NEWS: 3 Nov 2020, Health Quality & Safety Commission
In a series of articles on Aotearoa New Zealand’s resilient health care during COVID-19, we hear about Turuki Healthcare and the response to COVID-19 between February and May 2020
NEWS: 3 Nov 2020, Health Quality & Safety Commission
In a series of articles on Aotearoa New Zealand’s resilient health care during COVID-19, we hear about Te Rohe o Te Wairoa, Hawke’s Bay, Ngāti Kahungunu and the response to COVID-19 between February and May 2020.
PUBLICATION: 27 Sep 2019, Safe Surgery NZ
This video talks about the importance of actively listening for patient safety – ensuring all viewpoints are heard and that mistakes are avoided.
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This article was first published in O&G Magazine Vol 21 No 3 Spring 2019. Reproduced with permission.
NEWS: 10 Sep 2019, Safe Surgery NZ
A third national survey of district health board (DHB) surgical staff shows that in most instances people work together as a well-coordinated team.
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Quality improvement (QI) is the use of systematic tools and methods to improve health care outcomes and experiences of care.
NEWS: 28 Jun 2019, Safe Surgery NZ
Over 60 surgical teams across New Zealand participated in surgical briefing awareness day yesterday.
PUBLICATION: 20 Jun 2019, Safe Surgery NZ
Briefings take just five minutes and have a significant and positive impact on patient safety by improving communication and teamwork, reducing delays and identifying potential risks prior to surgery.
PUBLICATION: 19 Jun 2019, Safe Surgery NZ
Start-of-list briefings improve teamwork, camaraderie and efficiency. These case studies from Counties Manukau Health outline how making start-of-list briefings a standard part of the surgical list, was an easy choice.
PUBLICATION: 5 Jun 2019, Primary Care
This document, Towards quality improvement at scale in the New Zealand primary care setting, was commissioned to help us plan how to achieve quality improvement at scale in primary care.
NEWS: 5 Jun 2019, Primary Care
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is pleased to share the findings from consumer, health service and stakeholder engagement, to inform the future direction and priorities in our primary care programme.
NEWS: 16 May 2019, Safe Surgery NZ
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is encouraging surgical teams in district health boards and private surgical hospitals throughout New Zealand to hold a start-of-list briefing on Thursday 27 June 2019.
NEWS: 18 Mar 2019
The Health Quality & Safety Commission would like to acknowledge the skill and dedication of health professionals in Canterbury and around the country who responded so swiftly, compassionately and professionally to the tragic events in Christchurch.
NEWS: 29 Jun 2018, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
A new national survey is being introduced that will take a unique look at factors affecting the quality and safety of New Zealand’s mental health and addiction (MHA) services.
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The World Health Organization checklist was created to start our work and build a foundation of safety for our patients. It established the important role of teamwork and communication in providing high quality safe care.