| Name | Description | Data sources | Responsible organisation(s) | Measure methodology last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of diabetes | This indicator shows the number and percent of the PHO enrolled New Zealand population recorded as having diabetes in the VDR. |
PHO Enrolment Collection, Virtual Diabetes Register (VDR) | Health Quality & Safety Commission | Te Tāhū Hauora | June 2024 |
| People regularly dispensed a short-acting beta agonist (SABA) and not regularly dispensed preventer during the year | This measure details the percentage of PHO-enrolled population aged 5-44 years who are dispensed a short-acting beta-agonist (SABA) in at least two quarters in a year and were not dispensed preventer in two or more quarters in the same year. |
Pharmaceutical Collection (PHARMS), Primary Health Organisation (PHO) Enrolment Collection | Health Quality & Safety Commission | Te Tāhū Hauora | September 2025 |
| PHO enrolled population not given a funded influenza vaccine in the year after admission | People admitted in the previous year with a primary diagnosis of asthma (or wheeze for children; see denominator for codes) who did not receive a funded influenza vaccine in the year following discharge. |
National Minimum Dataset (NMDS), Pharmaceutical Collection (PHARMS) | Health Quality & Safety Commission | Te Tāhū Hauora | September 2025 |
| Children admitted to hospital one or more times with a primary diagnosis of asthma or wheeze | This measure gives the rate of children under 12 years who were admitted to hospital with asthma and wheeze as the primary diagnosis per 1,000 children. |
National Minimum Dataset (NMDS), PHO Enrolment Collection | Health Quality & Safety Commission | Te Tāhū Hauora | September 2025 |
| Adults and adolescents admitted to hospital one or more times with a primary diagnosis of asthma | This indicator shows the number and rate per 1,000 adults aged 12 years or over years who were admitted to hospital with asthma as the primary diagnosis. ED admissions meeting the three-hour rule are included in this indicator. |
National Minimum Dataset (NMDS), Primary Health Organisation (PHO) Enrolment Collection | Health Quality & Safety Commission | Te Tāhū Hauora | September 2025 |
| People with at least two admissions within 91–365 days of each other with a primary diagnosis of asthma (or wheeze in children) | This indicator shows the number and percent of people aged zero (more than 28 days old) year of age or over who had at least two admissions with a primary diagnosis of asthma within 91 to 365 days of each other. The method counts back the number of days between the admit date of the most recent admission and the date of discharge of the previous event. ED admissions meeting the three-hour rule are included in this indicator. |
National Minimum Dataset (NMDS), Primary Health Organisation (PHO) Enrolment Collection | Health Quality & Safety Commission | Te Tāhū Hauora | September 2025 |
| People with at least two hospital admissions within 90 days of each other with a primary diagnosis of asthma (or wheeze in children) | This indicator shows the number and percent of people with at least two admissions within 90 days of each other. ED admissions meeting the three-hour rule are included in this indicator. |
National Minimum Dataset (NMDS), PHO Enrolment Collection | Health Quality & Safety Commission | Te Tāhū Hauora | September 2025 |
| People with diabetes regularly receiving dulaglutide | This indicator shows the number and percent of people with diabetes receiving dulaglutide regularly. Regular use was defined as dulaglutide dispensed in three or more quarters in a year. |
Pharmaceutical Collection (PHARMS), Virtual Diabetes Register | Health Quality & Safety Commission | Te Tāhū Hauora | June 2024 |
| People with diabetes admitted to hospital with hypoglycaemia | This indicator shows the number and percent of people with diabetes who are admitted to hospital with hypoglycaemia as the primary diagnosis one or more times in the relevant year. |
National Minimum Dataset (NMDS), Virtual Diabetes Register | Health Quality & Safety Commission | Te Tāhū Hauora | June 2024 |
| People with diabetes admitted one or more times to hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis | This indicator shows the number and percent of people with diabetes admitted to hospital with the primary diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis one or more times in the relevant year. |
National Minimum Dataset (NMDS), Primary Health Organisation (PHO) Enrolment Collection, Virtual Diabetes Register (VDR) | Health Quality & Safety Commission | Te Tāhū Hauora | July 2024 |