Expressions of Interest sought – Clinical Lead, Reportable Events
20 December 2011 by HQSC Admin
Expressions of interest are sought from professionals working in the health and disability sector, to support the work of the...
Read MoreSponsorship available for Ko Awatea Executive Quality Academy in March
9 January 2012 by HQSC Admin
Attached are the flyer and registration form for the upcoming Executive Quality Academy, to be held in Ko Awatea on...
Read MoreDirectory of consumer organisations
2 December 2011 by HQSC Admin in Consumer Engagement and Participation
On behalf of the sector, the Commission has developed a directory of consumer organisations, groups and individuals in the health...
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News
- Hand Hygiene NZ workshop for gold auditors, 10 February in Auckland
- RNZCGP Annual Quality Symposium - February 11 and 12
- Caution urged around alcohol, children and cars over summer
- Article looks at greater accuracy in medicines prescribing, dispensing and administration
- The Family Violence Death Review Committee’s Second Report October 2009 to November 2011
Events
- Hand Hygiene NZ workshop for gold auditors, 10 February in Auckland
- BMJ remote conference: 2011 International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Christchurch
- HINZ Conference 2011
- Dr Raj Behal - Reducing inpatient mortality, one-day workshop
- Helen Bevan - Delivering value through quality improvement. One-day workshop in Wellington
Documents
- Quality Accounts - Waikato DHB
- New Zealand Health Care and Disability Services – National Reportable Events Policy
- Making care safer: Improving medication safety for people in care homes: Thoughts and experiences from carers and relatives (UK)
- Documents for Beverley Johnson workshop
- Reducing diagnostic error - National Patient Safety Module
Reports
- Health Quality & Safety Commission's 2010-2011 Annual Report
- Health Literacy and Medication Safety - report to HQSC
- National quality improvement programme review: Incident Management
- Report to Quality Improvement Committee and Ministry of Health
- Policy and practice in the use of root cause analysis to investigate clinical adverse events: mind the gap











