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Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 131 online now

Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
13 May 2021

Ngā ihirangi | In this issue

Whakapai i te kounga me te haumaru | Quality and safety improvement
  • Establishing a consumer voice within a practice 
  • Major trauma rehabilitation collaborative learning session one focuses on whānau and consumer-centred care
  • Presentation: National patient deterioration programme and shared goals of care
Whakaheke mōrearea | Reducing harm
  • World Hand Hygiene Day: A reminder against complacency
  • Factsheet: Capabilities for recognising and responding to acute deterioration in hospital
  • Presentation: Introduction to human factors and maternity systems
  • Shared goals of care preparation and implementation guide
  • Creating a culture where restrictive practices are a last resort
Pūrongo me te whakamārama | Reporting and commentary
  • Family violence experts in the criminal court: The need to fill the void
Mahi ngātahi me mātou | Work with us
  • Programme coordinator (closes 5pm, Wednesday 26 May 2021)
Ngā hui huhua | Events
  • International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare (Europe) 2021 (9–11 June 2021)
  • Wehe ana i te rekareka | Let’s celebrate our achievement patient deterioration national virtual hui (17 June 2021)
  • AICG Patient Safety and Quality Care Symposium (23 June 2021)
  • Using restorative approaches to heal and learn: Humanising harm (30 June 2021)
  • Advance care planning: Activating communities, embracing conversations and preparing for crises (23–25 August 2021)
  • International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare (Australasia) 2021 (8–10 September 2021)
  • Quality improvement scientific symposium 2021 (17 November 2021)
  • New Zealand Sepsis Conference 2021: Challenges for New Zealand (18 November 2021)
  • Open Forum: Resilient health care – embracing the future (23 November 2021)
  • International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare (Asia) 2021 (25–27 November 2021)

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