Featured, Suicide Mortality Review Committee
The Board of the Health Quality & Safety Commission is seeking five members to join the Suicide Mortality Review Committee.
25 Sep 2017, Infection Prevention & Control
The Health Quality & Safety Commission has been working over the past year to review literature, propose potential bundle options, and gather feedback from the healthcare sector regarding a pre-operative anti-staphylococcal bundle
25 Sep 2017, Infection Prevention & Control
The Commission is hosting a Hand Hygiene New Zealand (HHNZ) half-day workshop on building a solid platform for infection prevention as part of the IPC Nurses College Conference.
18 Sep 2017, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
Asking the question, ‘How can we improve services and outcomes for all?’ sparked vibrant debate and engagement from hundreds of people from across New Zealand’s mental health and addiction community during August.
13 Sep 2017, Improving Leadership & Capability
A thoughtful approach to improving relationships and commitment to the care of her patients has seen a Hawke’s Bay District Health Board speech and language therapist become the latest recipient of an Open for leadership award.
Hazel was in hospital for a scheduled hip replacement operation, when her crutches slipped and she fell. The two extra weeks in hospital had a major impact on Hazel and her family.
David Galler talks about how he and his family worked with health care professionals to honour the wishes of his mother, Zofia Galler, at the end of her life.
Helen McKernan talks about her mother’s death, following a hospital medication error.
