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12 Feb 2025
Project leads to brain injuries being proactively identified
Lessons from an initiative aimed at improving identification of brain injury in patients admitted to hospital with major trauma will now be shared across the sector.
Trauma National Clinical Network
02 Dec 2024
New report into impacts of cultural loading on Māori doctors released
Te Tāhū Hauora partnered with Te ORA to investigate the cultural loading experienced by Māori doctors, the results have been published in the new report ‘The Colonial Tax: Cultural Loading of Māori Doctors’.
29 Nov 2024
Te Tāhū Hauora Annual Report 2023/24
Our annual report showcases the breadth of work that Te Tāhū Hauora undertook in the 2023/24 financial year.
22 Nov 2024
Issue #39 | news from Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality and Safety Commission
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
20 Nov 2024
Updated clinical governance framework released
‘Collaborating for quality: a framework for clinical governance | He mahi ngātahi kia kounga: He anga hei whakahaere whare haumanu' sets out a high-level framework for clinical governance in health and disability services in Aotearoa.
Building Leadership & Capability
12 Nov 2024
Abuse in care: statement from Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission Board
The Board of Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality and Safety Commission has welcomed the apology to the victims of abuse in care.
06 Nov 2024
Release of findings from Family Violence Death Review data related to stalking, 2020-2024
In October, the Family Violence Subject Matter Experts (FV SMEs) released a paper summarising findings from death review data relating to stalking.
Family Violence Death Review Committee
04 Nov 2024
New consumer resources about managing stress urinary incontinence
The Surgical Mesh Roundtable expects that new guides about managing stress urinary incontinence will be used by health care professionals when discussing treatment options with patients.
30 Oct 2024
Consumer health forum Aotearoa update – October 2024
The October 2024 update about the consumer health forum Aotearoa, from the Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission Māori health and consumer team.
Consumer hub Partners in Care
22 Oct 2024
New data shows surgery mortality outcomes improving
A new ‘Surgery and risk in Aotearoa New Zealand’ infographic has been released with data updated to December 2023 showing overall surgical mortality rates in New Zealand are not increasing.
Mortality Review Committee Perioperative Mortality Review Committee
14 Oct 2024
Paper highlights significant burden of healthcare-associated infections in public hospitals
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are estimated to have cost the health care system $955 million in 2021 and to have caused more disability than road traffic crashes.
Infection prevention and control
07 Oct 2024
Global Handwashing Day 2024
A reminder about the importance of washing hands with soap and water
Infection prevention and control