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14 Jun 2018, Health Quality Intelligence
This year’s edition of the Window on the Quality of New Zealand’s Health Care ‘shines the light’ beyond ultimate outcomes to look at where the system is performing less well and where possible system weaknesses may put future performance at risk.
7 Dec 2018, Adverse Events
This is the annual learning from adverse events report for 2017–18, published by the Health Quality & Safety Commission. The report covers adverse events reported by New Zealand's 20 district health boards (DHBs) and other providers.
19 Nov 2012, Adverse Events
This is the Commission's third report setting out the serious and sentinel events that New Zealand's 20 District Health Boards have reported in the previous year, and the sixth report overall.
16 May 2017, Other Topics
The Health Quality & Safety Commission and Health Workforce New Zealand recently commissioned an independent evaluation of the advance care planning programme and training.
1 Mar 2010, Advance Care Planning
A template to help you think about the issues you may have about advance care planning.
31 May 2016, Suicide Mortality Review Committee
Suicide is a major cause of death in New Zealand and the most common cause of death for young people. In 2012, 549 New Zealanders took their own lives with suicide rates being much higher in males.
20 Jun 2017, Family Violence Death Review Committee
1 Oct 2012, Adverse Events
The likelihood and consequences tables are used by district health boards (DHBs) to assist with the classification of incidents by DHB quality and risk managers.
30 Jun 2017, Adverse Events
Examples of the severity assessment codes for advise event reporting.
23 May 2012, Medication Safety
A poster and quick reference card listing abbreviations, symbols and dose designations which should never be used when communicating medicine-related information.
1 Feb 2008, Medication Safety
A poster illustrating some common INNs and BANs that may cause confusion
12 May 2017, Reducing Harm from Falls
22 Feb 2013, Adverse Events
This document provides advice on how to manage the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process for Severity Assessment Code 1 and 2 incidents to assist RCA Teams.
31 Aug 2012, Safe Surgery NZ
This checklist has been adapted from the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
30 Oct 2017, Other Topics
This ‘think piece’ from the Health Quality & Safety Commission signals our intention to tackle health inequities.
10 Sep 2018, Patient Safety Week
This Patient Safety Week poster shows consumers the types of germs that can be carried on your hands, and that the easiest way to prevent the spread of germs is to wash your hands correctly.
23 Aug 2016, Health Quality Intelligence
A guide for general practices about getting started with the primary care patient experience survey.
28 Jun 2016, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee
This report considers perinatal and maternal mortality and morbidity from 1 January to 31 December 2014; perinatal mortality from 2007 to 2014; maternal mortality from 2006 to 2014; and babies with neonatal encephalopathy from 2010 to 2014.