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This report presents an evaluation of the Health Quality & Safety Commission-led safe use of opioids national collaborative.

This poster 'Reducing opioid-related harm and building quality improvement capability in New Zealand: a national formative collaborative' was presented at the IHI's 28th annual national forum on quality improvement in health care.

Consumer flyer: help with your medicines is available – ask your pharmacist for advice.

This toolkit is designed to help health care staff undertake quality improvement, specifically those working in aged residential care (ARC).

This article from Best Practice Journal (July 2014) 'How did we get here and how do we fix it' focuses on the increase in prescribing of oxycodone.

This leaflet from Pharmac provides practical tips for giving medicine to babies, toddlers and young children.

This leaflet from Pharmac explains why brand names, appearance and packaging of your medicines may have changed.

Authors from the University of Toronto take a closer look at the key questions of medicine reconciliation in this Healthcare Quarterly article

This alert was developed in response to a request by the Health and Disability Commissioner following a case where the dose of medicine for a baby was calculated using a weight recorded as being kilograms when it was actually pounds and ounces.

Information and guidance for clinicians to increase cultural awareness, sensitivity, knowledge and skills when working with Asian patients and their families.