29 Apr 2020, Reducing Harm from Falls
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is helping bring an exercise programme for older people to TV screens around New Zealand as part of a new collaboration with TVNZ and partners across the health sector.
18 Nov 2018, Reducing Harm from Falls
The 8th biennial Australian and New Zealand falls prevention conference is being held on 18–20 November 2018 in Hobart, Tasmania.
30 Aug 2018, Reducing Harm from Falls
Authors of the newly released 2018 annual report of the Australian and New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry (ANZHFR) are calling for hospitals to make osteoporosis plans a priority for patients leaving hospital after a hip fracture.
9 Apr 2018, Reducing Harm from Falls
New data from the Health Quality & Safety Commission show the number of people falling in hospital and breaking their hip continues to reduce. Between September 2014 and the end of September 2017, there have been 107 fewer in-hospital falls resulting...
3 Apr 2018, Reducing Harm from Falls
Live Stronger for Longer is the theme of this year’s ‘April Falls’ campaign. The annual campaign raises awareness of the harm caused by falls, and what can be done to prevent them.
3 Apr 2018, Reducing Harm from Falls
Live Stronger for Longer is the theme of this year’s ‘April Falls’ campaign. The annual campaign raises awareness of the harm caused by falls, and what can be done to prevent them.
16 Oct 2017, Reducing Harm from Falls
The Australian & New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry was honoured with the Health Services Research Award at Research Australia’s annual Health and Medical Research Awards held in Melbourne last Thursday, 5 October 2017.
13 Sep 2017, Reducing Harm from Falls
Three nations come together to share evidence-based knowledge, translate that knowledge into practice and share learnings.
29 Aug 2017, Reducing Harm from Falls
The 10 Topics in reducing harm from falls are learning activities for people who want to know more about how to prevent falls and reduce harm from falls in older people.
26 Jul 2017, Reducing Harm from Falls
A new website for older New Zealanders has been released, with a focus on reducing the incidence and severity of falls and fractures. The new livestronger.org.nz site is an easy to navigate site designed by older people for older people.
5 Jul 2017, Reducing Harm from Falls
A leading Australian falls prevention expert says health professionals need to continue to work hard to ensure falls do not drop off their radar
12 May 2017, Reducing Harm from Falls
Thank you so much to all of you that entered into the April Falls 2017 photo competition. It looks like many DHBs got behind the campaign with some fabulous displays, learning activities and a lot of fun and meaningful exchange of ideas.
12 May 2017, Reducing Harm from Falls
The Reducing Harm from Falls programme has released an overview of its journey over the last five years from April 2013 to April 2017.
3 Apr 2017, Reducing Harm from Falls
An update on April Falls, a national initiative to promote falls reduction in health care settings.
3 Apr 2017, Reducing Harm from Falls
FallsStop is a free seminar about reducing falls in the hospital setting, designed for hospital falls champions, nursing management, and physiotherapy, gerontology and aged care representatives.
2 Mar 2017, Reducing Harm from Falls
Health care providers taking part in April Falls 2017 are again encouraged to send us photos of their local displays and activities, with all entries going in the draw to win a morning tea to the value of $100.
2 Dec 2016, Reducing Harm from Falls
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is celebrating the success of New Zealand public hospitals in reducing the number of in-hospital falls that result in a broken hip. New Zealand appears to be the first country to achieve this on a national scale.
24 Nov 2016, Reducing Harm from Falls
The New Zealand Medical Journal recently published the first peer-reviewed paper on a New Zealand-based fracture liaison service.
24 Nov 2016, Reducing Harm from Falls
The Health Quality & Safety Commission will have results of its reducing harm from falls programme published in the New Zealand Medical Journal on 2 December 2016.
13 Oct 2016, Reducing Harm from Falls
The Health Quality & Safety Commission supports the International Osteoporosis Foundation’s World Osteoporosis Day on 20 October 2016, as part of its ongoing commitment to an integrated approach to falls and fracture management in New Zealand.