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The prevalence of healthcare-associated infections in New Zealand public hospitals 2021This article presents the findings from the first national point prevalence survey of all district hospitals, undertaken by the Health Quality & Safety Commission in 2021.
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Frontline Ownership workshop with Dr Michael Gardam (videos)Seven videos discuss different techniques to tackling hand hygiene problems and other challenging issues.
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Beth’s story – the dangers with invasive medical devicesBeth 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.
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Mary’s story – when things go wrong after dischargeMary (not her real name) shares a close call with a healthcare-associated infection.
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Jane’s story – the unseen impact of developing an infection after surgeryJane (not her real name) shares her personal story of developing a healthcare-associated infection to highlight the impact of these on patients and their whānau.
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National hand hygiene compliance report: 1 March to 30 June 2023This report presents results for the period 1 November to 28 February 2023 including national hand hygiene compliance for 19 health districts and 23 private surgical hospitals (PSHs).
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Hand hygiene video from Waitemata DHBWaitemata District Health Board (DHB) hand hygiene educational video improving the focus of hand hygiene with doctors.
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Presentations from the HHNZ hand hygiene workshopPresentations from the Health Quality & Safety Commission and Hand Hygiene New Zealand's half-day workshop on hand hygiene, held in Auckland on 15 October 2017.
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Hand Hygiene information for childrenInformation from organisations including the Ministry of Health, on hand hygiene practices for staff and children in schools.
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Surgical site infection (SSI) investigation toolTool for health providers to support review of adverse events involving surgical site infections.