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Tools developed by Waitematā DHB to encourage the safer prescribing and the best practice use of oxygen therapy, to reduce harm to patients.

This policy 'adult vital sign and early warning score measurement, recording and escalation', is provided as an example only and will need to be adapted to reflect expectations for local practice and processes.

This template forms part of the patient deterioration preparation and implementation guide, and will assist teams with the development of a project charter.

This A6 sticker can be used to notify activation of the early warning score pathway.

New Zealand early warning score and national vital sign chart audit form.

This A6 sticker can be used to identify patients who have had a rapid response activation.

This template forms apart of the patient deterioration preparation and implementation guide.

Between October 2017 and June 2018, the Commission worked with six early implementation sites to make improvements to their systems through testing the national vital signs chart, New Zealand early warning score and other tools and guidance.

Rasik is the main carer for his sister. He shares the story of supporting her through a first hospital admission for surgery, and through many subsequent admissions over the following five years.

The Commission has developed a new co-design resource: a factsheet for hospitals to give to consumers who are considering joining the Kōrero mai/Talk to me co-design team. This was originally published in June 2017 and was updated in October 2020.