NEWS: 31 Jul 2020, Primary Care
Wanting better management of her baby daughter’s severe facial eczema was behind a Hamilton practice nurse creating a clinic that is delivering great results for the practice’s under five-year-olds suffering from the painful skin condition.
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.
NEWS: 11 Jun 2020, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 21 May–10 June 2020 is now available online.
NEWS: 5 Jun 2020, Medication Safety
The NZPhvC encourages you to report any COVID-19 related medication errors, particular challenges or situations that could lead to errors and any ideas on what measures should be put in place to mitigate errors in the future.
PUBLICATION: 28 May 2020, Primary Care
As part of a Whakakotahi improvement project, an integrated health team in Nelson Marlborough worked on how to make it easier for patients to take their life-saving medication in the year after having a cardiac stent.
NEWS: 21 May 2020, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 30 April–20 May 2020 is now available online.
NEWS: 19 May 2020, Patient Deterioration
When Angela felt her voice wasn’t being heard during her husband Geoff’s stay in Wellington Regional Hospital, the Kōrero mai service supported her to escalate her concerns about his deteriorating health.
NEWS: 30 Apr 2020, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 9–29 April 2020 is now available online.
PUBLICATION: 8 May 2020, Aged Residential Care
A report and presentation about appropriate medication use in aged residential care: Optimising the use of antibiotics, antipsychotics and fentanyl.
PUBLICATION: 11 Mar 2020, Medication Safety
Actions for providers delivering thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke, highlighting specific issues relating to tenecteplase.
PUBLICATION: 5 Feb 2020, Health Quality Intelligence
Results of the national inpatient experience survey for patients treated in November 2019.
NEWS: 30 Jan 2020, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 6 to 29 January 2020 is now available online.
NEWS: 6 Jan 2020, Medication Safety
Hutt Valley DHB and Nelson Marlborough DHB, with support from the Health Quality & Safety Commission have produced a new medication chart for use by district nursing in the community.
NEWS: 13 Dec 2019, Partners in Care
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is piloting a new consumer engagement quality and safety marker in four district health boards from December 2019.
NEWS: 21 Nov 2019, Adverse Events
The annual Learning from adverse events report from the Health Quality & Safety Commission has been released.
PUBLICATION: 31 Oct 2019, Health Quality Intelligence
Results of the national inpatient experience survey for patients treated in August 2019.
PUBLICATION: 22 Oct 2019, Building Leadership & Capability
Presentations from the Health Quality & Safety Commission's 2019 Quality Improvement Scientific Symposium.
NEWS: 23 Aug 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The New Zealand Choosing Wisely campaign is joining Consumer NZ and the Council of Medical Colleges in calling for a ban on the advertising of prescription medicines to consumers.
NEWS: 8 Aug 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 18 July to 7 August 2019 is now available online.
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.
PUBLICATION: 31 Jul 2019, Health Quality Intelligence
Results of the national inpatient experience survey for patients treated in May 2019.
PUBLICATION: 23 Jul 2019, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
A review of what is known about medication safety within mental health.
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.
NEWS: 27 Jun 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 7 to 27 June 2019 is now available online.
NEWS: 29 Apr 2019, Medication Safety
A review and update of the standard batch sheets for oral liquid formulations compounded in New Zealand (NZ standard oral formulations or NZSOF) has been completed.