National patient experience survey: Results for patients treated in August 2019
PUBLICATION: 31 Oct 2019, Health Quality Intelligence
Results of the national inpatient experience survey for patients treated in August 2019.
PUBLICATION: 31 Oct 2019, Health Quality Intelligence
Results of the national inpatient experience survey for patients treated in August 2019.
NEWS: 29 Aug 2019, Patient Deterioration
The Health Quality & Safety Commission would like to congratulate Wairarapa, West Coast and Taranaki district health boards (DHBs) on implementing the national maternity early warning system (MEWS) hospital-wide in July and August.
PUBLICATION: 31 Jul 2019, Health Quality Intelligence
Results of the national inpatient experience survey for patients treated in May 2019.
NEWS: 29 May 2019, Primary Care
A project to improve the patient enrolment process at Whanganui’s Gonville Health and make it more patient-centred and culturally appropriate has achieved benefits beyond its intended aims.
PUBLICATION: 29 Apr 2019, Aged Residential Care
Update of a toolkit originally published in 2016 by our falls programme.
PUBLICATION: 30 Apr 2019, Health Quality Intelligence
Results of the national inpatient experience survey for patients treated in February 2019.
NEWS: 2 Apr 2019, Patient Deterioration
A new system is being rolled out to help clinicians quickly respond to deteriorating health in pregnant women in hospital.
PUBLICATION: 27 Mar 2019, Medication Safety
Tools developed by Waitematā DHB to encourage the safer prescribing and the best practice use of oxygen therapy, to reduce harm to patients.
PUBLICATION: 1 Mar 2019, Patient Deterioration
This guide helps project leads and teams prepare for and implement a nationally consistent maternity early warning system (MEWS). It sets out the aim of the national MEWS programme, components to implement, available support, and recommended activities.
PUBLICATION: 1 Feb 2019, Health Quality Intelligence
Results of the national inpatient experience survey for patients treated in November 2018.
PUBLICATION: 25 Jan 2019, Patient Deterioration
This document outlines an evaluation of the early implementation of the national maternity early warning system.
PUBLICATION: 21 Nov 2017, Patient Deterioration
New Zealand early warning score and national vital sign chart audit tool.
PUBLICATION: 21 Nov 2017, Patient Deterioration
Use these posters to promote the launch of the national vital signs chart with early warning score in your hospital.
PUBLICATION: 21 Nov 2018, Patient Deterioration
Interactive version of a vital signs chart which includes the New Zealand early warning score.
PUBLICATION: 21 Nov 2017, Patient Deterioration
The purpose of this user guide is to provide information about the logistical and clinical considerations for using the national New Zealand early warning score vital sign chart.
PUBLICATION: 21 Nov 2017, Patient Deterioration
Recognising and responding to patient deterioration, a guide to preparing and implementing your recognition and response system.
PUBLICATION: 31 Oct 2018, Health Quality Intelligence
Results of the national inpatient experience survey for patients treated in August 2018.
PUBLICATION: 30 Aug 2018, Patient Deterioration
Recording and presentation from the Health Quality & Safety Commission's webinar on 27 July 2018 about modifications to the New Zealand early warning score (NZEWS).
PUBLICATION: 31 Jul 2018, Health Quality Intelligence
Results of the national inpatient experience survey for patients treated in May 2018.
NEWS: 31 May 2018, Health Quality Intelligence
The Health Quality & Safety Commission has launched a new, publicly-available dashboard of health system quality that shows at a glance how individual district health boards (DHBs) are performing in a variety of areas.
PUBLICATION: 1 May 2018, Health Quality Intelligence
Results of the national inpatient experience survey for patients treated in February 2018.
NEWS: 12 Apr 2018, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 22 March–11 April 2018 is now available online.
PUBLICATION: 27 Mar 2018, Medication Safety
Information to help ARC facilities, their attendant general practitioner(s) and community implement the electronic ARC Medication Chart.
PUBLICATION: 30 Jan 2018, Health Quality Intelligence
Individual district health board results compared with New Zealand average.
PUBLICATION: 2 Oct 2017, Patient Deterioration
Between October 2017 and June 2018, the Commission worked with six early implementation sites to make improvements to their systems through testing the national vital signs chart, New Zealand early warning score and other tools and guidance.