Publications & Resources

How to keep your home bubble safe

24 Apr 2020, Other Topics

Guidance on keeping you and your whānau and family safe when you have finished work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Independent assurance review for the National Bowel Screening Programme

8 Aug 2018, Other Topics

This is the final report from the independent assurance review for the National Bowel Screening Programme.

Quality improvement: no quality without equity?

30 Oct 2017, Other Topics

This ‘think piece’ from the Health Quality & Safety Commission signals our intention to tackle health inequities.

Evaluation of the Advance Care Planning Programme

16 May 2017, Other Topics

The Health Quality & Safety Commission and Health Workforce New Zealand recently commissioned an independent evaluation of the advance care planning programme and training.

Accessing the trigger tool shared workspace

5 Oct 2016, Other Topics

Instructions for accessing the Health Quality & Safety Commission's trigger tool shared workspace.

The deteriorating adult patient: Current practice and emerging themes

30 Jun 2016, Other Topics

This paper provides a ‘snapshot’ of current practice in the recognition and management of the deteriorating adult inpatient in New Zealand.

The deteriorating adult patient: evidence summary

30 Jun 2016, Other Topics

This is an evidence summary of three potential interventions relating to the deteriorating adult patient.

Presentations from the special one-day workshop with Jeanne M. Huddleston

15 Apr 2016, Other Topics

Presentations from the special one-day workshop with Jeanne M. Huddleston on 'Improving reliability of systems to detect and rescue deteriorating patients'.

Staging and grading chart: How to classify and document pressure injuries

21 Jan 2016, Other Topics

This pressure injury classification system provides a consistent and accurate means by which the severity of a pressure injury can be communicated and documented.