Resource library

This document has been produced to encourage health care professionals to use surgical prophylaxis more effectively to improve the safety and quality of care that patients receive.

The patient participation guidelines are designed to assist district health board (DHB) hand hygiene coordinators to develop and implement a hand hygiene patient participation programme as one component of their overall multi-modal programme

This document has been produced to encourage health care professionals to clip, not shave, hair prior to surgery to improve the safety and quality of care that patients receive.

The Surgical Site Infection Improvement Programme's frequently asked questions covers general programme queries, questions about data collection, and technical queries. The page is updated on a regular basis to incorporate new questions.

The hand hygiene communication toolkit provides district health board staff with a range of ideas and guidance to promote hand hygiene and to engage health care workers to improve their practice.

The Hand Hygiene New Zealand resource kit for medical professionals has been developed for hospital-based medical professionals to use to educate and drive hand hygiene improvement within their service.

A report from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (commissioned by the Health Quality & Safety Commission).

Instructions for logging in to the Hand Hygiene Australia training site to access the online learning modules.

A practical guide to auditing hand hygiene compliance in New Zealand hospitals.

National periprosthetic joint infection sampling and culture guide