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Gary's story: a consumer perspective on taking warfarin
This is the story of Gary Edwards, a 60-year-old builder from Waitarere Beach, who ended up on Warfarin after a cardiac event.
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Consumer flyer: Ask your pharmacist for advice about your medicines
Consumer flyer: help with your medicines is available – ask your pharmacist for advice.
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John's story: Managing warfarin safely
Hear John Smith tell his story of how he became seriously ill after taking warfarin and what has changed in the management of his warfarin as a result.
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Medication Safety Factsheet
Reducing medication errors is the focus of a factsheet released today by the Health Quality & Safety Commission.
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Presentations from the 2019 Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners conference
Presentations from Commission representatives and sponsored attendees, at the 2019 Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners conference.
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Speaking up for patient safety
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.
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Actively listening for patient safety
This video talks about the importance of actively listening for patient safety – ensuring all viewpoints are heard and that mistakes are avoided.
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Surgical briefings support practical decision making
Alisa Ili, theatre nurse manager and Dr Andrew Connolly, general surgeon at Counties Manukau Health, share how start-of-list briefings support their decision making.
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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: Surgical safety checklist (full length, 10min 58sec)
A video from the Commission outlining the use of the World Health Organization's surgical safety checklist.