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This guide is designed to help hospitals put in place a patient deterioration system and find ways to improve.

This document outlines an evaluation of the early implementation of the national paediatric early warning system (PEWS).

This investment case for a quality improvement programme to reduce harm caused by clinical deterioration was prepared for the Health Quality & Safety Commission by Sapere Research group.

This paper provides a ‘snapshot’ of current practice in the recognition and management of the deteriorating adult inpatient in New Zealand. It also includes health sector views on emerging themes from international literature.

This is an evidence summary of three potential interventions relating to the deteriorating adult patient.

This document sets out work by the Health Quality & Safety Commission on the patient deterioration programme. It identifies what our programme aims to achieve over five years and how it will do this. It will be supported by annual programme plans.

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

This factsheet from the Health Quality & Safety Commission's patient deterioration programme provides guidance to clinicians on modifying the New Zealand early warning score trigger for patients receiving supplemental oxygen.