Resource library Whare rauemi

Lana Bartlett describes her family's experiences communicating with health care staff during her father's stay in hospital.

Ron Paterson is a former Health and Disability Commissioner. Ron and his family had an experience of great care when Ron's father, Ian, was taken to Middlemore Hospital after a major heart attack.

This toolkit, produced by Iowa Health, the Picker Institute, Des Moines University and Health Literacy Iowa, is to help all health care providers learn to use teach-back—every time it is indicated—to support patients and families throughout the...

Evaluation report and resources from Malatest International and resources from Workbase Education Trust for the Commission's health literacy medication safety demonstration project.

Resources to support the World Health Organization's 2020 World Hand Hygiene Day including posters, social media graphics and email signatures

National hand hygiene compliance report for the period of 1 November 2020 to 28 February 2021.

This short video explains what you and your family and whānau can do to prevent an infection developing in your wound when you have surgery.

A summary of the responses to two surveys relating to infection prevention and control during the COVID-19 pandemic response. The surveys were conducted by the Health Quality & Safety Commission in July−August 2020.

National hand hygiene compliance report for the period of 1 July to 31 October 2020.

This paper by Dr Arthur Morris, Dr Sally Roberts, Nikki Grae and Dr Chris Frampton highlights increased rates of infection following hip and knee arthroplasty when cefazolin is underdosed.