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Susanne Cummings is a senior peer support worker at Vaka Tautua. She explains what it was like working in a co-design project with Te Ara Pae Trust.

Penina has been a lead maternity care midwife for over 20 years. She says when a Pacific person comes to her, they expect she will understand how to best care for them without them having to spell it out.

A case study from Te Whatu Ora Taranaki, who identified that many people were not receiving the required discharge information or referrals for follow-up when they were discharged from hospital following a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

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This document outlines the process for undertaking ‘light surveillance’ for the orthopaedic SSIIP. It supplements the Orthopaedic surgery implementation manual.

Helen McKernan talks about her mother’s death, following a hospital medication error. Helen's mother was given the wrong medication for four days because of a chart mix up and inadequate checking.

Matthew was 16 years old when he developed appendicitis. His mum, Heather, took him to the local emergency department and he had surgery that night to remove his appendix.

This video talks about the importance of speaking up for patient safety – being vocal is necessary because many times, patients can't speak for themselves.