Featured, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
A survey of over 2500 people working in mental health and addiction services has found that, while many feel tāngata whaiora (consumers in these services) are treated with respect, there are challenges in several areas.
18 Dec 2018
The first New Zealander elected to lead the peak body for emergency medicine in New Zealand and Australia says there are a lot of things being done in medical practice that are not supported by evidence and are not free from harm.
14 Dec 2018, Advance Care Planning
A campaign encouraging people to start thinking about and talking about developing an advance care plan will be launched on 19 February next year.
13 Dec 2018, Partners in Care
The Health Quality & Safety Commission’s Partners in Care team has had a steady stream of requests to provide advice on consumer engagement in 2018.
10 Dec 2018, Primary Care
The shortlist of projects for the third round of Whakakotahi, the Commission’s initiative to develop quality improvement capability in primary care, has been announced.
