Patient experience surveys are vital in the twenty-first century: let's put some myths to rest.

Patient-reported data derived from surveys places patient feedback at the heart of quality improvement and health system responsiveness. Such surveys are not without critics, however, who contend that there are better ways to collect feedback. Criticisms assert that response rates are too low and measures are not robust, valid or reliable, that patient experience surveys are neither valid nor reliable for Māori and Pacific peoples and that such surveys do not contribute to improved outcomes for patients.

Clinical governance in New Zealand: perceptions from registered health professionals in health care delivery compared with social insurance.

Objective Effective clinical governance can improve delivery of health outcomes. This exploratory study compared perceptions of clinical governance development held by registered health professionals employed by two different but interrelated health organisations in the broader New Zealand (NZ) health system. Most staff in public sector healthcare service delivery organisations (i.

Wide-ranging impacts reported by NZ cancer survivors: is supporting cancer survivor resilience a health sector role?

Purpose: Cancer survivor numbers are on the rise but little is known about New Zealand (NZ) survivors' experiences with management of cancer-related impacts and vulnerability. This study explored the experiences and resilience of NZ cancer survivors and the experiences of healthcare practitioners who work with cancer survivors. There is a focus on indigenous Māori survivors.

The voice of experience: results from Cancer Control New Zealand's first national cancer care survey.

Aims: The 2009 Cancer Care Survey aimed to gather information from patients about their experiences receiving outpatient cancer care.

Methods: In mid-2009, Cancer Control New Zealand sent an NRC+Picker postal survey to a stratified sample of 3251 eligible adults, who had received outpatient cancer care between October 2008 and March 2009. Eight cancer treatment facilities across New Zealand provided patient lists from which potential respondents were selected.

Is quality cancer information available for consumers in New Zealand? A national stocktake and review of written consumer cancer information.

Aim: To review the quality of written consumer cancer information resources in New Zealand and to test a selection of quality tools.

Methods: A national stocktake of consumer cancer information resources available in New Zealand through health services and non-government organisations was completed. Using set criteria a selection of these resources was reviewed using three quality tools: DISCERN, EQIP and a cultural sensitivity tool.

What ring size should be used in association with vertical gastric bypass?

Background: The placement of a ring circumferentially around the gastric pouch of a vertical gastric bypass has the advantage of permanently fixing the size of the gastric outlet and slowing the passage of food into the jejunum. Opinion remains divided about the use of rings, and the optimal size.

Methods: Since 1990, we have consistently placed a ring at the time of gastric bypass surgery and have an experience with three ring sizes (circumference); 5.

Selective internal radiation therapy with 90Y microspheres for colorectal liver metastases: single-centre experience with 100 patients.

Background: Many patients with colorectal liver metastases die from liver-only disease. Selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) is an evolving method suitable for treating patients with non-resectable metastatic liver disease.

Methods: One hundred patients with advanced colorectal liver metastases were treated with SIRT.