News

30 Sep 2022

Project improves access to community rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury

Consumers with traumatic brain injury are seeing improved wait times for rehabilitation in the community, thanks to a recently completed quality improvement project.

National Trauma Network

28 Sep 2022

Nominations invited for new patient experience survey topics

The Commission invites you to help us identify and prioritise new topics for the national patient experience survey programme.

Patient experience

13 Sep 2022

New report highlights variation in the management and treatment of sepsis

A new report released today by the Health Quality & Safety Commission highlights variation in the way sepsis is managed and monitored in New Zealand.

Infection prevention and control

12 Sep 2022

Issue #11 | news from the Health Quality & Safety Commission

Read issue #11 of our newsletter which contains updates, news and events from our work streams and programmes.

Health Quality & Safety Commission

06 Sep 2022

Infection prevention and control news | September 2022

Read the latest news, events and projects from our infection prevention and control programme.

Infection prevention and control

02 Sep 2022

Medicines at transitions of care the focus of Te Rā Haumaru Tūroro o Aotearoa | Aotearoa Patient Safety Day 2022

The Health Quality & Safety Commission will join health care providers in celebrating Te Rā Haumaru Tūroro o Aotearoa | Aotearoa Patient Safety Day 2022 on Thursday 17 November.

Aotearoa Patient Safety Day

29 Aug 2022

No ordinary goodbye

When Cheryl Shearer’s husband Ian was diagnosed with a terminal illness, she knew exactly what he wanted thanks to advance care planning.

ACP info for consumers Advance care planning

25 Aug 2022

Two crucial pillars of the consumer and whānau voice framework launched at Parliament

The code of expectations for health entities’ engagement with consumers and whānau and the consumer health forum Aotearoa have both been launched at Parliament by Health Minister Hon Andrew Little.

Partners in Care Consumer hub

22 Aug 2022

Code of expectations launched at parliament

Under the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022, the Health Quality & Safety Commission has developed a code of expectations for consumer and whānau engagement in the health sector. T

Partners in Care Consumer hub

19 Aug 2022

Issue #10 | news from the Health Quality & Safety Commission

Read issue #10 of our newsletter which contains updates, news and events from our work streams and programmes.

Health Quality & Safety Commission

15 Aug 2022

Study day increases profile of allied health in trauma rehabilitation and care

An interactive allied health trauma rehabilitation study day held recently in Wellington brought together 34 professionals from across the country to collaborate on the future of trauma rehabilitation.