This eLearning module has been developed to help health and disability providers meet the requirements relating to Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the updated Ngā Paerewa Health and Disability Services Standard NZS 8134:2021 (“Ngā Paerewa”).

The members of Te Apārangi: Māori Partnership Alliance and Manatū Hauora (the Ministry of Health) acknowledge that the updated requirements will be an iterative process for providers. This module will help you and people within your organisation feel confident to take the first steps to make a meaningful difference for whānau Māori using or working in your services.

Course contact: Send email inquiry to certification@health.govt.nz

This course introduces you to what the Official Information Act is, why this piece of legislation is important, and how it impacts your work at Te Whatu Ora / Te Aka Whai Ora. It will help you understand what information is covered and explains what your obligations are as an employee, as well as who to contact if you have questions.

Course contact: Diversity Team
Frequency:  Once, repeating will refresh knowledge, but not update your Record of Learning

The overall aim of this course is to assist health care professionals to administer the two forms of paliperidone palmitate in a safe manner to ensure effective and therapeutic treatment for the patient.

Paliperidone palmitate is indicated for the acute and maintenance treatment of schizophrenia in adults.

On completion you will be able to:

• Identify the clinical particulars of the medication
• Successfully identify the correct needle size for the patient type
• Successfully administer the intramuscular medication correctly
• Describe the potential patient outcome if the intramuscular medication is not administered correctly.

The overall aim of this course is to help you understand how to make information accessible. This can include all communications, both internal and external to the organisation. 

No matter what your role is, you are likely to come across personal and health information in the course of your work. This 20 minute interactive course introduces you to how privacy law applies to personal and health information. It gives an overview of the principles in the Privacy Act (2020) and the rules in the Health Information Privacy Code (2020). It also covers guiding principles of the Data Protection and Use Policy (DPUP) which focuses on developing a way of working that respects people, their personal information and their stories.