These guidelines are no longer actively supported or updated; the content may now be out of date.
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Welcome to the bpac^nz guidelines

bpac^nz advocates for best practice in healthcare and investigations across a wide range of health service delivery areas in New Zealand.

bpac^nz held an agreement with The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK, allowing the contextualisation of these guidelines for the New Zealand health sector.

Published In development In Consultation

Sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management

Published June 2018

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Antimicrobial stewardship: Systems and processes for effective antimicrobial medicine use within human health and healthcare in New Zealand

Published November 2017

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Urinary incontinence in women: the management of urinary incontinence in women

Published May 2016

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Respiratory tract infections (self-limiting) – reducing antibiotic prescribing

Published November 2015

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No guidelines currently in development