Smoking rates are declining in New Zealand as more and more...
October 2014
Calculating a patient’s ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI)...
April 2014
In October, 2013, the first draft of the Integrated Performance...
December 2013
Your Practice Management System (PMS) is a powerful tool. When...
November 2013
A cervical smear test is an effective method for the early detection...
October 2013
Hypertension is associated with a wide-range of cardiovascular...
August 2013
On average, New Zealanders who smoke try their first cigarette...
June 2013
Most people with type 2 diabetes require regular and intensive...
June 2013
IN MARCH, 2012 A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE in the rate of childhood...
April 2013
The dominant influenza virus to circulate in New Zealand this...
March 2013
One in ten New Zealand women smoke during pregnancy and this...
February 2013
Until recently, fasting plasma glucose, and in some situations,...
December 2012
A care pathway is a tool that enables practitioners to provide...
October 2012
Cardiovascular risk assessment tools automatically adjust risk...
September 2012
Although immunisation rates among Māori and Pacific peoples...
August 2012
ON 1 JULY, 2012 the “Get Checked” programme, under which diabetes...
May 2012
The 2012 seasonal influenza vaccine contains the same strains...
April 2012
A position statement released by the New Zealand Society for...
February 2012
The PHO Performance Programme was established in 2005 to improve...
December 2011
The PHO Performance Programme aims to improve health and reduce...
November 2011
The purpose of the PHO Performance Programme is to improve health...
October 2011
The purpose of the PHO Performance Programme is to improve health...
September 2011
The PHO Performance Programme is a quality improvement initiative...
August 2011
The seasonal influenza vaccine for 2011 protects against the...
April 2011
Significant progress has been made in increasing the rate of...
February 2011
The rate of smoking among New Zealanders is slowly declining,...
December 2010
Childhood immunisation plays an important role in the health...
November 2010
Cervical screening rates in New Zealand have continued to increase...
November 2010
Foot ulceration and damage is one of the most common complications...
October 2010
Sight-threatening retinopathy is a serious complication of diabetes...
August 2010
An important focus of the PHO Performance Programme is to ensure...
July 2010
The PHO Performance Programme recognises the increased health...
June 2010
The aim of stroke rehabilitation is for the patient to regain...
April 2010
Stroke is the third most common cause of death in New Zealand,...
March 2010
The majority of people with cancer will initially present to...
December 2009
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in New Zealand...
November 2009
After the introduction of the National Cervical Screening Programme,...
September 2009
Te aukatinga kai paipa
Encouraging Māori who smoke to...
July 2009
A clinical pathologist’s perspective.
June 2009
While people continue to smoke, they must be aware of the health...
April 2009
There are many reasons why people begin smoking, continue to...
February 2009
New PHO Performance indicators announced.
GPs experiences of...
October 2008
A PHO shares its experience and outcomes of establishing a unique...
December 2007
The purpose of the PHO Performance Programme is to reduce disparities...
June 2011