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28 New Zealand Brain Research Institute
NZBRI 2017 Statement of Service Performance
Improve the standard of care for people
with neurological disorders
Output
Establish Christchurch branch of the national Dementia Prevention
Research Clinic (DPRC).
The DPRC provides for intensive medical, neuropsychological, neuroimaging,
and other assessments for patients at risk of progression to dementia. This clinic
provides a comprehensive clinical service for this group of patients that would not
exist without this research funding (provided by the Brain Research New Zealand
national centre of research excellence).
Performance Measures Performance
Quantity Number of patients assessed 5 patients assessed (Clinic
established in August 2017 and first
patients recruited in October.
Evidence Internal records maintained by research nurse co-ordinator.
