Surgical Safety Checklist (Australia & New Zealand)
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.
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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.
12 May 2017, Reducing Harm from Falls
Topic 7 in reducing harm from falls explains how to reduce the risk of falls-related fracture and how improved care can prevent complications that compromise recovery.
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.
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.
4 Jan 2018, Advance Care Planning
The five-year strategy for the Health Quality & Safety Commission's advance care planning programme.
6 Aug 2020, Health Quality Intelligence
This document sets out the methodology and procedures for the adult inpatient experience indicator survey.
23 Jun 2015, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee
Placeholder for PMMRC report 2015
6 Aug 2020, Health Quality Intelligence
A guide for general practices about getting started with the primary care patient experience survey.
26 Jul 2013, Reducing Harm from Falls
The Ask, assess, act pocket card to print and fold.
22 Aug 2016, Reducing Harm from Falls
This report presents an evaluation of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's Reducing Harm from Falls programme.
5 Jan 2016, Partners in Care
Let's PLAN for better care A4 flyer and poster.
10 Oct 2019, Aotearoa Patient Safety Day
This video trailer gives an overview of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's video modules on understanding bias in health care.
21 Jan 2016, Other Topics
This report from KPMG presents the findings of a qualitative study into reducing pressure injuries in New Zealand.
12 May 2017, Reducing Harm from Falls
Topic 10 in reducing harm from falls talks about the part you can play to use the evidence to improve practice and service provision to reduce harm from falls.
29 Aug 2013, Partners in Care
Evaluation report and resources from Malatest International and resources from Workbase Education Trust for the Commission's health literacy medication safety demonstration project.
21 Nov 2013, Adverse Events
This is the fourth report on serious adverse events published by the Health Quality & Safety Commission, and the seventh since national reporting began, covering events reported by New Zealand's 20 district health boards in 2012 –13.
10 Sep 2018, Aotearoa Patient Safety Day
This colouring page is a competition for Patient Safety Week. Download and print this colouring page and colour it in however you like. Photograph or scan your entry and upload it to the Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand Facebook page.
10 Nov 2016, Adverse Events
Report on adverse events reported to the Health Quality & Safety Commission from 1 July 2015–30 June 2016.
5 Aug 2014, Medication Safety
This alert highlights recommended actions to reduce the risk in adults of 118.75mg oral metoprolol being administered when metoprolol 11.875mg is prescribed.
4 Jul 2017, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The Health Quality & Safety Commission's Statement of Intent (for the period 2017–21).