Adverse Event Management Policy - Provider Checklist for Notification
October, 2022
A checklist to guide NSU providers through the adverse event response process.
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NSU Auditing Handbook: Part One: General and audit programme requirements
December, 2021
The NSU recognises quality assurance audit as an essential monitoring function and supports effective programme stewardship with all screening providers. The National Screening Unit (NSU) Auditing Handbook Part One is prepared to outline the new independent quality assurance audit programme which will be delivered by the DAA Group from early 2021.
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National Screening Unit Policy Framework: Adverse Event Management Policy (NSU 01)
June, 2020
This policy outlines how NSU and screening providers will ensure an adverse event is notified, communicated, investigated and reviewed, within appropriate timeframes.
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National Screening Unit Policy Framework: Complaints Management Policy (NSU 02)
June, 2020
This policy outlines how NSU and screening providers will ensure complaints are investigated impartially to determine whether there has been a breach of the consumer’s rights under the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights 1996 and the Health Information Privacy Code 1994.
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National Screening Unit Policy Framework: Open Communication Policy (NSU 03)
June, 2020
This policy outlines how NSU will achieve open, transparent, and timely communication with all its consumers, their family and whānau in the event of a complaint or adverse event.
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Equity and Performance Matrix
August, 2019
In Aotearoa New Zealand, people have differences in health that are not only avoidable but unfair and unjust. Equity recognises different people with different levels of advantage require different approaches and resources to get equitable health outcomes. While equity is an essential part of a functioning health system, by itself it does not provide the full picture. Health systems must also be performing to the expected levels.
The Equity and Performance Matrix intertwines both measures so that one cannot be considered without the other, essentially elevating equity to a tier one measure.
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Support to screening services consultation summary paper
July, 2015
This paper summarises the 2014 consultation on support to breast and cervical cancer screening services.
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Chlamydia Screening in New Zealand: Report for the National Screening Unit July 2006
July, 2006
Report for the National Screening Unit by Dr Jillian Sherwood, Public Health Medicine Registrar. Ministry of Health. December 2006.
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Improving Quality: A Framework for Screening Programmes in New Zealand
October, 2005
This Screening Programmes' Quality Framework stems for the NSU's Strategic Plan 2003 - 2008. It supports the NSU's vision and strategic outcomes and provides a structure for quality activities under the "quality improvement" area for action in the Strategic Plan.
The Quality Framework is a key response by the NSU to the Ministry of Health report Improving Quality.
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National Health Promotion Framework and Implementation Planning Guide for Screening Programmes
November, 2004
This National Health Promotion Framework and Implementation Planning Guide aims to help users to understand the National Screening Unit's intent and direction for health promotion in screening.
It provides a nationally consistenent framework, to help health promotion practitioners to develop regional health promotion strategies.
The guide is made up of four different sections:
- National Health Promotion Framework
- National Health Promotion Framework: Implementation and Planning Guide
- Ottawa Charter: Toolkit and Implementation Planning Guide
- Te Pae Mahutonga: Implementation Planning Guide