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Te Pū rauemi KOWHEORI-19 COVID-19 resource hub

Support for people working in health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Find information about how you can support yourselves and others, including consumers, teams and colleagues which complements and aligns with Ministry of Health resources.

Kia āta kōwhiri Choosing Wisely

The Choosing Wisely campaign seeks to reduce harm from unnecessary and low-value tests and treatment.

'The quality and safety marker (QSM) for hand hygiene is 80 percent compliance with good hand hygiene practice. The latest QSM results are available here.

Below you will find national hand hygiene reports from 2012 to present. Each report highlights the national hand hygiene performance rate for a specific timeframe and provides a breakdown of hand hygiene performance by DHB. 

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Last updated: 14th April, 2022