Best Practice Advocacy Centre New Zealand (Bpac) provides short best practice articles of interest.
Consult Geri RN evidence-based geriatric nursing website of The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing.
Clinical course of advanced dementia key journal article from New England Journal of Medicine – open access
Elder Abuse phone line and information
Infection control website northern regional alliance
Insite magazine and publication and website for aged care industry and village providers
Jellica Ltd private producer of policy and procedure for age-related residential care
National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) is an independent organization dedicated to the prevention and management of pressure ulcers.
New Zealand legislation website freely available full NZ legislation. This particular link is direct to the Medicines Act 1981 (administration and storage) the Medicines Regulations 1984 (standing orders) and the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 (opioid management)
Nursing Review New Zealands independant nursing website and journal. Covers clincal education, news, updates, articles about lippincott that has been lead by the Waikato team, Waikato Gerontolgy workshops, Waikato clinical leader
NIH Senior Health; aimed at older adults, provides plain English explanations of health conditions and diseases
Research Review is an organisation that collates and reviews the latest evidence in multiple clinical areas and once signed up (sign up here) regularly emails a newsletter directly to you (fee to all NZ health professionals).
SmartHealth is Waikato DHB’s online healthcare service, available to everyone covered by Waikato DHB services. SmartHealth includes HealthTap, a free online platform and mobile app which connects patients and healthcare professionals across the region by video, voice and text link.
Health Quality and Safety commission is a NZ organisation aimed at quality improvement across health
New Zealand Nurses Organisation Gerontology Section supports members with education and national conference
New Zealand Association of Gerontology is a multidisciplinary organisation committed to understanding ageing and promoting the interests of older people and an affiliated member of IAGG – the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics.
Stroke Foundation of New Zealand information for patients and health professionals, Midland region stroke advisors
Wound care society websites New Zealand and Australia supporting wound care practice
Wrong medicine a book about medically futile treatments with practice examples fee pdf download to get you thinking