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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.
Mental health & addiction quality improvement Adverse events
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
07 Dec 2018
Adverse events increase reflects improved reporting systems
The latest Learning from adverse events report shows health providers in New Zealand are continuing to develop and improve their systems for reporting, reviewing and learning from adverse events.
Adverse events
24 Nov 2017
Adverse events report signals stronger focus on learning from consumers
The latest Learning from adverse events report recommends putting consumers at the centre when reporting, reviewing and learning from adverse events.
Adverse events
26 Mar 2015
Open Book reports share lessons learned from adverse events
The Health Quality & Safety Commission’s Adverse Events Learning programme is working with providers to share lessons learned following review of adverse events.
Adverse events