NEWS: 19 Jul 2019, Partners in Care
Using insights from behavioural science, the Health Quality & Safety Commission worked with Ogilvy and Nelson Marlborough, Northland and Waikato district health boards (DHBs) to develop ‘nudges’ to respond to the lower-scoring areas of the national adult
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.
PUBLICATION: 28 Jun 2019, Infection Prevention & Control
A practical guide to auditing hand hygiene compliance in New Zealand hospitals.
EVENT: 18 Sep 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The Healthcare Human Factors Symposium and Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of New Zealand's 21st conference will be held from 18–20 September 2019 in Auckland.
NEWS: 12 Jun 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
A paper published in the latest New Zealand Medical Journal says the Choosing Wisely campaign must ensure the message 'more is not necessarily better' does not inadvertently worsen the under-treatment for Māori and other groups.
NEWS: 16 May 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 25 April to 16 May 2019 is now available online.
NEWS: 10 May 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
A Choosing Wisely champion hospital pilot in Victoria has been so successful the initiative is being extended to 11 other hospitals in the state.
NEWS: 30 Apr 2019, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
A second cohort of health professionals has recently graduated from the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s mental health and addiction programme’s quality improvement facilitator (QIF) course.
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.
PUBLICATION: 30 Apr 2019, Health Quality Intelligence
Results of the national inpatient experience survey for patients treated in February 2019.
NEWS: 17 Apr 2019, Partners in Care
A powerful and moving speech from Te Rina Ruru was the focus of a grand round at Bay of Plenty District Health Board last week.
NEWS: 9 Apr 2019, National Trauma Network
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is partnering with ACC and the Major Trauma National Clinical Network, with a focus on reducing trauma deaths. The main cause of major trauma is road traffic crashes and falls, followed by assaults.
NEWS: 5 Apr 2019, Advance Care Planning
Today is Advance Care Planning Day and Kiwis are being encouraged to start planning for their future health and end-of-life care.
NEWS: 2 Apr 2019, Patient Deterioration
A new system is being rolled out to help clinicians quickly respond to deteriorating health in pregnant women in hospital.
PUBLICATION: 27 Mar 2019, Medication Safety
Tools developed by Waitematā DHB to encourage the safer prescribing and the best practice use of oxygen therapy, to reduce harm to patients.
NEWS: 14 Mar 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 22 February–14 March 2019 is now available online.
PUBLICATION: 1 Mar 2019, Patient Deterioration
This guide helps project leads and teams prepare for and implement a nationally consistent maternity early warning system (MEWS). It sets out the aim of the national MEWS programme, components to implement, available support, and recommended activities.
NEWS: 22 Feb 2019, Patient Deterioration
Sheila attended the Patient Deterioration: current state and future developments conference in November 2018, which was co-hosted by the Commission and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society. She shares her thoughts in this report.
EVENT: 25 Mar 2019, Perioperative Mortality Review Committee
The Perioperative Mortality Review Committee is holding four regional workshops to introduce a tier 1 project on a web-based system for reviewing local perioperative deaths.
NEWS: 19 Feb 2019, Infection Prevention & Control
Over the past year the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s infection prevention and control programme team has facilitated the implementation of a preoperative anti-staphylococcal bundle within the Surgical Site Infection Improvement (SSII) Programme.
PUBLICATION: 12 Feb 2019, Patient Deterioration
Courtenay Mihinui shares the story of her journey through the health system with her daughter Demar.
PUBLICATION: 1 Feb 2019, Health Quality Intelligence
Results of the national inpatient experience survey for patients treated in November 2018.
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.
PUBLICATION: 20 Dec 2018, Patient Deterioration
Presentation slides and videos from the Commission's two-day conference about patient deterioration, held in November 2018.
NEWS: 18 Dec 2018
The first New Zealander elected to lead the peak body for emergency medicine in New Zealand and Australia says there are a lot of things being done in medical practice that are not supported by evidence and are not free from harm.