EVENT: 12 Oct 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
Mataora: Encounters between Medicine and the Arts is a brand new event exploring a view of medicine and health that values imaginative and philosophical responses along with clinical and scientific thinking.
NEWS: 4 Jul 2019, Primary Care
A Hastings community pharmacy’s project to improve asthma management in a group of Māori and Pacific children has left everyone breathing easier.
NEWS: 30 Apr 2019, Health Quality Intelligence
New data shows 49 percent of those who visited their GP in 2017 were dispensed at least one antibiotic.The data is part of the new Atlas of Healthcare Variation on community use of antibiotics released by the Health Quality & Safety Commission.
NEWS: 29 Apr 2019, Patient Deterioration
Patients and whānau often say ‘something just doesn’t feel right’ and they are often correct, recognising subtle signs of patient deterioration in hospital, even when vital signs are normal.
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: 5 Apr 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
One in 10 Kiwis don’t feel comfortable asking their doctor about whether a treatment or test is necessary, a survey by Consumer NZ and the Council of Medical Colleges has found.
NEWS: 2 Apr 2019, Medication Safety
A series of medicine information leaflets for New Zealand health consumers, My Medicines, is being made available in te reo Māori.
NEWS: 16 Jan 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
Summer in New Zealand is about days at the beach, the sound of cicadas and the smell of melting tar. But for some people it can also be synonymous with having skin rashes and sore knees and backs from gardening or backyard cricket; not to mention tennis..
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.
NEWS: 19 Nov 2018, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
Clarissa Chandrahasen has experienced first-hand the trauma and distress of being secluded.
NEWS: 12 Nov 2018, Infection Prevention & Control
With very few new antibiotics having been developed in recent years, health agencies say their responsible use is absolutely critical to people’s health.
NEWS: 6 Nov 2018, Health Quality Intelligence
This week is patient experience survey week and people are being encouraged to have their say about the health care they receive.
NEWS: 24 Jul 2018, Health Quality & Safety Commission
Staff at Hutt Valley District Health Board (DHB) are being encouraged to speak up if they think an aspect of patient care isn’t working, or is unnecessary, and suggest a better approach.
NEWS: 20 Jul 2018, Medication Safety
A reminder for patients, their whānau and health professionals
NEWS: 10 Jul 2018, Health Quality & Safety Commission
A nurse-led quality initiative at Wellington Regional Hospital’s emergency department (ED) to reduce ‘just-in-case’ intravenous (IV) cannula use is delivering big benefits for patients.
NEWS: 28 Jun 2018, Health Quality & Safety Commission
With winter upon us, the Council of Medical Colleges and Southern Cross Health Society are encouraging people to think carefully before having some tests, treatments or procedures.
NEWS: 22 Jun 2018, Primary Care
Turanga Health's Māori whanāu health project is one of the six successful initiatives chosen for the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s Whakakotahi 2018 primary care quality improvement challenge.
NEWS: 2 May 2018, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The Commission is a partner in the Council of Medical College’s Choosing Wisely campaign. The campaign encourages health professionals to question current practice and to talk to patients about the potential risks and benefits of undergoing tests...
MEDIA RELEASE: 26 Apr 2018, Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee
Children and young people living in the most deprived areas are three times more likely to die in childhood or adolescence than those living in the least deprived areas, a report has found.
NEWS: 5 Apr 2018, Advance Care Planning
Today, Thursday 5 April 2018 is national Advance Care Planning Day. Arthur Te Anini spoke to the NZ Herald about advance care planning and why it is important to him.
NEWS: 9 Mar 2018, Partners in Care
Te Rina Ruru’s life changed the morning her brother Ray had a car accident which left him with a traumatic brain injury. She was 16 at the time and struggled to cope. Te Rina shared her story at the Commission’s Let’s talk forum on 8–9 March.
NEWS: 27 Feb 2018, Medication Safety
A recently published article in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology highlights system issues contributing to medication errors.
NEWS: 31 Jan 2018, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 21 December 2017–20 December 2017 is now available online.
NEWS: 25 Jan 2018, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The Council of Medical Colleges (CMC) is encouraging older people to talk to their doctor about whether they could take fewer medicines.
NEWS: 16 Nov 2017, Primary Care
A rising tide of gout is being responded to by South Auckland general practice Papakura Marae Health Clinic and National Hauora Coalition (a collective of Māori service providers).