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Safe Surgery NZ aims to make surgery safer by improving teamwork and communication in the operating theatre. The 2017 Surgical Safety Culture Survey demonstrates an improvement in the attitudes and perceptions of surgical team members across New Zeal

Surgical safety checklist posters (sign in, time out, sign out) from Southern Cross Hospitals.

This case study details the work at Northland District Health Board to successfully introduce surgical safety interventions into their operating theatres.

Recording of the 'Beyond the tickbox' webinar with Dr William Berry, held on Friday 11 July 2014.

Presentation from Perioperative Harm Advisory Group clinical lead Mr Ian Civil – What is perioperative harm and how can we reduce it?

Brochure for patients to explain the various elements of the surgical safety checklist.

Report from Litmus on attitudes towards the Surgical Safety Checklist and its use in New Zealand operating theatres.

Some questions were raised at the webinar to launch the video but there was not enough time to answer them all. We have now provided responses to those questions.

This is the annual learning from adverse events report for 2017–18, published by the Health Quality & Safety Commission. The report covers adverse events reported by New Zealand's 20 district health boards (DHBs) and other providers.

This is the annual adverse events report published by the Health Quality & Safety Commission. The report covers adverse events reported by New Zealand's 20 district health boards (DHBs) and other providers.