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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Summary Report - National Cervical Screening Programme Targets for 2006-2011
June, 2006
Cervical screening can prevent cervical cancer and contribute to preventing deaths from cervical cancer. Since the National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP) began in 1991, cervical cancer incidence has fallen by approximately 40 percent and deaths by 60 percent.
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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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Universal Newborn Hearing Screening for New Zealand 2005
October, 2005
A report of the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Group to the National Screening Unit.
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Breast cancer screening for women aged 45 - 49 years - what does the evidence mean for New Zealand?
August, 2005
Reviewing the evidence on the benefits, harms and costs of breast cancer screening for women aged 40 to 49 years in New Zealand. Simon Baker, Madeleine Wall, Ashley Bloomfield
The New Zealand Medical Journal. Vol 118 No1221 ISSN1175 8716
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What is the most appropriate breast cancer screening interval for women aged 45 - 49 years in New Zealand?
August, 2005
Reviewing the international evidence on the benefits and harms of different
screening intervals for women aged 45 to 49 years, and to inform the development of
a national policy.
Simon Baker, Madeleine Wall, Ashley Bloomfield. The New Zealand Medical Journal. Vol 118 No1221 ISSN1175 8716
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Review of Referrals to Colposcopy Clinic
April, 2005
The content of referral letters determines which patients get seen with what priority. Referrals to a Colposcopy Service were reviewed as there were concerns that inappropriate or inadequate referrals from primary care could be impacting on the service provision and waiting times for all women.
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The epidemiology of breast cancer in Maori women in Aotearoa New Zealand: implications for ethnicity data analysis
February, 2005
Elana Curtis, Craig Wright, Madeleine Wall. The New Zealand Medical Journal Vol 118 No 1209 ISSN 1175 8716.
This article describes the methods used to estimate breast cancer incidence and mortality
in Maori and non-Maori women using multiple adjustors to assign ethnicity.
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The epidemiology of breast cancer in Maori women in Aotearoa New Zealand: implications for screening and treatment
February, 2005
Elana Curtis, Craig Wright, Madeleine Wall
The New Zealand Medical Journal Vol 118 No 1209 ISSN 1175 8716.
This article describes the epidemiology of breast cancer in Maori and non-Maori women
in New Zealand, and to identify the implications for breast cancer screening and treatment policy and practice.
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Cervical Screening in New Zealand - a brief statistical review of the first decade
February, 2005
This report brings together data from a number of sources to present a picture of cervical cancer incidence and mortality over time in New Zealand, set alongside data on coverage of women by the National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP) and some data from overseas.