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11 Jan 2023
National adverse events policy 2023 feedback summary
A summary of the feedback and responses from public consultation on the revised Healing, learning and improving from harm: national adverse events policy 2023 is now available.
Adverse events
13 Dec 2022
New e-learning resource available – Human Factors | Ngā Āhua Tangata in health care
The Health Quality & Safety Commission (the Commission) today released a new e-learning module on Human Factors | Ngā Āhua Tangata in health care.
Adverse events Resilient health care Restorative practice
10 Aug 2022
Applications open for next Ako tahi hei whakapai ake i te kounga | Improving together: Advisors programme
Applications for 2022/23 are now open for the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s quality improvement education programme Improving together: Advisors, following a successful pilot in 2021/22.
System safety Adverse events Building Leadership & Capability
09 Mar 2022
Toolkit released to help DHBs learn from mental health and addiction sector adverse events
The Health Quality & Safety Commission has released a toolkit for triaging, reviewing and learning from adverse events in mental health and addiction services.
Adverse events Mental health & addiction quality improvement
22 Nov 2021
More providers to follow adverse events policy from February 2022
The range of health providers who have to follow the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s National Adverse Event Reporting Policy is broadening from 28 February 2022, when the new Ngā Paerewa Health and Disability Services Standard comes into effect.
Adverse events
14 Sep 2021
New film focuses on healing and learning from health care harm
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.
Restorative practice Adverse events
27 May 2021
Adverse events reports for quarters 1, 2 and 3 of 2020/21 released
Each year the Health Quality & Safety Commission collects information about adverse events that occur in hospitals and other health care providers and reports on the findings. This is the data for quarter one, two and three of 2020/2021.
Adverse events
16 Dec 2020
Adverse events learning programme now delivered online
The COVID-19 pandemic challenged us to think about how we deliver learning programmes to make them more accessible. The adverse events learning review workshop is now delivered online.
Adverse events
10 Dec 2020
Commission releases annual summary of adverse events data from 2019/20
The annual summary of adverse events data from 2019/20 has been released by the Health Quality & Safety Commission.
Adverse events
21 Nov 2019
2018/19 adverse events report released
The annual Learning from adverse events report from the Health Quality & Safety Commission has been released.
Adverse events