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21 Nov 2018
Request for expressions of interest to provide epidemiology services to support two mortality review committees
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is seeking epidemiology services to support the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee and the Suicide Mortality Review Committee.
Mortality Review Committees Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission19 Nov 2018
Innovative Kōrero Mai service co-designed by patients, families and whānau
Better patient experience and outcomes lie at the very heart of an innovative service launched by the Waitemata DHB and supported by the Health Quality & Safety Commission.
Patient deterioration19 Nov 2018
Clarissa’s lived experience of seclusion
Clarissa Chandrahasen has experienced first-hand the trauma and distress of being secluded.
Mental health & addiction quality improvement15 Nov 2018
Local child and youth mortality review members meet in Nelson
The Health Quality & Safety Commission recently facilitated a successful workshop for members of local child and youth mortality review panels. The workshop took place in Nelson on 6–7 November 2018.
Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee12 Nov 2018
Use antibiotics responsibly, urge health organisations
With very few new antibiotics having been developed in recent years, health agencies say their responsible use is absolutely critical to people’s health.
Infection prevention and control08 Nov 2018
Māori and Pacific peoples more likely to suffer from gout, less likely to be treated
Māori and Pacific peoples are less likely to receive appropriate treatment for gout, despite being significantly more likely to be affected by the disease than other ethnicities.
Health Quality Intelligence08 Nov 2018
Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 91 online now
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 18 October–7 November 2018 is now available online.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission07 Nov 2018
Consumer network creates links with Health Consumer Advisory Service
The Health Consumer Advisory Service presented at the Health Quality & Safety Commission's Partners in Care consumer network meeting last month.
Partners in Care06 Nov 2018
Have your say about health care services / Kei te pīrangi mātau ki te rongo korero i a koe!
This week is patient experience survey week and people are being encouraged to have their say about the health care they receive.
Health Quality Intelligence05 Nov 2018
School kids get the message about antibiotics
Antibiotics are not always the answer. That’s the message from 12-year-old Libby Thompson from Cust School in Rangiora, winner of the 2018 national antibiotic awareness poster competition.
Aotearoa Patient Safety Day