NEWS: 2 Dec 2021, Aged Residential Care
New research published today by the Health Quality & Safety Commission is the first of its kind to better understand, raise awareness of and start discussion about the quality of care for Māori and aged residential care.
NEWS: 27 Nov 2021, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
Te Toka Tumai Auckland District Health Board (DHB) has dramatically reduced its rates of seclusion in mental health and addiction (MHA) services. Assaults on staff are down and staff retention is up.
NEWS: 27 Nov 2021, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
Recent data from the Health Quality & Safety Commission (the Commission) shows a national decrease in seclusion rates in inpatient mental health units, including a substantial drop for Māori and Pacific peoples.
NEWS: 8 Oct 2021, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 17 September to 7 October
PUBLICATION: 22 Sep 2021, Primary Care
Hauora Heretaunga developed a Whakakotahi quality improvement project to improve the wellbeing of Māori children aged 0–4 years suffering physically and emotionally with eczema.
NEWS: 17 Sep 2021, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 27 August to 26 August
NEWS: 16 Sep 2021, Building Leadership & Capability
Improving together: Introduction is a free e-learning programme introducing quality improvement in Aotearoa New Zealand and has recently been updated and relaunched by the Health Quality & Safety Commission.
NEWS: 27 Aug 2021
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 5 August to 26 August
NEWS: 12 Aug 2021, Safe Surgery NZ
The Health Quality & Safety Commission-led Safe Surgery NZ programme, which has greatly improved the way surgical operations are performed in Aotearoa New Zealand, finished in July 2021. This article looks at the achievements of the programme.
PUBLICATION: 11 Aug 2021, Adverse Events
This Open Book alerts providers to the key findings of a recent review of an incident where a patient suffered an extravasation injury that required skin grafts to repair.
NEWS: 5 Aug 2021, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 17 July - 5 August
NEWS: 4 Aug 2021, Building Leadership & Capability
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is offering sponsored places on Ako tahi hei whakapai ake I te kounga | Improving Together Improvers programme commencing 6 September 2021.
PUBLICATION: 21 Jul 2021, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
To support those engaged in ongoing improvement work in service transitions, the Health Quality & Safety Commission has summarised some top tips and examples from provider project teams.
NEWS: 16 Jul 2021, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 25 June - 16 July.
NEWS: 30 Jun 2021, Partners in Care
The first round of data for the new consumer engagement quality and safety marker (QSM).
NEWS: 25 Jun 2021, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
This update from the mental health and addiction (MHA) quality improvement programme | Whakapai i ngā mahi hauora hinengaro waranga hoki focuses on the programme approach to the end of June 2022.
PUBLICATION: 31 May 2021, Building Leadership & Capability
Virtual presentations from the February 2021 Quality Improvement Scientific Symposium
NEWS: 26 May 2021, National Trauma Network
Learn about the recent trauma quality improvement facilitator course and those who graduated
NEWS: 26 May 2021, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
Kolini Baker tells the story of her journey with mental ill health and her transition from acute care to community care.