The five-year national patient deterioration programme aims to reduce harm from failures to recognise or respond to acute physical deterioration for all adult inpatients by July 2021.
The national maternity early warning system (MEWS) has also been introduced in 2019 – find out more about MEWS.
The Commission's national patient deterioration survey of clinical staff working in adult inpatient wards is now live here. The poster for the survey can be downloaded here.
24 Oct 2019, Patient Deterioration
The Commission is surveying clinical staff working in adult inpatient wards, including maternity, about their experiences and perceptions of caring for deteriorating patients and using recognition and response systems.
25 Mar 2019, Patient Deterioration
Case study from the three test sites exploring the complexity of communication relating to escalation.
29 Aug 2019, Patient Deterioration
The Health Quality & Safety Commission would like to congratulate Wairarapa, West Coast and Taranaki district health boards (DHBs) on implementing the national maternity early warning system (MEWS) hospital-wide in July and August.
29 Apr 2019, Patient Deterioration
Patients and whānau often say ‘something just doesn’t feel right’ and they are often correct, recognising subtle signs of patient deterioration in hospital, even when vital signs are normal.
2 Apr 2019, Patient Deterioration
A new system is being rolled out to help clinicians quickly respond to deteriorating health in pregnant women in hospital.
22 Feb 2019, Patient Deterioration
Sheila attended the Patient Deterioration: current state and future developments conference in November 2018, which was co-hosted by the Commission and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society. She shares her thoughts in this report.
