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Kia āta kōwhiri Choosing Wisely

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

Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission is pleased to announce the theme of Aotearoa Patient Safety Day | Te Rā Haumaru Tūroro o Aotearoa 2023: ‘Engaging patients for patient safety’ with the tagline ‘Elevate the voice of patients’. This aligns with the international theme from the World Health Organization’s Global Patient Safety Day.

The theme is relevant across the health care sector, including for primary and secondary health care providers, midwives, community health care providers and allied health care workers.

Our focus is on increasing awareness and understanding of the code of expectations for health entities’ engagement with consumers and whānau.

We invite health care providers across Aotearoa New Zealand to join us to celebrate this important mahi on Friday 17 November 2023.

Resources to promote the day will include:

  • physical resources: pens
  • digital resources: a video to promote the code, news items, social media graphics and suggested posts, screensavers, email signature headers for districts and other providers to use.

We have pens available to order free of charge. Orders are open now and close at midday on Monday 25 September. Place your order here: https://forms.gle/LpsZNimuXf85U81h7.

Contact us

Thank you for your interest in Aotearoa Patient Safety Day 2023. If you have any questions about the 2023 campaign, contact us at communications@hqsc.govt.nz.

Last updated: 31st May, 2023