Search results
31 Jan 2019
Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 94 online now
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 20 December 2018–31 January 2019 is now available online.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission16 Jan 2019
Think twice about that medical test or treatment this summer
Summer in New Zealand is about days at the beach, the sound of cicadas and the smell of melting tar. But for some people it can also be synonymous with having skin rashes and sore knees and backs from gardening or backyard cricket; not to mention ten
Choosing Wisely Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission10 Jan 2019
Medical Council statement supports Choosing Wisely
The Medical Council of New Zealand’s revised statement about the use of resources strongly supports the Choosing Wisely ethos.
Choosing Wisely Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission21 Dec 2018
Survey finds nearly 70 percent of clinicians concerned about unnecessary medical interventions
A survey of around 800 doctors and nurses has found that nearly 70 percent consider the provision of unnecessary tests, procedures or treatments an issue for New Zealand health care.
Choosing Wisely Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission20 Dec 2018
Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 93 online now
A survey of over 2500 people working in mental health and addiction services has found that, while many feel tāngata whaiora (consumers in these services) are treated with respect, there are challenges in several areas.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission18 Dec 2018
'Overdiagnosing and unnecessary procedures harming the healthy'
The first New Zealander elected to lead the peak body for emergency medicine in New Zealand and Australia says there are a lot of things being done in medical practice that are not supported by evidence and are not free from harm.
Choosing Wisely Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission27 Nov 2018
Choosing Wisely 2019 forum date announced
The Choosing Wisely forum Continuing the Conversation will be held at Te Wharewaka in Wellington on Friday 10 May, 2019.
Choosing Wisely Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission21 Nov 2018
Request for expressions of interest to provide epidemiology services to support two mortality review committees
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is seeking epidemiology services to support the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee and the Suicide Mortality Review Committee.
Mortality Review Committees Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission08 Nov 2018
Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 91 online now
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 18 October–7 November 2018 is now available online.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission18 Oct 2018
Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 90 online now
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 27 September–17 October 2018 is now available online.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission27 Sep 2018
Novel assessment of frailty with ARIA may enable better care and treatment choices
The lack of a systematic way to assess frailty in older people – and therefore to treat them appropriately – prompted Hawke’s Bay geriatrician Dr Tim Frendin and colleagues to develop the Assessment of Robustness in Ageing (ARIA) tool.
Choosing Wisely Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission