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National chest injury guideline published

The ‘National chest injury guideline’ provides a foundation of clinical guidance that hospital services can adapt for use within the context of their local infrastructure, capacity and capability.
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National Trauma Symposium 2026

National Trauma Symposium 2026 “Towards Excellence”. Thursday 5 November 2026, Wellington.
Call for abstracts opens 11 May. Registrations open 15 June.
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What we do

We are leading the establishment of a contemporary trauma system in New Zealand that aims to reduce the number of deaths and severity of disability for those who survive. We achieve this by fostering:

Clinical leadership and coordination through a national network and four regional trauma networks offering nationwide coverage.

The New Zealand Trauma registry gives a national view of where major trauma happens, who it happens to and how this can inform policy and prioritised initiatives.

Develop trauma training and education opportunities to support the management of major trauma patients.

Strategic focus and quality improvement expertise to drive research and best practice care for trauma patients across the system.

A National Minimum Dataset for trauma, consistent with the Australian Trauma Registry to enable bi-national benchmarking

Working relationships between major trauma services, academia, pre-hospital services, transport and trauma related rehabilitation services.

Useful resources

Find out about our data governance and how to access the trauma registry data for research

Find upcoming international and national trauma conferences

Find clinical guidelines and other useful resources for your team

National Trauma Network

National chest injury guideline published

National Trauma Symposium 2026

What we do

National Network

Data Registry

Workforce Capability

Quality Improvement

National Guidelines

Cross-Sector Collaboration

Useful resources

Governance and access to registry data

Conferences

Trauma resources

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