PUBLICATION: 21 Mar 2016, Open for better care
Issue 24 of the Open for better care e-newsletter is now available online.
NEWS: 21 Mar 2016, Open for better care
Issue 24 of the Open for better care e-newsletter is now available online.
NEWS: 11 Mar 2016, Surgery
Clinical leadership continues to be crucial to the success of the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s Safe Surgery NZ programme.
MEDIA RELEASE: 18 Dec 2015, Safe Surgery NZ
As part of the evaluation of the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s (the Commission) Safe Surgery NZ programme, a baseline national survey of district health board (DHB) surgical staff has been undertaken.
MEDIA RELEASE: 19 Oct 2015, Infection Prevention & Control
As International Infection Prevention Week begins, the Health Quality & Safety Commission says better hand hygiene habits are now embedded in New Zealand hospitals.
NEWS: 13 Oct 2015, Safe Surgery NZ
Haematologists at Auckland DHB are joining global health leaders to raise awareness of one of the world’s most preventable hospital deaths.
NEWS: 30 Sep 2015, Health Quality Intelligence
The Health Quality & Safety Commission’s latest quality and safety marker quarterly data shows falls assessment rates are continuing to improve
NEWS: 16 Sep 2015, Safe Surgery NZ
NEWS: 15 Sep 2015, Safe Surgery NZ
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is disturbed by the findings of an investigation into workplace bullying, sexual harassment and discrimination among surgeons and trainees in New Zealand and Australia
PUBLICATION: 13 Aug 2015, Safe Surgery NZ
This guide is intended to help project leads and their teams prepare for and implement the teamwork and communication interventions in their theatres and surgical teams.
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The Safe Surgery NZ programme is working to raise awareness of VTE, the importance of assessing risk of VTE and acting on the findings of that assessment.
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The Safe Surgery NZ programme aims to reduce harm from surgery by encouraging teams to consistently apply evidence-based practices and safety checks to all patients and improve teamwork and communication.
PUBLICATION: 12 Jun 2015, Health Quality & Safety Commission
Videos from the forum with Dr Atul Gawande at Te Papa on Monday 18 May 2015.
PUBLICATION: 12 Jun 2015, Health Quality & Safety Commission
Presentations from the forum with Dr Atul Gawande at Te Papa on Monday 18 May 2015.
NEWS: 21 Apr 2015, Perioperative Mortality Review Committee
Registration is open for the annual workshop of the Perioperative Mortality Review Committee, (POMRC) to be held on 15 June 2015 at the Heritage Hotel in Auckland.
EVENT: 15 Jun 2015, Perioperative Mortality Review Committee
Annual workshop of the Perioperative Mortality Review Committee. Bring your team and learn how you can make hospital-based mortality review work for you.
NEWS: 22 Jul 2014, Surgery
Introducing Amber Cox, the perioperative harm champion for Wairarapa District Health Board (DHB).