Free online course on cultural competency released
NEWS: 12 Jul 2012, Partners in Care
An online foundation course on cultural competency, designed specifically for health workforce professionals, has been released.
NEWS: 12 Jul 2012, Partners in Care
An online foundation course on cultural competency, designed specifically for health workforce professionals, has been released.
NEWS: 3 Jul 2012, Medication Safety
In this study, published last month by the American Medical Association, the authors reviewed 26 medicine reconciliation studies with the aim of identifying the most efficient practices.
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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: 2 Apr 2012, Other Topics
Northern region patient safety campaign website goes live.
NEWS: 23 Mar 2012
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has created an app giving quick and easy access to their recommendations and advice.
NEWS: 20 Mar 2012, Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee
Safekids New Zealand invites community groups and organisations across the country with an interest in child injury prevention, to attend its free workshops focusing on ‘Child Cycling Injury Prevention’ and ‘Safety Out & About’.
NEWS: 15 Mar 2012, Perioperative Mortality Review Committee
Dr Leona Wilson is the new Chair of the Perioperative Mortality Review Committee (POMRC). She takes over from Professor Iain Martin, who has chaired POMRC since it was established in April 2010.
PUBLICATION: 15 Mar 2010, Infection Prevention & Control
This document presents recommendations to the Ministry of Health for the development of a consistent, evidence-based approach to surveillance of surgical and procedural site infections.
NEWS: 29 Feb 2012
Free NHS Institute seminars about delivering large scale change
NEWS: 20 Feb 2012, Medication Safety
The NMC has now been implemented in 15 District Health Boards. A general review of the chart design is being undertaken in February/March 2012. Any change requests should have been submitted to your individual District Health Board (DHB).
EVENT: 14 Feb 2012
Conversations that Count is a series of facilitated, hands-on workshops where members of the public and organisation representatives will have the opportunity to talk about their thoughts, experiences and opinions and help shape the resources for everyone
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: 18 Mar 2011, Adverse Events
The Health Quality & Safety Commission notes with deep respect the skill and dedication of the health professionals who provided a quality emergency response in the wake of Canterbury’s devastating earthquake.
NEWS: 29 Nov 2011
There are approximately 500 births each year at Wairarapa Hospital, and about half of the women take their placenta home following a birth.