PUBLICATION: 8 Sep 2020, Primary Care
In its quality improvement project, Victory Square Pharmacy set out to address these inequities in opioid substitution treatment patients in Nelson.
NEWS: 19 Jun 2020, Health Quality Intelligence
Updated data from over 79,000 patients who responded to a survey about their experiences with Aotearoa New Zealand health services shows 17 percent reported not visiting a GP or nurse due to cost in the last 12 months.
EVENT: 1 Jul 2020, Primary Care
Join this webinar to get the latest information about gout and its management in Aotearoa New Zealand.
NEWS: 4 Nov 2019, Aotearoa Patient Safety Day
Health professionals are encouraged to watch new learning modules on understanding bias in health care, released today for Patient Safety Week.
NEWS: 26 Sep 2019, Aotearoa Patient Safety Day
The latest update about Wiki Haumaru Tūroro | Patient Safety Week, which takes place on 3–9 November 2019.
NEWS: 2 Sep 2019, Aotearoa Patient Safety Day
The focus of this year’s Patient Safety Week | Wiki Haumaru Tūroro (3–9 November) is understanding bias in health care.
NEWS: 29 Aug 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
Southern District Health Board recently joined other district health boards (DHBs) in formally introducing the Choosing Wisely approach. Choosing Wisely encourages consumers and health professionals to discuss whether a particular test, treatment...
NEWS: 26 Jul 2019, Health Quality Intelligence
New data from over 72,000 patients who responded to a survey about their experiences with New Zealand health services shows one in five reported not visiting a GP or nurse due to cost in the last 12 months.
NEWS: 29 May 2019, Primary Care
A project to improve the patient enrolment process at Whanganui’s Gonville Health and make it more patient-centred and culturally appropriate has achieved benefits beyond its intended aims.
NEWS: 17 May 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
Associate Professor Sue Crengle says the Choosing Wisely approach has the potential to reduce, maintain or increase inequities – and deliberate consideration of equity is needed across all Choosing Wisely activities.
NEWS: 10 May 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
Shared decision making and health literacy international expert Kirsten McCaffery* says shared decision making is important for good quality patient-centred care and can play an important role in helping reduce unnecessary, low value care.
NEWS: 4 Apr 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
Kaushiki Roy will be one of the consumer voices at the Choosing Wisely forum, Continuing the Conversation. The forum will take place at Te Wharewaka o Poneke in Wellington on Friday 10 May, 2019.
NEWS: 8 Oct 2018, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
Kaumātua and Māori cultural advisor Wi Keelan says Mental Health Awareness Week, which starts today, provides an opportunity to focus on the positive aspects of Māori wellbeing.
NEWS: 16 Aug 2018, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 26 July–15 August 2018 is now available online.
NEWS: 22 Jun 2018, Primary Care
The Linwood Medical Centre & Canterbury District Health Board (DHB) diabetes integrated specialist clinic in Christchurch is one of the six successful initiatives supported by the Commission’s Whakakotahi 2018 primary care quality improvement challenge.
NEWS: 22 Jun 2018, Primary Care
West Coast PHO’s diabetes, pre-diabetes and high cardiovascular risk improvement project is one of six successful projects for Whakakotahi 2018 – the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s primary care quality improvement challenge.
NEWS: 24 May 2018, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 3–23 May 2018 is now available online.
NEWS: 23 May 2018, Primary Care
Four years ago, Wellsouth Primary Health Network, covering the southern district, set up a long-term conditions (LTC) team. From a 'blank canvas' they have developed a new LTC model of care for the network and heath care professional training focusing...
NEWS: 22 May 2018, Building Leadership & Capability
The latest recipient of an Open for leadership award, Pegasus Health Pasifika Health Manager Maria Pasene, says she has her parents and a bossy aunty to thank for her career success.
NEWS: 3 May 2018, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 12 April–2 May 2018 is now available online.
NEWS: 12 Apr 2018, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 22 March–11 April 2018 is now available online.
EVENT: 24 May 2018, Partners in Care
Waitemata District Health Board is hosting a health literacy symposium on 24 May 2018. The focus is to create a greater awareness of health literacy with an emphasis on what we can do as a community to create better patient experiences.
NEWS: 2 Mar 2018, Primary Care
This profile of Gonville Health in Whanganui, describes their Whakakotahi project to streamline their enrolment processes.
NEWS: 25 Jan 2018, Primary Care
Six primary care provider teams are about to embark on a year of improvement as Whakakotahi 2018 kicks off.
NEWS: 17 Oct 2017, Building Leadership & Capability
A project to help patients in the community understand their ‘leaky legs’ has seen a Wairarapa DHB community health nurse become the latest recipient of the Open for leadership awards.