Health Quality & Safety Commission e-update, Issue 45 online now
NEWS: 9 Oct 2015, Health Quality & Safety Commission
Issue 45 of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-update is now available online.
NEWS: 9 Oct 2015, Health Quality & Safety Commission
Issue 45 of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-update is now available online.
PUBLICATION: 16 Sep 2015, Reducing Harm from Falls
Download the flyer here for this free seminar about falls reduction with Dr Anne-Marie Hill.
EVENT: 20 Oct 2015, Reducing Harm from Falls
FallsStop is a seminar about reducing falls in the hospital setting, designed for hospital falls champions, nursing management, and physiotherapy, gerontology and aged care representatives.
NEWS: 12 Aug 2015, Partners in Care
aitemata District Health Board has announced their eCALD™ cultural competency courses will be available free to all district health board staff from 28 August 2015.
EVENT: 1 Sep 2015, Infection Prevention & Control
This free, interactive workshop will enable participants to develop and implement solutions for tackling local hand hygiene challenges.
NEWS: 18 Jun 2015, Infection Prevention & Control
Bay of Plenty DHB celebrates five years without a CLAB
EVENT: 4 Jun 2015, Partners in Care
Changing Minds invites you to a free public panel discussion “Virtues or vices... the social constructs of addiction”.
EVENT: 16 Jun 2015, Safe Surgery NZ
Join Professor Clifford Ko in exploring how teamwork and communication can contribute to improving quality and patient safety in operating theatres.
NEWS: 1 May 2015, Infection Prevention & Control
A rigorous hand hygiene audit of the country’s 20 district health boards (DHBs) has seen Whanganui DHB score the second highest result for the four months ending 31 March.
NEWS: 21 Apr 2015, Reducing Harm from Falls
Over 200 health workers attended MidCentral District Health Board’s (DHB’s) falls prevention symposium at the Palmerston North Convention Centre, which was held as part of April Falls activities in the region.
NEWS: 31 Mar 2015, Health Quality Intelligence
The success of nationwide efforts to prevent central line associated bacteraemia (CLAB) means it has made its last appearance as one of the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s quality and safety markers (QSMs).
NEWS: 12 Nov 2014, Infection Prevention & Control
Wanganui Hospital’s Critical Care Unit’s focus on prevention of central line associated bacteria (CLAB) and rigorous hygiene, has resulted in picc lines, central lines and portocaths being free of bacteria for 1030 days in a row.
EVENT: 15 Mar 2015
The International Foundation for Integrated Care is organising and facilitating a three-country international study tour on integrated care to examine, discuss and learn about integrated care policies, processes and practices in Europe.
NEWS: 17 Sep 2014
An app designed to help New Zealand GPs and optometrists confidently diagnose eye disorders has won a prestigious health award.
NEWS: 28 Aug 2014, Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee
This post from the Trade Me Trust & Safety blog covers safety considerations for parents when purchasing second-hand infant sleep products.
NEWS: 20 Aug 2014, Medication Safety
An update from the Commission's Medication Safety programme team about upcoming activities including the medication safety forum, the Open for better care campaign focus, the safe use of opioids collaborative and a new alert about metoprolol.
MEDIA RELEASE: 26 Jun 2014, Family Violence Death Review Committee
The fourth report from the Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) calls for a radical change in the way New Zealand responds to its most dangerous and chronic cases of family violence.
NEWS: 14 May 2014, Partners in Care
The Commission's Consumer Engagement team is hosting two free collaborative symposia, designed for providers and consumers from across health and disability services to share their expertise, knowledge and approach to working together as partners in care.
EVENT: 16 Jun 2014, Partners in Care
These free collaborative symposia, hosted by the Commisison is designed for providers and consumers from across health and disability services to share their expertise, knowledge and approach to working together as partners in care.
NEWS: 6 May 2014, Partners in Care
Counties Manukau Health, East Health Trust (PHO) is holding a leader training, free to community leaders and potential volunteers.
NEWS: 4 Apr 2014, Infection Prevention & Control
Refresh your hand hygiene knowledge with Hand Hygiene New Zealand's online learning package.
PUBLICATION: 3 Apr 2014, Reducing Harm from Falls
A3 informational poster for the Ask, assess, act project.
PUBLICATION: 1 Aug 2014, Reducing Harm from Falls
Resource for Topic 10 of the Reducing Harm from Falls programme.
NEWS: 28 Mar 2014, Partners in Care
The Commission's Consumer Engagement team is hosting a symposium, designed for providers and consumers from across health and disability services to share their expertise, knowledge and approach to working together as partners in care.
NEWS: 26 Feb 2014, Health Quality Intelligence
A new online tool produced by the Health Quality & Safety Commission gives New Zealanders a clearer overview of how early childhood health services work for children and their families.