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Safe surgery programme
The safe surgery programme aims to improve teamwork and communication in the operating room by leveraging the WHO surgical safety checklist as a teamwork and communication tool.
- Improving surgical teamwork and communication: A guide to preparing and implementing
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Health Quality & Safety Commission | Surgical safety culture survey report 2019
The 2019 surgical safety culture survey was undertaken by Mobius Research and Strategy, to assist in evaluation of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's Safe Surgery NZ programme. This report presents the results of the 2019 survey.
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Surgical briefings are an efficient way to start the day
Briefings take just five minutes and have a significant and positive impact on patient safety by improving communication and teamwork, reducing delays and identifying potential risks prior to surgery.
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Video: Surveying surgical site infections
The video below outlines the Surgical Site Infection Improvement Programme's approach to surveillance.
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SSI webinar 2: Surveillance
This presentation from webinar 2: surveillance is a fantastic opportunity to learn from two SSI experts about the national SSI programme that all 20 district health boards have signed up to, and how it can help to prevent SSIs.
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Safe Surgery NZ teamwork & communication video 7: Interview 2
Video 7 in the teamwork and communication roll-out
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Aotearoa New Zealand Tall Man lettering list (October 2023)
The Aotearoa New Zealand Tall Man lettering list (updated October 2023) includes look-alike, sound-alike medicine names that have been predicted to pose the greatest risk to patient safety.
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Surgical site infection patient story: Ian Collis
This is the story of Ian Collis who contracted a surgical site infection after undergoing heart surgery.
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Surgical briefing poster
A five-minute team briefing before starting the day’s surgical list reduces patient harm. This poster outlines the steps required for a start-of-list briefing.