ALERT: Metoprolol
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.
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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.
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.
17 Oct 2012, Other Topics
A new section on the national medication chart has been designed with the help of the New Zealand VTE prevention steering group.
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 Sep 2016, Safe Surgery NZ
This document provides evidence for the use of checklists, briefings and debriefings, providing an overview of research and studies undertaken in various hospitals.
25 Mar 2020, talkingCOVID
These shared goals of care forms are available to all hospitals wanting to use them.
6 Aug 2020, Health Quality Intelligence
A guide for general practices about getting started with the primary care patient experience survey.
9 Jan 2019, Medication Safety
Consumer poster available in English and te reo Māori to help patients, caregivers, families and whānau talk about medication with their health care providers.
28 Jun 2019, Infection Prevention & Control
A practical guide to auditing hand hygiene compliance in New Zealand hospitals.
25 Mar 2020, talkingCOVID
This guide was developed to support clinicians to have conversations with patients about their COVID-19 diagnosis and what that might mean for them.
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.
27 Oct 2016, Infection Prevention & Control
An article from Dr Sally Roberts about the impact of the Hand Hygiene New Zealand programme on hand hygiene practices in hospitals, was published in the New Zealand Medical Journal.
27 Mar 2017, Suicide Mortality Review Committee
This cost benefit analysis was undertaken to assess the benefits of investment in ongoing suicide mortality review as a tool for reducing suicide rates.
11 Oct 2016, Pressure Injury Prevention
This report from the Health Quality & Safety Commission outlines a potential national approach to the measurement and reporting of pressure injuries.
19 Feb 2019, ACP information for consumers
Videos and posters of Keri Kaa, who has shared her personal story for the advance care planning campaign Kia kōrero | Let's talk.
16 Jul 2012, Medication Safety
A medication safety pamphlet for patients.
17 Apr 2015, Family Violence Death Review Committee
This article discusses the findings of a study into the language used by agencies and services who connect with victims of family violence.
7 Oct 2021, Partners in Care
The Commission is developing a code of expectations (the code) which will set how health and disability service providers and organisations will involve and work effectively in partnership with consumers and whānau.
16 Jun 2017, Perioperative Mortality Review Committee
In this sixth report, the Perioperative Mortality Review Committee has examined perioperative mortality in New Zealand during 2010–2014 for two new areas of interest.