NEWS: 25 May 2012, Perioperative Mortality Review Committee
A new overseas study which aims to improve patient safety by identifying and categorizing hazards present during cardiac surgery found a total of 58 hazards.
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Partners in Care is a six- to eight-month programme brought to you by the Health Quality & Safety Commission with a focus on consumer engagement, using the National Health Service Institute’s Experience-Based Design programme.
NEWS: 18 Apr 2012, Partners in Care
A recent Commonwealth Fund study found that the more patients were involved with their healthcare, the more positive their experience of their care and the fewer errors they reported.
MEDIA RELEASE: 20 Feb 2012, Adverse Events
A total of 377 serious and sentinel events occurred in New Zealand’s public hospitals in 2010/2011 – a rate of more than one for every day of the year.
PUBLICATION: 20 Feb 2012, Partners in Care
Ask Me 3™ is a patient education program designed to promote communication between health care providers and patients in order to improve health outcomes.
NEWS: 20 Feb 2012, Adverse Events
The Health Quality & Safety Commission has finalised a national policy to help health and disability providers to report and investigate adverse events so preventable events are not repeated.
NEWS: 3 Oct 2011
This report collects together the testimony given by family and carers of people living in a care home, specifically around issues of medication safety.
NEWS: 16 Dec 2010, Adverse Events
Most DHBs are using the WHO Safe Surgery Checklist in some or all of their operating theatres.
NEWS: 1 Feb 2011, Safe Surgery NZ
Results obtained from new studies by the World Health Organization have confirmed at least half a million deaths per year would be preventable with effective implementation of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist worldwide.
NEWS: 21 Feb 2011
Catherine Rae has worked in quality and safety for ten years, recently moving on from her role as Quality and Risk Manager at Southern DHB.
NEWS: 4 Apr 2011, Partners in Care
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released the National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care (National Quality Strategy). The strategy was called for under the Affordable Care Act and is the first effort to create natio
NEWS: 20 Jul 2011, Adverse Events
A study of patient records aims to shed light on how many people suffer adverse events when they visit their doctor.
NEWS: 28 Aug 2011, Adverse Events
The Greymouth Evening Star reports that a new 'no blame' incident system has been rolled out at Grey Base Hospital, with 55 events already officially recorded.
NEWS: 23 Sep 2011, Other Topics
Better links between the health technology sector and the health service are behind a plan to establish a national health innovation hub, say Economic Development Minister David Carter and Health Minister Tony Ryall.
PUBLICATION: 6 Jan 2011
This document explains how the Commission exercises its powers of delegation
PUBLICATION: 29 Mar 2011, Adverse Events
Managers and staff in the South Australian state health system, and Australian patient-safety specialists, were asked for suggestions for improving patient safety.
PUBLICATION: 13 Apr 2011, Medication Safety
Medication errors are a frequent cause of adverse drug events and a major concern for patient safety. This study compared the predictors of error among seven countries
PUBLICATION: 1 Feb 2008, Medication Safety
A poster illustrating some common INNs and BANs that may cause confusion
PUBLICATION: 1 Feb 2009, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee
Presentations from the one-day workshop 'Keeping Mothers Healthy: Improving maternal mental healthcare in New Zealand.
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Putting processes in place to ensure patients are given the right medication when they change from one care provider to another.