Resource library Whare rauemi

The hand hygiene communication toolkit provides district health board staff with a range of ideas and guidance to promote hand hygiene and to engage health care workers to improve their practice.

The patient participation guidelines are designed to assist district health board (DHB) hand hygiene coordinators to develop and implement a hand hygiene patient participation programme as one component of their overall multi-modal programme

A pamphlet on hand hygiene

This year’s A window on quality 2021 explores the secondary impacts of our response on selected aspects of the functioning of our health system so we can learn from that experience and shape resilient system responses in the future.

Alwena was diagnosed with stage 4 peritoneal cancer. In this video, her husband Jim (a health care professional) shares the story of Alwena's diagnosis and their whānau's experience within the health system.

This resource aims to support primary care providers, alliances and primary health organisations (PHOs) to progress consumer engagement in primary care. It offers context, tools and examples for primary care providers, alliances and PHOs to consider.

Tracey shares her experiences of living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a group of disorders that affect connective tissue, and how it has impacted her life.

Petala was anxious when she found out she was pregnant. She wanted a Pacific Island midwife as she says coming from a Samoan family she thrives on community. Petala talks about the need for education around pregnancy and sex in the Pacific community.