Leaps to the Rescue, the follow up to last year’s popular Juliet to the Rescue, is an adventure tale about two kids who go hunting for treasure in… Continue reading "Lima leaps to the rescue in new story book"
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Kiwis living with HIV will now have access to a new interactive tool to help them overcome a range of treatment barriers and better communicate with their healthcare providers. The introduction of the tool into New Zealand follows the release of a new study which investigated the experiences of HIV patients at a global level. The study found there are… Continue reading "New interactive tool to help Kiwis living with HIV"
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The ‘Ask Ruru’ app logs text messages and calls between a community mental health worker and a young person. It enables workers to insert crisis and mental wellbeing skills they have previously discussed with clients. Texts and calls can be analysed to give a wider view of clients’ state of mind over a period of time, or to talk with… Continue reading "New app to help support young people in crisis"
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In New Zealand, it’s very common for children below the age of 15 years old to be admitted to hospital or after hours for the treatment of asthma. In 2015, over 3,500 children in this age group were admitted to hospital, and some of these will have had a potentially life-threatening attack. The way to manage asthma better and avoid… Continue reading "‘My Asthma’ app aids in child asthma management"
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New Child and Adolescent Asthma Guidelines have published in the New Zealand Medical Journal. The guide has been developed by a multidisciplinary group of respiratory health experts under the leadership of Professor Innes Asher. “The new guidelines are an important step in reducing disparities and improving outcomes for children with asthma and their whānau,” says David McNamara, Respiratory Paediatrician at… Continue reading "New guidelines aim to reduce asthma disparities in children and adolescents"
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The latest Learning from adverse events report recommends putting consumers at the centre when reporting, reviewing and learning from adverse events. Each year, health care adverse events are reported to the Health Quality & Safety Commission by district health boards and other health care providers. The Commission works with these providers to encourage an open culture of reporting, to learn… Continue reading "Adverse events report signals stronger focus on learning from consumers"
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Health professionals say a report by the Royal Society of New Zealand should be a wake-up call about the wide-ranging health impacts of climate change. The report, Human Health Impacts of Climate Change for New Zealand, brings together an extensive body of evidence, highlighting the profound implications of climate change for health and quality of life. “Our health and wellbeing… Continue reading "Healthy climate is an essential prescription for New Zealanders’ health and wellbeing"
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West Coast Community and Public Health has produced Nourishing Futures with Better Kai, a budget-friendly, easy to understand resource. The booklet combines nutrition information and guidelines with practical information such as handy ingredients for the pantry, building a healthy lunchbox, sandwich-filling ideas, healthy party food, dealing with picky eating, oral health and recipes for using leftovers. West Coast Community and… Continue reading "Healthy school lunches for around $2.00 a day?"
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The Ministry of Health has accepted in full the recommendations from an independent report into its district health board funding allocation error in May. The report found that the impact of one change, not providing the usual early funding signal to district health boards four months prior to the budget, was not realised nor effectively compensated for. “We have brought… Continue reading "Report recommendations accepted in full"
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A team of researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington has launched a unique on-line eLearning module to provide realistic and practical guidance for clinicians working with spoken language interpreters in primary health care. With growing numbers of people in New Zealand with limited English proficiency (both migrants and refugees), primary care practitioners need to make the most of interpreters… Continue reading "Helping healthcare practitioners to work with language interpreters"
