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Welcome to your guide. Here you'll find links to key resources for your assignments.
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Health Care Assistants
Hauora Māori
Online resources
Health and Disability Commissioner Te Toihau Hauora, Hauātanga - Making it easy to put the Code into action: A practical guide to the Code for aged care and disability support workers
Ministry of Health: New Zealand health and disability system overview.
Health Navigator New Zealand Resources: Healthcare in NZ
Books on the shelf
Long-term caring: Rresidential, home and community aged care
by
Karen Scott, et al.
Dewey Number: 610.730698 LON
Publication Date: 2018
New Zealand relevant - specifically written to support the information needs of New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 3) Health Assistance
Essential knowledge and skills for healthcare assistants
by
Zoë Rawles
Dewey Number: 610.730698 RAW
Publication Date: 2013
Covering all the essential components of healthcare assistant and assistant practitioner roles.
Communication: Core interpersonal skills for health professionals
by
Gjyn O'Toole
Dewey Number: 610.696 OTO
Publication Date: 2016
Understanding teamwork in health care
by
Gordon Mosser et al.
Dewey Number: 610.73069 MOS
Publication Date: 2013
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Watch online
Moving and handling your patients: A series of videos
ACC series of videos
Legislation: Rights of older people.
HDC: Code of Rights
Health of older people; Overview
Ministry of Health
Direct link to the MoH publications on the
health and wellbeing of older people
.
Support and advocacy
Age Concern New Zealand He Manaakitanga Kaumātua Aotearoa
Health Navigator New Zealand - Senior health
Manatū Hauora Ministry of Health - Useful websites – services for older people
Eldernet - Knowledge Lab