Current Papers & Submissions
Women's Health Action writes papers and submissions on a variety of health and health related topics. Follow the links for those that are available for public release. Please contact Women's Health Action for more information about any of these papers or submissions.
Submissions - 2013
- WHA submission on the two proposals for registered nurse prescribing
- WHA submission on the Description of a possible joint regulatory scheme for therapeutic products under ANZTPA
- WHA Submission on the Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill
Submissions - 2012
- WHA Submission on Atlas of Healthcare Variation- ‘mapping’ New Zealand’s District Health Boards health and disability services
- WHA submission on the Minimum Wage (Starting-out) Amendment Bill
- WHA submission on Paying Family Carers to Provide Disability Support
- WHA submission on the Social Security (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Amendment Bill
- WHA submission on Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill
- WHA submission on the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Six Months’ Paid Leave) Amendment Bill
- WHA submission on the Proposal to Introduce Plain Packaging of Tobacco Products in New Zealand
- WHA submission on Proposed Amendments to Guidelines on Surrogacy Arrangements Involving Providers of Fertility Services and Guidelines on Donation of Eggs or Sperm between Certain Family Members, 7th September 2012
- WHA submission on Social Security (Youth Support and Work Focus) Amendment Bill, 13th April 2012
- WHA submission on a proposed Amendment No.7 to the Health Information Privacy Code 1994 to the Privacy Commissioner, April 2012
- WHA comments on a new resource for health practitioners designed by the National Screening Unit - ‘Guidelines for health practitioners offering antenatal screening for Down syndrome and other conditions in New Zealand’, April 2012
- WHA comments on a new resource designed by the National Screening Unit ‘Antenatal screening and testing for Down syndrome and other conditions’, April 2012
- WHA submission on the Crown Health Entities Reform Bill to the Government Administration Committee, February 2012
- WHA submission on draft standard operating procedures (SOPS) for health and disability ethics committees (HDECs), February 2012
- WHA submission on the Manukau City Council (Regulation of Prostitution in Specified Places) Bill, January 2012
- Information Governance in the NZ Health Sector, A discussion document submitted to the National Health Board, January 2012
Submissions - 2011
- WHA comments on potential conflicts of interest for Doctors in a letter to the Medical Council of NZ, December 2011
- Reporting to CEDAW in collaboration with Pacific Women's Watch, September 2011
- WHA outlines concerns over labiaplasty to the Medical Council of New Zealand, November 2011
- Auckland Unleashed - The Auckland Plan Discussion Document, submission to Auckland Council, 31 May 2011
- WHA on the Codex standard for follow up formula for infants April 2011 - find out more about the regulations on infant formula in NZ
- Women's Health Action's reflections on the budget, comments by Christy Parker, 23 May 2011
- National Specialist Palliative Care Data Definitions, submission to Health Information Standards Organisation, 13 May 2011
- National Specialist Palliative Care Data Business Process, submission to Health Information Standards Organisation, 13 May 2011
- NCSP Policies and Standards Section 4: Providing a Smear taking Service, comments to National Cervical Screening Programme, 6 May 2011
- Proposed Guidelines on Extending the Storage Period of Gametes and Embryos: Consultation Document, submission to ACART, 11 March 2011
- Newborn Metabolic Screening Programme Policy Framework: Storage and Use of Blood Spot Samples, submission to the Ministry of Health, 28 February 2011
- Consultation on the Review of the Code for Advertising Liqour, submission to Advertising Standards Authority, 25 February 2011
- Alcohol reform bill, submission to the Justice and Electoral Select Committee, 14 February 2011
- Draft New Zealand Maternity Standards, submission to Ministry of Health, 1 Feb 2011
- Review of the Medical Council's Statement on Cosmetic Procedures, submission to Medical Council of New Zealand, 24 January 2011
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