π’ New Zealand Blood Service, National Office
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- Directory of Official Information 2003-2005, Ministry of Justice, Wellington, December 2003.
- Directory of Official Information December 2009, Ministry of Justice website, http://www.justice.govt.nz/publications/global-publications/d/directory-of-official-information-december-2009/publication (accessed 16 August 2010).
- New Zealand Legislation website, http://www.legislation.govt.nz/ (accessed 16 August 2010).
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[history] => Establishment
The New Zealand Blood Service was established on 1 July 1998 (under the provisions of the Health Amendment Act 1998) and was created to ensure the supply of safe blood and blood products. Its establishment was as a result of a review of blood services carried out by the Ministry of Health in 1996. Prior to this date blood services were run on a competitive basis between Crown Health Enterprises.
Functions and Responsibilities
Under the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000, the main function of the NZBS to was manage the donation, collection, processing, and supply of blood, controlled human substances, and related or incidental matters, in accordance with its annual plan and any directions given by the Minister of Health1.
The primary purpose of the NZBS was the provision of blood and blood services to clinicians for the people of New Zealand. Its core activity was the safe, timely, high quality and efficient provision of blood services. In addition to this core activity, NZBS provided related services including matching of patients and donors prior to transplantation and the provision of tissue banking services.
There were four key areas of responsibility for the NZBS:
- Blood collection - administration and co-ordination of blood donations;
- Processing of blood donations - separation of blood donations into blood components;
- Accreditation testing of blood donations - blood grouping and screening for infectious markers;
- Blood banking - pre-transfusion testing of blood products, such as determining a patients blood type and matching this with appropriate products.2
NZBS was also guided by the requirements in the New Zealand Health Strategy (which provided the framework within which District Health Boards and other organisations across the health sector, such as the NZBS, operated). This required the NZBS to:
- provide blood and blood services to healthcare providers on a fee for service basis, thus contributing to the good health and well being of all New Zealanders throughout their lives;
- deliver timely and equitable access to blood and blood services to all New Zealanders regardless of ability to pay;
- maintain a high level of public confidence;
- involve consumers through liaison with hospitals and recipient groups;
- recognise the special relationship between Maori and the Crown under the Treaty of Waitangi;
- as a national entity, to seek community involvement on key issues through consultative processes.3
Structure
The NZBS was governed by a Board, which comprised of up to 7 non-executive members, including the Chair. Responsibility for the management of the NZBS was delegated to the Chief Executive, who led an executive management team consisting of:
- Chief Financial Officer;
- National Medical Director;
- National Manager Human Resources;
- National Manager Operations;
- National Manager Technical Services;
- National Manager Donor Services.4
The New Zealand Blood Service had four major collection hubs (Auckland, Waikato, Wellington and Christchurch), supported by two collection co-ordinating centres (Palmerston North and Dunedin) and regional static collection sites in Tauranga, Napier and Nelson. Regular mobile collections were also made in a number of towns and regions across New Zealand. Donor Services staff were responsible for recruiting donors and carrying out all blood collection activities.
Technical Services staff were responsible for the testing and manufacture of blood and blood products including donation accreditation testing which was carried out at two sites (Auckland and Christchurch). These sites were set up to support each other in the event of equipment failure or other interruption of service including civil defence or other emergencies. Blood donation processing occurred at the accreditation testing sites and also at centres in Hamilton and Wellington. NZBS directly managed the hospital Blood Banks for six major (tertiary) District Health Boards.5
- p.1, Briefing for Incoming Minister 2008, http://www.nzblood.co.nz/site_resources/library/About_NZBS/NZBS_Briefing_for_Incoming_Minister_November_2008.pdf (accessed 16 August 2010).
- NZBlood website, http://www.nzblood.co.nz/?t=94 (accessed 16 August 2010).
- p.1, Briefing for Incoming Minister 2008.
- Directory of Official Information 2009, http://www.justice.govt.nz/publications/global-publications/d/directory-of-official-information-december-2009/alphabetical-list-of-entries-1/n/new-zealand-blood-service (accessed 16 August 2010).
- p.3, Briefing for Incoming Minister 2008.
Show History
Establishment
The New Zealand Blood Service was established on 1 July 1998 (under the provisions of the Health Amendment Act 1998) and was created to ensure the supply of safe blood and blood products. Its establishment was as a result of a review of blood services carried out by the Ministry of Health in 1996. Prior to this date blood services were run on a competitive basis between Crown Health Enterprises.
Functions and Responsibilities
Under the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000, the main function of the NZBS to was manage the donation, collection, processing, and supply of blood, controlled human substances, and related or incidental matters, in accordance with its annual plan and any directions given by the Minister of Health1.
The primary purpose of the NZBS was the provision of blood and blood services to clinicians for the people of New Zealand. Its core activity was the safe, timely, high quality and efficient provision of blood services. In addition to this core activity, NZBS provided related services including matching of patients and donors prior to transplantation and the provision of tissue banking services.
There were four key areas of responsibility for the NZBS:
- Blood collection - administration and co-ordination of blood donations;
- Processing of blood donations - separation of blood donations into blood components;
- Accreditation testing of blood donations - blood grouping and screening for infectious markers;
- Blood banking - pre-transfusion testing of blood products, such as determining a patients blood type and matching this with appropriate products.2
NZBS was also guided by the requirements in the New Zealand Health Strategy (which provided the framework within which District Health Boards and other organisations across the health sector, such as the NZBS, operated). This required the NZBS to:
- provide blood and blood services to healthcare providers on a fee for service basis, thus contributing to the good health and well being of all New Zealanders throughout their lives;
- deliver timely and equitable access to blood and blood services to all New Zealanders regardless of ability to pay;
- maintain a high level of public confidence;
- involve consumers through liaison with hospitals and recipient groups;
- recognise the special relationship between Maori and the Crown under the Treaty of Waitangi;
- as a national entity, to seek community involvement on key issues through consultative processes.3
Structure
The NZBS was governed by a Board, which comprised of up to 7 non-executive members, including the Chair. Responsibility for the management of the NZBS was delegated to the Chief Executive, who led an executive management team consisting of:
- Chief Financial Officer;
- National Medical Director;
- National Manager Human Resources;
- National Manager Operations;
- National Manager Technical Services;
- National Manager Donor Services.4
The New Zealand Blood Service had four major collection hubs (Auckland, Waikato, Wellington and Christchurch), supported by two collection co-ordinating centres (Palmerston North and Dunedin) and regional static collection sites in Tauranga, Napier and Nelson. Regular mobile collections were also made in a number of towns and regions across New Zealand. Donor Services staff were responsible for recruiting donors and carrying out all blood collection activities.
Technical Services staff were responsible for the testing and manufacture of blood and blood products including donation accreditation testing which was carried out at two sites (Auckland and Christchurch). These sites were set up to support each other in the event of equipment failure or other interruption of service including civil defence or other emergencies. Blood donation processing occurred at the accreditation testing sites and also at centres in Hamilton and Wellington. NZBS directly managed the hospital Blood Banks for six major (tertiary) District Health Boards.5
- p.1, Briefing for Incoming Minister 2008, http://www.nzblood.co.nz/site_resources/library/About_NZBS/NZBS_Briefing_for_Incoming_Minister_November_2008.pdf (accessed 16 August 2010).
- NZBlood website, http://www.nzblood.co.nz/?t=94 (accessed 16 August 2010).
- p.1, Briefing for Incoming Minister 2008.
- Directory of Official Information 2009, http://www.justice.govt.nz/publications/global-publications/d/directory-of-official-information-december-2009/alphabetical-list-of-entries-1/n/new-zealand-blood-service (accessed 16 August 2010).
- p.3, Briefing for Incoming Minister 2008.
- NZBlood - Official website of the New Zealand Blood Service, http://www.nzblood.co.nz/ (accessed 16 August 2010).
- Directory of Official Information 2003-2005, Ministry of Justice, Wellington, December 2003.
- Directory of Official Information December 2009, Ministry of Justice website, http://www.justice.govt.nz/publications/global-publications/d/directory-of-official-information-december-2009/publication (accessed 16 August 2010).
- New Zealand Legislation website, http://www.legislation.govt.nz/ (accessed 16 August 2010).
- Crown Entities Act 2004
- Public Finance Act 1989
- Human Tissue Act 1964
- Human Tissue Act 2008
- New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000
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- πΌ Blood Services (1998 ‑ )
- π Finance (1907 ‑ )
- π Health (1923 ‑ )
- π Realm of New Zealand (1998 ‑ )