NEWS: 9 Feb 2021, Infection Prevention & Control
The Health Quality & Safety Commission has approved an option for district health boards to transition to ‘light surveillance’ for the orthopaedic surgical site infection improvement programme.
NEWS: 30 Jun 2020, Health Quality Intelligence
From 1 July 2020, the Health Quality & Safety Commission expects district health boards (DHBs) to start collecting data again for all quality and safety measures (QSMs), following the recent interruption due to COVID-19.
PUBLICATION: 8 May 2019, Infection Prevention & Control
For providers implementing and delivering a national Surgical Site Infection Improvement Programme in New Zealand.
NEWS: 19 Feb 2019, Infection Prevention & Control
Over the past year the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s infection prevention and control programme team has facilitated the implementation of a preoperative anti-staphylococcal bundle within the Surgical Site Infection Improvement (SSII) Programme.
PUBLICATION: 19 Dec 2018, Infection Prevention & Control
Guide for providers implementing and delivering a national Surgical Site Infection Improvement Programme in New Zealand
PUBLICATION: 20 Dec 2017, Infection Prevention & Control
A report by the Sapere Research Groupto evaluate the Commission's Surgical Site Infection Improvement programme.
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This article provides a summary of an interim evaluation of the surgical site infection imporovement programme, and makes the point that a key aspect of many quality improvement programmes is that their success can’t be evaluated over a short time-span.
NEWS: 11 Jul 2017
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 23 June–11 July 2017 is now available online.
PUBLICATION: 10 Apr 2017, Infection Prevention & Control
Feedback summary of discussion paper and next steps
PUBLICATION: 3 Apr 2017, Infection Prevention & Control
PUBLICATION: 3 Apr 2017, Infection Prevention & Control
PUBLICATION: 21 Dec 2016, Infection Prevention & Control
Results of an online survey about the perceptions of the Surgical Site Infection Improvement Programme.
NEWS: 29 Nov 2016, Infection Prevention & Control
The Commission is evaluating the option of adding interventions related to staphylococcal decolonisation to the Surgical Site Infection Improvement Programme.
PUBLICATION: 9 Sep 2016, Infection Prevention & Control
Presentations from the Health Quality & Safety Commission's national workshop on reducing harm from healthcare associated infections.
NEWS: 11 Feb 2014, Healthcare Associated Infections
Don't miss Mr Kelly Vince (Northland DHB), Dr Anja Werno (Canterbury Health Laboratories) and Shelley Thomas (Auckland DHB) presenting and answering questions on surgical skin antisepsis and appropriate hair removal at the surgical site.
NEWS: 16 Oct 2013, Healthcare Associated Infections
Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew welcomes the second phase of the national patient safety campaign, Open for better care, which focuses on reducing harm from infections in patients following surgery.