NEWS: 28 Nov 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 7 to 27 November 2019 is now available online.
PUBLICATION: 27 Nov 2019, Infection Prevention & Control
National hand hygiene compliance report for the period of 1 July to 31 October 2019.
NEWS: 31 Oct 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 10 to 30 October 2019 is now available online.
PUBLICATION: 22 Oct 2019, Building Leadership & Capability
Presentations from the Health Quality & Safety Commission's 2019 Quality Improvement Scientific Symposium.
PUBLICATION: 16 Oct 2019, Infection Prevention & Control
This poster outlines the essential requirements to sustain a successful national hand hygiene programme.
NEWS: 18 Jul 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 28 June to 17 July 2019 is now available online.
PUBLICATION: 17 Jul 2019, Infection Prevention & Control
National hand hygiene compliance report for the period of 1 April to 30 June 2019.
PUBLICATION: 28 Jun 2019, Infection Prevention & Control
A practical guide to auditing hand hygiene compliance in New Zealand hospitals.
NEWS: 28 May 2019, Infection Prevention & Control
DHBs have agreed to fund a new model for an effective and sustainable whole-of-sector approach to healthcare associated infection (HAI) in New Zealand.
NEWS: 2 May 2019, Infection Prevention & Control
New Zealand has an opportunity to participate in a global survey to assess infection prevention and control programmes in health care facilities as part of World Hand Hygiene Day on 5 May.
PUBLICATION: 29 Apr 2019, Infection Prevention & Control
For Hand Hygiene Day this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on everyone to be inspired by the global movement to achieve universal health coverage.
PUBLICATION: 18 Apr 2019, Infection Prevention & Control
National hand hygiene compliance report for the period of 1 November 2018–31 March 2019.
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: 18 Apr 2019, Infection Prevention & Control
Posters showing your '5 moments for hand hygiene', available with either a female or male character shown.
NEWS: 20 Dec 2018, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 28 November–19 December 2018 is now available online.
PUBLICATION: 18 Dec 2018, Adverse Events
Presentations from the Health Quality & Safety Commission's workshop with Professor Erik Hollnagel: Delivering resilient health care.
PUBLICATION: 19 Dec 2018, Patient Safety Week
Evaluation of Patient Safety Week 2018, an awareness-raising week held on 4–10 November focused on infection prevention and control.
PUBLICATION: 29 Nov 2018, Infection Prevention & Control
National hand hygiene compliance report for the period of 1 July–31 October 2018.
NEWS: 28 Nov 2018, Patient Safety Week
A huge thank you to everyone who supported Patient Safety Week 2018. The week, which focused on infection prevention and control, and in particular good hand hygiene, ran from 4 to 10 November.
NEWS: 5 Nov 2018, Patient Safety Week
It’s Patient Safety Week and who would have thought germs could be this cute!
NEWS: 5 Nov 2018, Patient Safety Week
Antibiotics are not always the answer. That’s the message from 12-year-old Libby Thompson from Cust School in Rangiora, winner of the 2018 national antibiotic awareness poster competition.
PUBLICATION: 20 Sep 2018, Infection Prevention & Control
Organisational expectations for Hand Hygiene New Zealand programme implementation in hospitals.
NEWS: 10 Sep 2018, Patient Safety Week
Orders are open for Patient Safety Week 2018 resources. With this year's focus on infection prevention and control, our PSW resources encourage consumers and health professionals to ask: are you giving germs a hand?
PUBLICATION: 10 Sep 2018, Patient Safety Week
This Patient Safety Week poster encourages clinicians to follow the 5 moments for hand hygiene to prevent the spread of germs.
NEWS: 8 Aug 2018, Patient Safety Week
School children in years five to eight are fighting germs as part of a nationwide poster competition about antibiotic resistance.