Working with clinicians, providers, consumers and whānau to improve health and disability support services.

Punaha ahuru

System safety

The way we think about safety in the health sector has changed over recent years. We are increasingly recognising the health care system is a complex system that constantly adapts to change.

Te āhua o te kaitātaki me ngā mahi ka taea

Leadership and capability

Our quality improvement science education and training courses provide skills to address local improvement challenges, and build our ability to draw on what is available nationally.

Te rōpū tohutohu rautaki ārai mate

Infection prevention and control

The Te Tāhū Hauora national infection prevention and control programme aims to improve patient outcomes by reducing the incidence and impact of healthcare-associated infections within the Aotearoa New Zealand health sector.

Updated clinical governance framework released

‘Collaborating for quality: a framework for clinical governance | He mahi ngātahi kia kounga: He anga hei whakahaere whare haumanu' sets out a high-level framework for clinical governance in health and disability services in Aotearoa.

Abuse in care: statement from Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission Board

The Board of Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality and Safety Commission has welcomed the apology to the victims of abuse in care.

Release of findings from Family Violence Death Review data related to stalking, 2020-2024

In October, the Family Violence Subject Matter Experts (FV SMEs) released a paper summarising findings from death review data relating to stalking.

New consumer resources about managing stress urinary incontinence

The Surgical Mesh Roundtable expects that new guides about managing stress urinary incontinence will be used by health care professionals when discussing treatment options with patients.

Consumer health forum Aotearoa update – October 2024

The October 2024 update about the consumer health forum Aotearoa, from the Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission Māori health and consumer team.

New data shows surgery mortality outcomes improving

A new ‘Surgery and risk in Aotearoa New Zealand’ infographic has been released with data updated to December 2023 showing overall surgical mortality rates in New Zealand are not increasing.

Paper highlights significant burden of healthcare-associated infections in public hospitals

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are estimated to have cost the health care system $955 million in 2021 and to have caused more disability than road traffic crashes.