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This resource is about whānau, community and services working together to ensure children with disabilities get a good start in life.

Alwena was diagnosed with stage 4 peritoneal cancer. In this video, her husband Jim (a health care professional) shares the story of Alwena's diagnosis and their whānau's experience within the health system.

The Health Quality & Safety Commission’s Partners in Care team held an all-of-Commission consumer forum in May 2019.

On 22 May 2019, the Health Quality & Safety Commission's Partners-in-Care programme held an all-of-Commission consumer forum.

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.

Terms of reference for the Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission's partners in care consumer network.

The 2015–16 co-design programme was delivered in two DHBs over an eight-month period from October 2015 to May 2016. The evaluation report, interviews and case studies from the programme are now available.

A guide to developing a framework for collecting information from consumers to improve the quality of health and disability services.

Lana Bartlett describes her family's experiences communicating with health care staff during her father's stay in hospital.

Ron Paterson is a former Health and Disability Commissioner. Ron and his family had an experience of great care when Ron's father, Ian, was taken to Middlemore Hospital after a major heart attack.