The New Zealand experience of relocation for treatment for haematological malignancies : report for the Leukaemia & Blood Foundation

The study is a collaborative initiative, funded by the Leukaemia & Blood Foundation of New Zealand (LBF) and conducted by the International Program of Psycho-Social Health Research. The aim of the study was to extend an established program of research that examined issues associated with relocation for specialist treatmentto include an understanding of the experience of relocation in relation to patients diagnosed with a haematological malignancy and their carers who reside in New Zealand. The insights from the study documented in this report are available to inform health policy and service delivery for haematology patients and their families.