Resource library

Posters showing your '5 moments for hand hygiene', available with either a female or male character shown.

This recording of webinar 5: consumer engagement, is a great opportunity to hear consumers and clinicians discuss the merits of and practical tips on how to support consumer engagement in reducing the risk of SSI.

Presentations from the Surgical Site Infection Improvement Programme champions meetings are available to download on this page.

This report summarises results from the first 12 months of continuous ongoing surveillance of healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia, across all districts of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

On 15 November 2023, Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission held a webinar about preventing and managing skin problems in the residential care setting. TCopies of the two main presentations can be downloaded from this page.

Poster showing the correct steps to take when using alcohol-based hand rub to clean your hands, available in Arabic, English, Hindi, Samoan, Simplified Chinese, te reo Māori, Tongan and Traditional Chinese.

This article presents the findings from the first national point prevalence survey of all district hospitals, undertaken by the Health Quality & Safety Commission in 2021.

Seven videos discuss different techniques to tackling hand hygiene problems and other challenging issues.

Beth shares her personal story of developing a healthcare-associated infection caused by a medical device to highlight the impact these infections can have on patients and their whānau.

Mary (not her real name) shares a close call with a healthcare-associated infection.