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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.
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.
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.
12 Feb 2019, Patient Deterioration
Courtenay Mihinui shares the story of her journey through the health system with her daughter Demar.
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.
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.
4 Jul 2017, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The Health Quality & Safety Commission's Statement of Intent (for the period 2017–21).
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.
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.
17 Jun 2014, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee
This report provides an accurate estimate of the numbers and rates of perinatal and maternal deaths in New Zealand, describes the risk factors for such deaths, and attempts to identify where maternity and neonatal services might be focused.
10 Nov 2016, Adverse Events
Report on adverse events reported to the Health Quality & Safety Commission from 1 July 2015–30 June 2016.
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.
15 Mar 2013, Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee
Report from the Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee on unintentional suffocation, foreign body inhalation and strangulation.
18 Jul 2017, Adverse Events
This report alerts providers to adverse event cases reported to the Commission’s Adverse Events Learning Programme.
26 Mar 2019, Reducing Harm from Falls
Includes systematic reviews, clinical guidelines and toolkits.
17 Oct 2014, Reducing Harm from Falls
Falls analysis template based on a human factors framework.
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.
28 Jun 2019, Infection Prevention & Control
A practical guide to auditing hand hygiene compliance in New Zealand hospitals.
30 May 2017, Partners in Care
Raising the bar on the national patient experience survey responds to the national inpatient experience survey results by investigating the lower scoring areas of the survey and recommending interventions to improve these results.