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Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau has long had a process in place to screen for post-traumatic amnesia following suspected traumatic brain injury. However, inaccuracies in the way the assessments were performed increased the risk of missing diagnoses.

After people are admitted to Te Pae Hauora o Ruahine o Tararua MidCentral with major trauma, their experience of inpatient acute rehabilitation services varied significantly in terms of quality and consistency.

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

A case study from Te Whatu Ora Te Tai Tokerau about introducing an ACC early cover process to enable ACC to allocate a case manager earlier, following traumatic brain injury.

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.

This year’s A window on quality explores the secondary impacts of our response on selected aspects of the functioning of our health system so we can learn from that experience and shape resilient system responses in the future.

The national maternity early warning system (MEWS) short-stay maternity vital signs chart (MVSC) supports the recognition of and response to deteriorating women in short-stay/assessment areas, such as women’s assessment units...

In this video, Dr Matthew Drake (clinical lead obstetric anaesthesia) presents a virtual grand round about the New Zealand national maternity early warning system (MEWS).