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This report presents results for the period 1 November to 28 February 2023 including national hand hygiene compliance for 19 health districts and 23 private surgical hospitals (PSHs).

Jane (not her real name) shares her personal story of developing a healthcare-associated infection to highlight the impact of these on patients and their whānau.

Mary (not her real name) shares a close call with a healthcare-associated infection.

Beth shares her personal story of developing a healthcare-associated infection caused by a medical device to highlight the impact these infections can have on patients and their whānau.

This report summarises results from the first 12 months of continuous ongoing surveillance of healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia, across all districts of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

This article presents the findings from the first national point prevalence survey of all district hospitals, undertaken by the Health Quality & Safety Commission in 2021.

This poster summarises the first twelve months of national reporting for the light orthopaedic surgical site infection improvement programme.

This document summarises the findings of a survey conducted between June and August 2022 as part of a wider review of the Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission Hand Hygiene New Zealand programme.

Presentations from the Surgical Site Infection Improvement Programme champions meetings are available to download on this page.

The following points summarise the information Dr Arthur Morris provided during his webinar presentation on 7 December 2021 and include the rationale for collecting specific data.