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Welcome

Kia ora and welcome to the subject guide for Palliative Care.

It provides books, journal articles, databases, websites and multimedia resources relevant to your study and research. 

Te Whatu Ora

Palliative Care - Information on Te Whatu Ora's national palliative care work

DeathsUpdate2022 and Projections of Deaths by District and Region for Financial Years ending 30 June 2023 to 2043. This is a downloadable Excel spreadsheet.

Living Well, Dying Well: A strategy for a palliative care approach - A summary.

Planning for Palliative Care Services in Aotearoa: What Our Population Data Tells Us. A PowerPoint presentation with supporting resources

Frameworks and Action Plans

Three steps to meeting health literacy needs-Ngā toru hīkoi e mōhiotia ai te hauora. 

Frameworks 

Equity of Health Care for Māori: A Framework. The framework guides health practitioners, health organisations and the health system to achieve equitable health care for Māori through leadership, knowledge and commitment.

A Framework for Health Literacy. The Ministry of Health developed this framework because it is committed to a health system that enables everyone living in New Zealand to live well and keep well. Building health literacy is an important part of this.

New Zealand Framework for Dementia Care provides DHBs and the health and social support sectors with a guide for developing their dementia care pathways

The New Zealand Health Research Prioritisation Framework (English) - Te Mahere Whakamātāmuatanga a Rangahau Hauora Aotearoa (Te Reo Māori) This framework was developed as part of the implementation of the New Zealand Health Research Strategy 2017–2027. It prioritises how and why health research needs to be done in New Zealand in order to drive high-level health and social outcomes and ensure maximum impact from the government’s investment in health.

Resource and Capability Framework for Integrated Adult Palliative Care Services in New Zealand.  

Te Tiriti o Waitangi Framework. The Ministry of Health’s Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Te Tiriti) Framework provides an updated expression of the Crown’s Te Tiriti obligations in the context of the health and disability system.

Action Plans

Mental Health and Addiction Workforce Plan 2024-2027 Health New Zealand's plan to grow the mental health workforce in New Zealand. 

Palliative Care Action Plan details each of the priority areas recommended in the Review of Adult Palliative Care Services in New Zealand

Whāia Te Ao Mārama 2018 to 2022: The Māori Disability Action Plan is a culturally anchored approach to supporting Māori with disabilities (tāngata whaikaha) and their whānau

Whakamaua: Māori Health Action Plan 2020-2025 is the implementation plan for He Korowai Oranga, New Zealand’s Māori Health Strategy – it will help us achieve better health outcomes for Māori by setting the government’s direction for Māori health advancement over the next five years

 

Action Plan

Mahi Aroha - Carers' Strategy Action Plan 2019-2023 and New Zealand Carers’ Strategy 2008 is focused on recognising carers, improving how they can navigate support and services and more

 

Mauri Mate: A Māori Palliative Care Framework for Hospices. This Framework responds to issues that Māori have raised with service providers and researchers. The aim is to develop guidelines for hospices, so adult Māori receive access to good palliative care.

Article

The Waitangi Tribunal’s WAI 2575 report: Implications for decolonizing health systems

Book

Te Hiringa Hauora research framework: Health promotion research at the interface of mātauranga Māori and Western science

Strategies

Palliative Care

New Zealand Palliative Care Strategy sets in place a systematic and informed approach to the future provision and funding of palliative care services.

Review of Adult Palliative Care Services in New Zealand presents a refreshed strategic direction for adult palliative care and proposes a suite of initiatives to help manage future increases in demand for palliative care

Health

Healthy Ageing Strategy 2016 presents the overarching direction and action plan in regards to the health and wellbeing of older people

New Zealand Health Strategy sets out how New Zealand's health system can improve people’s access to and experiences of health services so that everyone benefits

Better Later Life – He Oranga Kaumātua 2019 to 2034 documents how to make the future better for New Zealanders as we age

New Zealand Disability Strategy 2016 details their vision where New Zealand is a non-disabling society

Reports

National Health Needs Assessment for Palliative Care.Phase 1 Report. Assessment of Palliative Care Need. (2011). Originally published by Cancer Control New Zealand, this report provides an estimate of the number of people who might benefit from palliative care in New Zealand.

National Health Needs Assessment for Palliative Care: Summary Phase 2 Report: Palliative Care Capacity and Capability in New Zealand. This report is primarily concerned with access to palliative care. 

Te Ara Whakapiri: Principles and Guidance for the Last Days of Life outlines the essential components and considerations required to promote quality care at the end of life for all adults in New Zealand

Ending  Well: The Urgent Case for Accessible Palliative Care. A discussion paper/report that identifies five key areas where policy changes could improve access to palliative care services for New Zealanders.

This Is Not My Home: A Collection of Perspectives on the Provision of Aged Care Residential Care Without Consent. This is by the New Zealand Human Right Commission and outlines a perspective or concern relevant to the legal and ethical issues where the resident has not given consent.

 

Death & Dying: Information from different Asian cultures & religions. This is a report compiled by eCALD® Services who are part of the Institute for Innovation and Improvement (i3), Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand - Waitematā. There is an accompanying PDF version available.

 

Hauora: Report on Stage One of the Health Services and Outcomes Kaupapa Inquiry (WAI 2575).   Also a physical copy is available in the library at 362.1 WAI     

Reflective Models

Atkins and Murphy Model of Reflection

Atkins, S., & Murphy, K. (1993). Reflection: A review of the literature. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 18, 1188-1192. 

(Available in the library. To access, click here and select the article by Atkins)

Gibb's Reflective Cycle

Gibbs, G. (1988). Learning by doing:A guide to teaching and learning methods. Oxford Brookes University. 

https://thoughtsmostlyaboutlearning.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/learning-by-doing-graham-gibbs.pdf 

Johns' Structured Reflection

Cover Art

Rolfe et al. Reflective Model

Rolfe, G., Freshwater, D., & Jasper, M. (2001). Critical reflection for nursing and the helping professions: A user's guide. Palgrave. 

Otago Polytechnic - Te Pūkenga has a Reflective writing guide which discusses the reflective model of Rolfe et al. (2001). This is found under the Reflective model tab. 

Tanner's Clinical Judgement Model

Tanner, C.  A. (2006). Thinking like a nurse: A research-based model of clinical judgment in nursing. Journal of Nursing Education, 45(6), 204-11. 

(Go to the library homepage and search for the article title. Select the Search Everything or Journal Article filter).

Reflective Practice Resources

Check the index at the back of these books for the different models e,g. Gibbs or Johns etc

Health Models

Māori Health Models

  • Te Whare Tapa Whā – Mason Durie. 
  • Te Wheke – Rose Pere
  • Te Pae Mahutonga – Mason Durie

Pacific Health Models

See the Nursing Pacific subject guide for models such as Fonofale, Fonua, Seitapu.

New Books/eBooks