10 Oct 2019, Building Leadership & Capability
The Commission is hosting its 5th annual scientific symposium featuring keynote speakers, peer-reviewed papers, interactive sessions and learning and networking opportunities.
1 Oct 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
We are pleased to announce the visit of international trauma leader, Professor Karim Brohi, in Wellington and Christchurch, 1-2 October 2019.
19 Sep 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The Design for Health Symposium 2019 is a gathering of perspectives to explore the emerging field of ‘Design for Health’—what it is, what the challenges are, and what the opportunities might be in the future.
18 Sep 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The International Forum in the Asia Pacific Region showcases internationally recognised keynotes and addresses regional needs, bringing the best of international learning to the region.
18 Sep 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The Healthcare Human Factors Symposium and Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of New Zealand's 21st conference will be held from 18–20 September 2019 in Auckland.
21 Aug 2019, Building Leadership & Capability
An Open Forum with Professor Mary Dixon-Woods, The Healthcare Improvement Studies (THIS) Institute, Cambridge, UK.
8 Aug 2019, Partners in Care
In May, Hospice New Zealand launched the Standards for Palliative Care (Fourth Edition) 2019 after an extensive consultation and review process involving all hospices services in New Zealand.
8 Aug 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 18 July to 7 August 2019 is now available online.
29 Jul 2019, Health Quality Intelligence
Aotearoa New Zealand’s health system must acknowledge, understand and address inequities in how Māori and non-Māori access and receive health services, says a new report released today.
26 Jul 2019, Health Quality Intelligence
New data from over 72,000 patients who responded to a survey about their experiences with New Zealand health services shows one in five reported not visiting a GP or nurse due to cost in the last 12 months.
25 Jul 2019, Primary Care
A community-driven approach has played a vital role in a project that has reduced the rate of skin and soft tissue infections among under 25-year-olds in West Auckland’s Tuvaluan community by more than 40 percent.
24 Jul 2019, Patient Safety Week
Planning for Patient Safety Week 2019 is well underway. Our main resource, training and education videos focusing on implicit bias in health care, are being filmed and feature a range of subject-matter experts.
23 Jul 2019, Partners in Care
The Health Quality & Safety Commission has launched a new resource to support primary care providers, alliances, and primary health care organisations (PHOs) to progress consumer engagement in primary care.
19 Jul 2019, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
The national mental health and addiction (MHA) quality improvement programme (QIP) is building quality improvement capability in the MHA sector by sponsoring and delivering a number of educational courses and workshops.
19 Jul 2019, Partners in Care
Using insights from behavioural science, the Health Quality & Safety Commission worked with Ogilvy and Nelson Marlborough, Northland and Waikato district health boards (DHBs) to develop ‘nudges’ to respond to the lower-scoring areas of the national adult
19 Jul 2019, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
The learning from adverse events and consumer, family and whānau experience project / Te ako mai i ngā pāmamaetanga me te wheako tāngata whaiora me te whānau held a workshop for mental health and addiction clinical leaders on Wednesday 26 June 2019.
18 Jul 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 28 June to 17 July 2019 is now available online.
9 Jul 2019, Aged Residential Care
The Ministry of Health have developed an easy-to-use suite of resources to help people navigate the aged residential care complaints process.
4 Jul 2019, Primary Care
A Hastings community pharmacy’s project to improve asthma management in a group of Māori and Pacific children has left everyone breathing easier.
28 Jun 2019, Safe Surgery NZ
Over 60 surgical teams across New Zealand participated in surgical briefing awareness day yesterday.