NEWS: 5 Jul 2018, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 14 June–4 July 2018 is now available online.
NEWS: 14 Jun 2018, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 24 May–13 June 2018 is now available online.
EVENT: 14 Jun 2018, Pressure Injury Prevention
This webinar is a chance to hear from and ask questions of representatives from DHBs and the Commission about their approach to pressure injury measurement to date and preparations for the forthcoming pressure injury QSMs.
NEWS: 11 May 2018, Pressure Injury Prevention
Kate shares her story of getting an unexpected pressure injury following the birth of her baby.
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.
PUBLICATION: 28 Mar 2018, Pressure Injury Prevention
This document gives hospital staff practical guidance on how to implement a robust PI measurement approach, as part of wider PI prevention and management (PIPM) activities.
NEWS: 22 Mar 2018, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 1–21 March 2018 is now available online.
NEWS: 28 Nov 2017
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 9–28 November 2017 is now available online.
PUBLICATION: 27 Nov 2017, Pressure Injury Prevention
Frequently asked questions about the Commission's pressure injury measurement project.
PUBLICATION: 17 Mar 2017, Pressure Injury Prevention
In 1999, Danny was a forestry worker, when a rotten tree behind where he was working fell on him.
PUBLICATION: 9 Dec 2016, Pressure Injury Prevention
Rangi is a 41-year-old Māori man who has been tetraplegic for 20 years. He is very aware of the dangers of pressure injuries and is proactive in every way to prevent them from occurring. Nevertheless, they sometimes develop and require treatment.
PUBLICATION: 12 Aug 2016, Pressure Injury Prevention
John, a widower of 71 and recently retired, was admitted to hospital with an ischaemic leg, and developed a pressure injury.
PUBLICATION: 22 Sep 2017, Pressure Injury Prevention
In March 2017, David Jackson underwent a successful bilateral (double) hip replacement, but developed a pressure injury during his recovery in hospital.
PUBLICATION: 11 Aug 2017, Pressure Injury Prevention
In 2013, Amanda Bradbury was admitted to hospital with lymphedema (swelling) in her legs and a pressure injury on her sacrum, believed to be caused by an old, ill-fitting wheelchair.
PUBLICATION: 30 Jun 2017, Pressure Injury Prevention
In 2016, John Rankin was diagnosed with lymphoma after being admitted to hospital. During his stay in hospital, John was largely immobile and in a lot of pain. A couple of days before he was discharged, he developed a pressure injury.
PUBLICATION: 24 Jun 2017, Pressure Injury Prevention
In 2012, Rosalie Ross Cunningham passed away due to sepsis caused by an infected pressure injury. Her daughter, Paula Sole, shares her mother’s story as a way to help prevent others from going through a similar experience.
NEWS: 5 Sep 2017
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 16 August–5 September 2017 is now available online.
NEWS: 25 Jul 2017
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 12–25 July 2017 is now available online.
NEWS: 11 Jul 2017
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 23 June–11 July 2017 is now available online.
NEWS: 10 Jul 2017, Pressure Injury Prevention
The Accident Compensation Corporation has published the Guiding Principles For Pressure Injury Prevention And Management In New Zealand.
NEWS: 24 May 2017
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 21 April–24 May 2017 is now available online.
NEWS: 22 May 2017, Pressure Injury Prevention
National guiding principles for preventing and managing pressure injuries have been launched today at the New Zealand Wound Care Society Annual Conference in Rotorua.
NEWS: 20 Dec 2016, Health Quality & Safety Commission
Issue 59 of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-update is now available online.
NEWS: 8 Nov 2016
Issue 57 of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-update is now available online.
PUBLICATION: 11 Oct 2016, Pressure Injury Prevention
This report from the Health Quality & Safety Commission outlines a potential national approach to the measurement and reporting of pressure injuries.