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Safe Surgery NZ

Safe Surgery was a national programme led by the Commission and focused on making surgery safer for patients by working to improve teamwork and communication in the operating theatre.

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  • Successful Safe Surgery NZ programme finishes
    Safe Surgery NZ

    12 Aug 2021

    The Health Quality & Safety Commission-led Safe Surgery NZ programme, which has greatly improved the way surgical operations are performed in Aotearoa New Zealand, finished in July 2021. This article looks at the achievements of the programme.

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Surgical checklist video: sign in

This video outlines step one of the World Health Organization's surgical safety checklist – sign in.

Surgical checklist video: time out

This video outlines step two of the World Health Organization's surgical safety checklist – time out.

Surgical checklist video: sign out

This video outlines step three of the World Health Organization's surgical safety checklist – sign out.

Safe Surgery NZ teamwork & communication video 4: Briefing

Video 4 in the teamwork and communication roll-out.

Safe Surgery NZ teamwork & communication video 5: Debriefing

Video 5 in the teamwork and communication roll-out.

Safe Surgery NZ teamwork & communication video 6: Interview 1

Video 6 in the teamwork and communication roll-out.

Safe Surgery NZ teamwork & communication video 7: Interview 2

Video 7 in the teamwork and communication roll-out

Safe Surgery NZ teamwork & communication video 8: Interview 3

Video 8 in the teamwork and communication roll-out.

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