This tool has been developed to facilitate audit of emergency department care of people presenting with self-harm according to best practice. It focuses on four areas identified as important in evidence-based guidance – access, assessment, discharge and follow-up – evaluating both process and clinical records.

All forms required for the audit are included in the tool and can be reproduced for ease of use. A useful preparatory section gives practical advice to assist planning for and conducting the audit.

This slide set has been prepared for trainers and presenters to use in clinical education sessions. If you use a slide to make your own presentation, please do not change the slide's contents.

This guidance document includes clinical risk charts and algorithms for three priority areas in the management of type 2 diabetes.
• Earlier identification of patients at high risk of diabetes-related complications
• Better management of raised blood pressure and microalbuminuria
• Improved glycaemic control (including insulin initiation in primary care)

An evidence-based summary of current New Zealand and overseas evidence to inform best practice in the management of people with early colorectal cancer. The guideline will be relevant and useful to all secondary and tertiary care practitioners involved in the care of people with early colorectal cancer (ie, not metastatic or recurrent).

This slide set has been prepared to assist educators in training sessions on surgery.  If you use a slide to make your own presentation, please do not change the slide's contents.

This slide set has been prepared to assist educators in training sessions on colorectal cancer.  If you use a slide to make your own presentation, please do not change the slide's contents.

This resource is intended as a quick clinical reference to selected Management of Early Colorectal Cancer guideline content, primarily recommendations. 

This quick reference card provides practitioners with a succinct, but comprehensive summary of guidance on the management of type 2 diabetes.

This review summarises diagnostic instruments that can be used to aid expert clinical judgment by teams diagnosing ASD

Information for women regarding hormone therapy for menopause.

This is a paper the provides supplementary evidence and recommendations to do with the pharmacological interventions: melatonin, aripiprazole and citalopram. The paper should be read as part of the New Zealand Autism Spectrum Disorder Guideline (2008).

This is a paper the provides supplementary evidence and recommendations to do with applied behaviour analysis (ABA). The paper should be read as part of the New Zealand Autism Spectrum Disorder Guideline (2008).

A website bringing together information about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for two groups of people: 'Recognisers' and 'Referrers'. The website has been developed by the New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG) with funding from the Ministry of Health. Information on the website is derived from the 'New Zealand Autism Spectrum Disorder guideline (NZ ASD guideline), published in 2008 by the Ministries of Health and Education.

A resource for patients to help assess an individual's risk of developing cardiovascular disease and ways to reduce the risk.

An evidence-based summary of current New Zealand and overseas evidence to inform best practice in the use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening in asymptomatic men.

A resource summarising key evidence-based recommendations and good practice points for selected site-specific cancers, derived from 'Suspected cancer in primary care: Guidelines for investigation, referral and reducing ethnic disparities' 2009. The aim is to help primary care practitioners make a timely and appropriate referral of patients by alerting practitioners to the features that should raise their suspicion of cancer.