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Issue #18 | news from the Health Quality & Safety Commission

06 Mar 2023

Issue #18 | news from the Health Quality & Safety Commission

Read issue #18 of our newsletter which contains updates, news and events from our work streams and programmes.

Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
Serious traumatic brain injury (sTBI) national collaborative begins second phase of improvement work

01 Mar 2023

Serious traumatic brain injury (sTBI) national collaborative begins second phase of improvement work

The second phase of the sTBI national collaborative launched on Tuesday 21 February 2023 with the first learning session in Wellington. This follows the first phase, which began in October 2022.

Trauma National Clinical Network
Consistent traumatic brain injury screening improves outcomes for patients in Counties Manukau

01 Mar 2023

Consistent traumatic brain injury screening improves outcomes for patients in Counties Manukau

A project team at Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau has improved the accuracy of assessments for patients with possible amnesia following traumatic brain injury.

Trauma National Clinical Network
Major trauma patients in MidCentral receive quicker and more coordinated care thanks to new processes

14 Feb 2023

Major trauma patients in MidCentral receive quicker and more coordinated care thanks to new processes

Patients admitted to Palmerston North Hospital following major trauma are receiving support sooner and have greater involvement in the decision-making around their care.

Trauma National Clinical Network
Updated national adverse events policy released

13 Feb 2023

Updated national adverse events policy released

The updated national adverse events policy was released on 10 February 2023 to health sector providers ahead of implementation effective from 1 July 2023.

Consumer health forum Aotearoa update – February 2023

10 Feb 2023

Consumer health forum Aotearoa update – February 2023

The February 2023 update about the consumer health forum Aotearoa, from the Health Quality & Safety Commission's He Hoa Tiaki | Partners in Care programme, is now available.

Consumer hub Partners in Care
Issue #17 | news from the Health Quality & Safety Commission

10 Feb 2023

Issue #17 | news from the Health Quality & Safety Commission

Read issue #17 of our newsletter which contains updates, news and events from our work streams and programmes.

Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
Three new Mental health and addiction quality improvement programme members

02 Feb 2023

Three new Mental health and addiction quality improvement programme members

The mental health and addiction quality improvement programme recently welcomed three new team members.

Mental health & addiction quality improvement
National adverse events policy 2023 feedback summary

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.

Harm (adverse) events