Let's talk: our communities, our health
8 Mar 2018, Partners in Care
A 2-day interactive co-design forum to improve the quality and safety of our health system.
8 Mar 2018, Partners in Care
A 2-day interactive co-design forum to improve the quality and safety of our health system.
22 Nov 2017, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
Lord Victor Adebowale, CBE, Chief Executive of the health and social care organisation Turning Point* will be speaking at a workshop for mental health consumer representatives and service providers. Attendance is free.
14 Nov 2017, Improving Leadership & Capability
The only New Zealand scientific symposium focused specifically on the science of health and disability care improvement by highlighting research and methods.
5 Nov 2017, Patient Safety Week
Patient Safety Week is a commitment to consumers and patients that our health services strive to provide the best and safest care possible, every time.
30 Oct 2017, Medication Safety
Medication safety regional workshops
26 Oct 2017, Patient Deterioration
A free, interactive workshop to explore current practice and identify clinical issues where work is needed
18 Oct 2017
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 28 September – 17 October 2017 is now available online.
17 Oct 2017, Improving Leadership & Capability
A project to help patients in the community understand their ‘leaky legs’ has seen a Wairarapa DHB community health nurse become the latest recipient of the Open for leadership awards.
16 Oct 2017, Reducing Harm from Falls
The Australian & New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry was honoured with the Health Services Research Award at Research Australia’s annual Health and Medical Research Awards held in Melbourne last Thursday, 5 October 2017.
16 Oct 2017, Adverse Events
The Health and Disability Commissioner conference on 13 November 2017 in Wellington is a ‘must attend’ for everyone who delivers health and disability care and champions the rights of consumers to get the best possible care, every time.
15 Oct 2017, Infection Prevention & Control
The Hand Hygiene NZ programme will be facilitating a half-day interactive workshop on building a strong platform for infection prevention
12 Oct 2017, Primary Care
Recently, Sally Nichol from Hutt Union Community Health Services and Sandy Bhawan from Te Awakairangi Health Network spoke at the PMAANZ conference about the experience, learnings and benefits gained from their Whakakotahi quality improvement project.
9 Oct 2017, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
Staff at the Health Quality & Safety Commission are being encouraged to ‘get out and into nature’ for at least an hour this week, to promote their mental health and wellbeing as part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2017.
27 Sep 2017
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 6–27 September 2017 is now available online.
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.
25 Sep 2017, Improving Leadership & Capability
‘The power of one, the power of many: applying social movement thinking to healthcare improvement’
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.
18 Sep 2017, Suicide Mortality Review Committee
The Board of the Health Quality & Safety Commission is seeking five members to join the Suicide Mortality Review Committee.