Consumer health forum Aotearoa - inaugural hui
2 Nov 2021, Partners in Care
We are delighted to announce the first consumer health forum Aotearoa hui will be held on the 24 November 2021 via Zoom.
2 Nov 2021, Partners in Care
We are delighted to announce the first consumer health forum Aotearoa hui will be held on the 24 November 2021 via Zoom.
28 Oct 2021, Infection Prevention & Control
To mark the recent International Infection Prevention Week, our infection prevention and control team published a blog celebrating the work of our infection prevention and control workforce.
22 Oct 2021, Health Quality & Safety Commission
A skilled and experienced group of people have been appointed as the expert advisory group (EAG) to the review of the national mortality review function.
8 Oct 2021, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 17 September to 7 October
4 Oct 2021, Other Topics
A new video for clinicians, highlighting the importance of Choosing Wisely, has been released by the Health Quality & Safety Commission.
30 Sep 2021, Partners in Care
The Commission has launched the consumer health forum Aotearoa to support the health system to tap into the diverse consumer voices to inform the set up of our future health system.
22 Sep 2021, Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee
These are the findings of the Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee (the CYMRC) in it 15th data report released today, which analyses the deaths of children and young people aged between 28 days and 24 years from 2015 and 2019.
17 Sep 2021, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 27 August to 26 August
16 Sep 2021, Partners in Care
The Commission’s Partners in Care programme is starting a joint work programme which will strengthen the consumer and whānau voice in our future health system.
16 Sep 2021, Building Leadership & Capability
Improving together: Introduction is a free e-learning programme introducing quality improvement in Aotearoa New Zealand and has recently been updated and relaunched by the Health Quality & Safety Commission.
15 Sep 2021, Patient Deterioration
A five-year patient deterioration programme funded by the Health Quality & Safety Commission has prevented a number of avoidable harms.
14 Sep 2021, Adverse Events
A new film, Pou hihiri, Pou o te aroha | Healing and learning from harm, features consumers, clinicians and researchers talking about the benefits of following a restorative approach after a harmful event occurs in health care.
10 Sep 2021
This two-day multi-disciplinary meeting will officially launch the Quality Statements to Guide Melanoma Diagnosis and Care in New Zealand.
8 Sep 2021, Health Quality & Safety Commission
Join us online on 8–10 September to kickstart or advance your learning of quality improvement methodologies. The conference will showcase the most innovative improvement and patient safety initiatives from Australasia and beyond.
3 Sep 2021, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee
This is an update from the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee (the PMMRC) about the first principles review of the national mortality review function, the next PMMRC report and other PMMRC-related matters.
27 Aug 2021
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 5 August to 26 August
23 Aug 2021, ACP information for clinicians
Advance Care Planning International is hosting this inaugural online event, aimed at engaging people from around the world with conversations about advance care planning (ACP), activating communities, embracing conversations and preparing for crises.
12 Aug 2021, ACP information for consumers
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is proud to launch Whenua ki te whenua: A taonga for your whānau, a new advance care planning guide designed using kaupapa Māori processes.
12 Aug 2021, Safe Surgery NZ
The Health Quality & Safety Commission-led Safe Surgery NZ programme, which has greatly improved the way surgical operations are performed in Aotearoa New Zealand, finished in July 2021. This article looks at the achievements of the programme.