Quality improvement: no quality without equity?
30 Oct 2017, Other Topics
This ‘think piece’ from the Health Quality & Safety Commission signals our intention to tackle health inequities.
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30 Oct 2017, Other Topics
This ‘think piece’ from the Health Quality & Safety Commission signals our intention to tackle health inequities.
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.
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.
13 Oct 2020, Health Quality Intelligence
This document sets out the methodology and procedures for the adult hospital inpatient experience survey (August 2020 update).
4 Jan 2018, Advance Care Planning
The five-year strategy for the Health Quality & Safety Commission's advance care planning programme.
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.
23 Jun 2015, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee
Placeholder for PMMRC report 2015
26 Jul 2013, Reducing Harm from Falls
The Ask, assess, act pocket card to print and fold.
6 Aug 2020, Health Quality Intelligence
A guide for general practices about getting started with the primary care patient experience survey.
22 Aug 2016, Reducing Harm from Falls
This report presents an evaluation of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's Reducing Harm from Falls programme.
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.
5 Jan 2016, Partners in Care
Let's PLAN for better care A4 flyer and poster.
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.
1 Mar 2019, Patient Deterioration
This guide helps project leads and teams prepare for and implement a nationally consistent maternity early warning system (MEWS). It sets out the aim of the national MEWS programme, components to implement, available support, and recommended activities.
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.
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.
23 Jul 2012, Adverse Events
The purpose of the London Protocol is to ensure a comprehensive and thoughtful investigation and analysis of a clinical incident.
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.