Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 98 online now
NEWS: 24 Apr 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 5–24 April 2019 is now available online.
NEWS: 24 Apr 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 5–24 April 2019 is now available online.
PUBLICATION: 30 Apr 2019, Health Quality Intelligence
Results of the national inpatient experience survey for patients treated in February 2019.
NEWS: 9 Apr 2019
A healthy 50-year-old man and father of three was symptom free but proceeded with a PSA test. The results were slightly high, so he went for a biopsy. During the biopsy he got an infection which caused a stroke due to a septic embolus, and he lost f
NEWS: 4 Apr 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
Kaushiki Roy will be one of the consumer voices at the Choosing Wisely forum, Continuing the Conversation. The forum will take place at Te Wharewaka o Poneke in Wellington on Friday 10 May, 2019.
PUBLICATION: 25 Mar 2019, Patient Deterioration
Case study from the three test sites exploring the complexity of communication relating to escalation.
NEWS: 25 Mar 2019, Advance Care Planning
A new US study has found significant benefits tied to the Serious Illness Care Program, as published in JAMA Internal Medicine and in JAMA Oncology this month.
NEWS: 14 Mar 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 22 February–14 March 2019 is now available online.
NEWS: 8 Mar 2019, Partners in Care
Bay of Plenty District Health Board (DHB) recently launched a booklet and online training course designed to improve the way staff communicate with patients living with disabilities (tāngata whaikaha).
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.
NEWS: 19 Feb 2019, Advance Care Planning
A new campaign Kia kōrero | Let’s talk encourages people to plan for their future health care, with a focus on what matters to them. It features the personal stories of six New Zealanders at different stages of life and wellness.
PUBLICATION: 12 Feb 2019, Patient Deterioration
Courtenay Mihinui shares the story of her journey through the health system with her daughter Demar.
PUBLICATION: 1 Feb 2019, Health Quality Intelligence
Results of the national inpatient experience survey for patients treated in November 2018.
PUBLICATION: 9 Jan 2019, Medication Safety
Consumer poster available in English and te reo Māori to help patients, caregivers, families and whānau talk about medication with their health care providers.
PUBLICATION: 28 Nov 2018, Infection Prevention & Control
This MS Word template is to support providers in developing and implementing an IPC walk rounds programme.
NEWS: 19 Nov 2018, Patient Deterioration
Better patient experience and outcomes lie at the very heart of an innovative service launched by the Waitemata DHB and supported by the Health Quality & Safety Commission.
NEWS: 12 Nov 2018, Health Quality Intelligence
The latest inpatient survey shows a significant increase in the number of patients who felt hospital staff included their family and whānau in discussions about their care.
NEWS: 6 Nov 2018, Partners in Care
Counties Manukau Health is calling for new consumer council members to contribute to their vision of providing care that is truly patient and family/whānau centred.
PUBLICATION: 31 Oct 2018, Health Quality Intelligence
Results of the national inpatient experience survey for patients treated in August 2018.
NEWS: 26 Oct 2018, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
Janice Bowers, clinical nurse manager at Whanganui DHB has been leading a project for ICAMHAS (Infant, child and adolescent mental health and addiction services) to improve the way the department manages service transitions.
NEWS: 26 Oct 2018, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
Discovering that just 20 percent of their mental health and addiction (MHA) service consumers were using 80 percent of the allocated funds provided the impetus for a quality improvement project at MidCentral DHB.
NEWS: 11 Oct 2018, Health Quality Intelligence
Most patients feel their GP or practice nurse treats them with kindness, understanding and respect, results of a survey by the Health Quality & Safety Commission and Ministry of Health show.
NEWS: 27 Sep 2018, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 6–26 September 2018 is now available online.
NEWS: 14 Sep 2018, Health Quality & Safety Commission
A new online course is available to help clinicians develop skills for communicating effectively with patients about the risks and benefits of treatment options, and for enhancing skills in shared decision-making.
NEWS: 29 Aug 2018, Partners in Care
The Health Quality & Safety Commission’s Partners in Care programme team were invited to attend a consumer-focused grand round at Bay of Plenty District Health Board on 21 August.
PUBLICATION: 31 Jul 2018, Health Quality Intelligence
Results of the national inpatient experience survey for patients treated in May 2018.