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Te Pū rauemi KOWHEORI-19 COVID-19 resource hub

Support for people working in health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Find information about how you can support yourselves and others, including consumers, teams and colleagues which complements and aligns with Ministry of Health resources.

Kia āta kōwhiri Choosing Wisely

The Choosing Wisely campaign seeks to reduce harm from unnecessary and low-value tests and treatment.

In certain circumstances, information that was released to the original requester may be redacted. This will usually be information related to the requester, for example their personal or commercial information. If you need an accessible version of any of the documents below, please get in touch: info@hqsc.govt.nz

The responses are arranged by financial year (July to June).

2024–2025

Date published Response date
Response Download/view pdf
2 October 2025 3 June 2025 HQSC265 - Central line associated bacteraemia (CLAB)  data and reporting structures

CLAB data and reporting structures (PDF 368KB)

2 October 2025 24 April 2025 HQSC263 - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (PDF 302KB)

2 October 2025 24 April 2025 HQSC262 - Freebirthing/unassisted birthing

Freebirthing/unassisted birthing (PDF 476KB)

2 October 2025 9 April 2025 HQSC261 - Full time equivalents

Full time equivalents (PDF 1.3MB)

2 October 2025 27 March 2025 HQSC259 - Briefing to incoming Minister and Insights report

Briefing to incoming Minister and Insights report (PDF 662KB)

2 October 2025 14 March 2025 HQSC258 - Foetal anti-convulsant (FAC) Severity Assessment Code (SAC) numbers

Foetal anti-convulsant Severity Assessment Code numbers (PDF 1MB)

2 October 2025 11 February 2025 HQSC257 - Accommodation for employees

Accommodation for employees (PDF 187KB)

2 October 2025 29 November 2024 HQSC254 - Parental leave

Parental leave (PDF 276KB)

2 October 2025 12 November 2024 HQSC252 -Monitoring framework

Monitoring framework (PDF 326KB)

Attachment 1 Ministerial briefing (PDF 1.6MB)

2 October 2025 7 October 2024 HQSC249 - Employed staff

Employed staff (PDF 267KB)

2 October 2025 11 October 2024 HQSC248 - Information sharing with Meta and other platforms

Information sharing with Meta and other platforms (PDF 1.1MB)

2 October 2025 9 October 2024 HQSC247 - ACC surgical mesh adverse events/Risk of harm reporting

ACC surgical mesh adverse events/Risk of harm reporting (PDF 369KB)

2 October 2025 26 September 2024 HQSC246 - Wall walks

Wall walks (PDF 566KB)

2 October 2025 17 September 2024 HQSC245 - Adverse events in Wairarapa 2020–2024

Adverse events in Wairarapa 2020-2024 (PDF 584KB)

2 October 2025 6 September 2024 HQSC242 - Internal restructures

Internal restructures (PDF 541KB)

2023–2024

Date published Response date
Response Download/view pdf
2 October 2025 24 June 2024 HQSC240 - Medication Safety Expert Advisory Group Meeting

Medication Safety Expert Advisory Group Meeting (PDF 454KB)

Attachment 1 Sodium valproate data (PDF 278KB)

Attachment 2 meeting minutes (PDF 221KB)

2 October 2025  28 May 2024 HQSC238 - Advance care planning transfer to Health New Zealand

Advance care planning transfer to Health New Zealand (PDF 427KB)

Attachment 1 Background information (PDF 181KB)

Attachment 2 My advance care plan (PDF 484KB)

2 October 2025 1 May 2024 HQSC237 - Neonatal encephalopathy data and related activities

Neonatal encephalopathy data and related activities (PDF 592KB)

2 October 2025 1 May 2024 HQSC236 - Patient falls

Patient falls (PDF 696KB)

2 October 2025 21 March 2024 HQSC235 - Cost cuts and savings

Cost cuts and savings (PDF 525KB)

2 October 2025 5 March 2024 HQSC234 - Website and logo

Website and logo (PDF 1MB)

30 September 2025 5 March 2024 HQSC232 -Ministerial correspondence around fiscal sustainability

Ministerial correspondence (PDF 1MB)

Attachment letter from Te Kawa Mataaho (PDF 895KB)

 30 September 2025 14 February 2024  HQSC231 -Foetal Anti-Convulsant Syndrome Foetal Anti-Convulsant Syndrome  (PDF 1018KB) 
30 September 2025 14 February 2024 HQSC230 - Suicide data Suicide date (PDF 1023KB)
30 September 2025 22 December 2023 HQSC228 -Family Violence Death Review Committee seventh report Family Violence Death Review Committee seventh report (PDF 1020KB)
30 September 2025 19 December 2023 HQSC227 - Family Violence Death Review Committee seventh report Family Violence Death Review Committee seventh report (PDF 225KB)
15 December 2023 23 November 2023 Use of te reo Māori Use of te reo Māori (PDF 1MB) 
15 December 2023 17 November 2023 ‘Our Voices: The journey to healthy
futures’ expenditure
‘Our Voices: The journey to healthy
futures’ expenditure (PDF 1MB) 

2022–2023

Date published Response date
Response Download/view pdf
1 August 2023 26 May 2023 Police tasers in mental health facilities, and survey responses for inpatient mental health services users in the Ngā Poutama survey Police tasers in mental health facilities, and survey responses for inpatient mental health services users in the Ngā Poutama survey (PDF 162KB)
1 August 2023 3 April 2023 Toitū certification Toitū certification (PDF 84KB)
1 August 2023 10 March 2023 Numbers of adverse events Numbers of adverse events (PDF 120KB)
5 December 2022 28 November 2022 Harm from prescription errors Harm from prescription errors (PDF 238KB)
15 November 2022 11 November 2022 Media query process Media query process (PDF 167KB)
15 November 2022 27 October 2022 Adult patient experience survey Adult patient experience survey (PDF 197KB)
15 November 2022 20 September 2022 Health Quality & Safety Commission pay bands Health Quality & Safety Commission pay bands (PDF 226KB)
15 November 2022 19 August 2022 21/22 financial year expenditure 21/22 financial year expenditure (PDF 138KB)
15 November 2022 9 August 2022 SAC1 and 2 adverse event data relating to the lack of fixed wing air transfer capacity SAC1 and 2 adverse event data relating to the lack of fixed wing air transfer capacity (PDF 174KB)
15 November 2022 27 July 2022 Year end statistics for 2021/2022 Year end statistics for 2021/2022 (PDF 138KB)
15 November 2022 21 July 2022 Adverse events by clinical area Adverse events by clinical area (PDF 215KB)
15 November 2022 15 July 2022 Consumer groups at the Commission Consumer groups at the Commission (PDF 138KB)

2021–2022

Date published Response date
Response Download/view pdf
22 August 2022 14 April 2022 Information concerning reported Severity Assessment Code 1 and 2 adverse events, in relation to the COVID-19 Care in the Community 
programme
COVID adverse events (PDF 264KB)
22 August 2022 17 June 2022 Information about consumer groups
at the Commission
Information about consumer groups
at the Commission (PDF 174KB)
23 May 2022 9 May 2022 Information about Commission staff FTE Information about staff FTE (PDF 168KB)

2020–2021

Date published Response date
Response Download/view pdf
30 June 2021  18 June 2021 HQSC156 - Data about Pacific family violence   Data about Pacific family violence (PDF 240KB)
30 June 2021 10 June 2021 HQSC155 – Email communications about current influenza and Pfizer vaccinations underway in New Zealand Email communications about current influenza and Pfizer vaccinations underway in New Zealand (PDF 200KB)
30 June 2021 26 May 2021 HQSC154 – Public health employee salaries Public health employee salaries (PDF 197KB)
30 June 2021 4 May 2021 HQSC153 – High mortality and neonatal High mortality and neonatal (PDF 1MB)
30 June 2021 5 May 2021 HQSC152 – Ninth POMRC report questions Ninth POMRC report questions (PDF 307KB)
30 June 2021 13 April 2021 HQSC151 – Charging for official information act request Charging for official information act request (PDF 1MB)
30 June 2021 25 February 2021 HQSC150 – Waikato DHB reports modified request Waikato DHB reports modified requests (PDF 146KB)
30 June 2021 11 February 2021 HQSC149 – Waikato DHB reports Waikato DHB reports (PDF 279KB)
12 January 2021 10 December 2020 HQSC148 – Chief executive and senior staff pay status Chief executive and senior staff pay status (PDF 240KB)
12 January 2021 4 December 2020 HQSC147 – PMMRC data request PMMRC data request (PDF 379KB)
12 January 2021 10 December 2020 HQSC146 – Adverse events data
Adverse events data (PDF 657KB)
12 January 2021 6 November 2020 HQSC145 – Mental health facilities Mental health facilities (PDF 182KB)
12 January 2021 5 August 2020 HQSC141 – Removal of private information Removal of private information (PDF 873KB)

Patient experience survey privacy impact assessment report (PDF 843KB)
12 January 2021 14 July 2020 HQSC136 – Adverse events – inpatient suicides Adverse events – inpatient suicides (PDF 449KB)
12 January 2021 16 July 2020 HQSC135 – Window 2019 content on racism Window 2019 content on racism (PDF 208KB)
12 January 2021 13 July 2020  HQSC139 – Correspondence with the Minister of Health about mental health and addiction service provision within district health boards Correspondence with the Minister of Health about mental health and addiction service provision within district health boards (PDF 130KB)
24 December 2020 2 July 2020 HQSC137 – Use of firearms in violence against women Use of firearms in violence against women (PDF 337KB)
24 December 2020 2 July 2020 HQSC134 – New Zealand Drug Foundation New Zealand Drug Foundation (PDF 51KB)

2019–2020

Date published Response date
Response Download/view pdf
24 December 2020 7 May 2020 HQSC133 – COVID-19 voluntary pay cut COVID-19 voluntary pay cut (PDF 106KB)
24 December 2020 7 May 2020 HQSC132 – Personal information held by the Health Quality & Safety Commission Personal information held by the Health Quality & Safety Commission (PDF 48KB)
24 December 2020 2 April 2020 HQSC131 – Official information request for WRGPI Claims for toxicity WRGPI claims for toxicity (PDF 41KB)
24 December 2020 27 March 2020 HQSC129 – Adverse events Adverse events (PDF 50KB)
24 December 2020 24 March 2020 HQSC127 – Adverse events – unauthorised access to restricted areas Adverse events – unauthorised access to restricted areas (PDF 181KB)
24 December 2020 11 March 2020 HQSC128 – MC personnel MC personnel (PDF 46KB)
24 December 2020 21 February 2020 HQSC126 – Serious incident reviews – mental health response Serious incident reviews – mental health response (PDF 126KB)
24 December 2020 21 February 2020 HQSC124 – Adverse events – unauthorised access to restricted areas Adverse events – unauthorised access to restricted areas (PDF 155KB)
24 December 2020 4 October 2019 HQSC121 – Termination of pregnancy 32 weeks gestation from 13th PMMRC annual report Official information for termination of pregnancy 32 weeks gestation from 13th PMMRC annual report (PDF 66KB)
24 December 2020 3 October 2019 HQSC120 – Pregnancy termination statistics Official information for pregnancy termination statistics (PDF 47KB) 
24 December 2020 2 October 2019 HQSC122 – Intended vs actual place of birth among neonatal encephalopathy cases Intended vs actual place of birth among neonatal encephalopathy cases (PDF 182KB)
24 December 2020 1 October 2019 HQSC119 – Radio Spectrum Radio Spectrum (PDF 178KB) 
24 December 2020 6 September 2019 HQSC118 – Use of and cost for psychometric testing Use of and cost for psychometric testing (PDF 66KB) 
24 December 2020 6 September 2019 HQSC117 – Adverse events suspected suicides Adverse events suspected suicides (PDF 683KB) 
24 December 2020 31 July 2019 HQSC116 – Gonville Health Gonville Health (PDF 4.6MB) 
24 December 2020 8 July 2019 HQSC115 – Social media influencers Social Media Influencers (PDF 71KB)
Published: 13 Oct 2021 Modified: 3 Oct 2025