NEWS: 8 Jan 2014
The Health Quality & Safety Commission congratulates Bay of Plenty District Health Board (DHB) for becoming the first DHB in the country to receive a New Zealand Business Excellence Award.
NEWS: 18 Dec 2013, Reducing Harm from Falls
An update from the Commission's Reducing Harm from Falls programme, covering campaign activities and projects
PUBLICATION: 22 Nov 2013, Reducing Harm from Falls
Interactive PDF of topic 7 of the Commission's 10 topics in reducing harm from falls.
NEWS: 21 Nov 2013, Adverse Events
Associate Minister of Health Jo Goodhew today welcomed the broadening of reporting of serious adverse events (SAEs) to include some private providers and other non-DHB organisations.
NEWS: 21 Nov 2013, Adverse Events
The Health Quality & Safety Commission has released the 2012–13 report of serious adverse events (SAEs) reported by district health boards (DHBs) and other health providers.
PUBLICATION: 29 Aug 2013, Reducing Harm from Falls
This review of existing falls risk assessment and care planning tools in use across district health boards (DHBs) is a key piece of work from the Commission’s Reducing Harm from Falls programme.
NEWS: 27 Jun 2013, Health Quality Intelligence
The publication of new health data will encourage district health boards (DHBs) to consistently put in place steps to improve patient safety, says Professor Alan Merry, Chair of the Health Quality & Safety Commission.
PUBLICATION: 12 Jun 2013, Reducing Harm from Falls
The facts about falls and their impact on patients.
PUBLICATION: 14 Jun 2013, Reducing Harm from Falls
This document provides the final answers for the inaugural April Falls quiz.
NEWS: 6 Jun 2013, Reducing Harm from Falls
These are the final results and answers for the April Falls national quiz.
NEWS: 7 May 2013, Reducing Harm from Falls
The Commission's annual April Falls quiz is open for entries until Friday 10 May.
NEWS: 18 Apr 2013, Reducing Harm from Falls
Media release from Waikato DHB promoting April Falls 2013 activities in their hospital.
NEWS: 1 May 2013, Reducing Harm from Falls
Press release from Associate Minister of Health who visited Ward 2 at North Shore Hospital to see a number of falls prevention initatives in action.
NEWS: 24 Apr 2013, Reducing Harm from Falls
Media release from Whanganui DHB which welcomes a new falls initiative being trialled by lower North Island DHBs.
NEWS: 18 Apr 2013, Reducing Harm from Falls
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is launching the inaugural April Falls quiz as part of ongoing activity for April Falls 2013.
NEWS: 16 Apr 2013
The latest update from the Commission on the national patient safety campaign.
NEWS: 3 Apr 2013, Reducing Harm from Falls
Preventing falls in the community and in hospital is everyone’s business. And that’s the message of the April Falls promotion getting underway today at Whanganui District Health Board (WDHB).
NEWS: 5 Apr 2013, Reducing Harm from Falls
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is supporting DHBs which have activities planned to highlight the harm caused by falls, as part of April Falls 2013.
PUBLICATION: 23 Nov 2012, Reducing Harm from Falls
Sandy Blake talks to nurses about reducing harm from falls.
NEWS: 23 Nov 2012, Reducing Harm from Falls
An update from the Reducing Harm from Falls programme - a national programme to reduce harm from falls in care settings.
MEDIA RELEASE: 1 Nov 2012
The Commission congratulates the winners of the Whanganui 2012 Health and Disability Quality Awards.
NEWS: 19 Jun 2012, Health Quality Intelligence
An update from the Commission's Health Quality Evaluation programme, including information on the forthcoming atlas of healthcare variation and the latest news on the health quality and safety indicators and quality and safety markers.