PUBLICATION: 28 Nov 2019, Safe Surgery NZ
This factsheet is provided to support district health board (DHB) surgical teams in their work to measure the impact of the teamwork and communication interventions and submit quality and safety marker (QSM) data to the Health Quality & Safety Commission.
PUBLICATION: 29 Apr 2016, Health Quality Intelligence
Results of the national hospital inpatient survey for patients treated in February 2016.
NEWS: 2 May 2016, Medication Safety
Counties Manukau Health and Northland are among district health boards (DHBs) leading the way in the roll out of electronic medicine reconciliation (eMedRec).
NEWS: 13 Apr 2016, Health Quality Intelligence
The new System Level Measures for the health sector have a strong quality improvement focus. The six new measures were announced recently by Minister of Health Hon Dr Jonathan Coleman.
NEWS: 7 Apr 2016, Safe Surgery NZ
Roll-out of the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s safe surgery interventions is progressing well. All district health boards (DHBs) in cohort one and two are in the implementation phase and DHBs in cohort three have one more month in the preparation ph
NEWS: 6 Apr 2016, Partners in Care
Patients now have easier access to the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s Let’s PLAN for better care resource, with the Commission partnering with the myPractice Health365 patient portal.
PUBLICATION: 1 Apr 2016, Building Leadership & Capability
Videos and presentations from the Health Quality & Safety Commission's Open Forum with Henry Marsh.
NEWS: 21 Mar 2016
Over 300 people from across the health sector attended the Open forum: International speaker series on 9 March, featuring internationally renowned neurosurgeon Dr Henry Marsh.
NEWS: 17 Mar 2016, Infection Prevention & Control
Capital & Coast District Health Board (DHB) has achieved 100 percent compliance in all three surgical site infection (SSI) quality safety markers for a second consecutive reporting period.
MEDIA RELEASE: 11 Mar 2016
The Health Quality & Safety Commission (the Commission) is recommending data on surgical performance and other health care outcomes are publicly reported at a provider, department or team level.
PUBLICATION: 29 Feb 2016, Health Quality Intelligence
Results of the national hospital inpatient survey for patients treated in November 2015.
NEWS: 18 Dec 2015, Partners in Care
The Health Quality & Safety Commission offered district health boards (DHBs) a consumer-focused grand round as part of Patient Safety Week 2015 (1–7 November).
MEDIA RELEASE: 18 Dec 2015, Safe Surgery NZ
As part of the evaluation of the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s (the Commission) Safe Surgery NZ programme, a baseline national survey of district health board (DHB) surgical staff has been undertaken.
PUBLICATION: 18 Dec 2015, Safe Surgery NZ
Surgical culture safety survey baseline report and Q&As.
NEWS: 16 Dec 2015
Places are still available for advance care planning (ACP) level 2 practitioner training being held throughout the country by the Advance Care Planning Cooperative in the first half of 2016.
NEWS: 8 Dec 2015
Issue 47 of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-update is now available online.
NEWS: 19 Nov 2015, Infection Prevention & Control
This week is World Antibiotic Awareness Week and everyone has a part to play in reducing the threat of antibiotic resistance.
NEWS: 11 Nov 2015
Registration is open for a day-long forum for the health sector, featuring Henry Marsh, one of Britain’s top neurosurgeons.
EVENT: 9 Mar 2016, Building Leadership & Capability
Leading British neurosurgeon, Dr Henry Marsh, will be keynote speaker at the next event in the Commission’s Open Forum: International Speaker Series, on Wednesday 9 March 2016, in Wellington.
NEWS: 15 Sep 2015, Safe Surgery NZ
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is disturbed by the findings of an investigation into workplace bullying, sexual harassment and discrimination among surgeons and trainees in New Zealand and Australia
PUBLICATION: 1 Sep 2015, Safe Surgery NZ
Videos from Prof Clifford Ko teamwork and communication workshops held in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
NEWS: 20 Aug 2015, Adverse Events
The Health Quality & Safety Commission welcomed almost 50 adverse event reviewers to a workshop on 10–11 August 2015 at Ko Awatea in Auckland.
PUBLICATION: 13 Aug 2015, Safe Surgery NZ
This guide is intended to help project leads and their teams prepare for and implement the teamwork and communication interventions in their theatres and surgical teams.
NEWS: 10 Aug 2015, Medication Safety
The Health Quality & Safety Commission has reviewed and made design changes to the National Medication Chart (NMC).
PUBLICATION: 10 Jul 2015, Safe Surgery NZ
Presentations from Prof Clifford Ko teamwork and communication workshops held in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.