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Annual Report 2014/15 | Pūrongo ā-tau 2014/15

Resource | Published: 30 Jun 2015

The Commission's annual report for the period 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015 is available to download below.

Instructions for reviewing and correcting Surgical Site Infection Improvement Programme (SSIIP) data in National Monitor

Resource | Published: 24 Aug 2022

This document has been developed as a guide for SSIIP champions to review and correct SSIIP data in National Monitor (the data entry platform for the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s surveillance).

Infection prevention and control

Embedding te Tiriti in capability programme design and delivery

Resource | Published: 28 Jul 2022

Commission staff members Jane Cullen and Dr Te Raina Gunn presented at GP22 on embedding te Tiriti in capability design and delivery. See the slides from their presentation here.

Building Leadership & Capability

Risk factors differ for Gram-negative surgical site infection following hip and knee arthroplasty: an observational study from a national surveillance system

Resource | Published: 21 Jul 2022

This article describes describe risk factors for surgical site infection (SSI) caused by aerobic Gram-negative organisms after hip and knee arthroplasty in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Safe Surgery NZ Infection prevention and control

A guide to implementing light surveillance for the orthopaedic SSIIP

Resource | Published: 18 Jul 2022

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

Infection prevention and control

Winning posters from the 2018 antibiotic awareness poster competition