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This report describes the approach to and findings of Aotearoa New Zealand’s first national point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections. This information will help us identify targets for quality improvement.

The orthopaedic monitoring tool (VLAD report) is a tool to track orthopaedic surgical site infections (SSI) in your DHB. It is updated quarterly.

This presentation was developed as a training tool for infection prevention and control professionals in public hospitals who collect HA-SAB source data and submit to the Commission.

This document outlines the process for undertaking ‘light surveillance’ for the orthopaedic SSIIP. It supplements the Orthopaedic surgery implementation manual.

This article describes describe risk factors for surgical site infection (SSI) caused by aerobic Gram-negative organisms after hip and knee arthroplasty in Aotearoa New Zealand.

This document has been developed as a guide for SSIIP champions to review and correct SSIIP data in National Monitor (the data entry platform for the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s surveillance).

This report summarises results from two years of this surveillance across all districts of Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand, from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2024.

Morris AJ, Panting AL, Roberts SA, Shuker C, Merry A
New Zealand Medical Journal

Ma N, Cameron A, Tivey D, Grae N, Roberts S, Morris A
ANZ Journal of Surgery

Morris AJ, Roberts SA, Grae N, Hamblin R, Shuker C, Merry AF
New Zealand Medical Journal