Resource library Whare rauemi

Jenny Fenwick shares her experience of seclusion in Aotearoa New Zealand as part of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's Pono consumer stories project.

This document features the experiences of six health professionals who have successfully reduced the use of seclusion in their district health board's mental health and addiction services.

This report summarises the outcomes of a scoping project exploring the possibility of gathering and sharing ‘nuggets of gold’ – that is, stories from those with lived experience of suicide attempt.

The Health Quality & Safety Commission’s aged residential care (ARC) programme is pleased to share a collection of personal stories about what’s important to people and their families/whānau when entering ARC in Aotearoa New Zealand.

The resource Do you really see me or just my disability? was developed by Bay of Plenty DHB quality and patient safety coordinator Cheryl Shearer and tells the stories of seven people living with disabilities.

Information document for DHBs about the breakthrough series collaborative on safe use of opioids in hospitals.

This series of guidelines will equip journalists, families and whānau for reporting on and talking about suicide in Aotearoa.

This document provides evidence for the use of checklists, briefings and debriefings, providing an overview of research and studies undertaken in various hospitals.

In our ongoing Window series, this report focuses on Māori health equity, but also draws on thinking and ideas from both the broader fields of health equity and Māori health advancement throughout.