Health Quality & Safety Commission

Actively listening for patient safety

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.

NZ surgical safety culture continues to improve

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.

Surgical briefing awareness campaign a big success

NEWS: 28 Jun 2019, Safe Surgery NZ

Over 60 surgical teams across New Zealand participated in surgical briefing awareness day yesterday.

Surgical briefings are an efficient way to start the day

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.

Surgical briefing case studies

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.

Towards quality improvement at scale in the New Zealand primary care setting: Findings from consumer and health service engagement

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.

Towards quality improvement at scale in the New Zealand primary care setting

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.

Spend five to save lives

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.

Commission acknowledges skill and dedication of health professionals responding to terror attack

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.

New survey of mental health staff will support improvements in quality of care

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.

Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 80 online now

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.

Half-day safe surgery regional forums with Professor Bill Berry

EVENT: 15 Mar 2018, Safe Surgery NZ

This is your opportunity to join other surgical teams in your area to find out about the safe surgery programme's impact to date and share your experience of the teamwork and communication interventions.

Surgical Safety Culture Survey Research Report 2017

PUBLICATION: 4 Oct 2017, Safe Surgery NZ

Safe Surgery NZ aims to make surgery safer by improving teamwork and communication in the operating theatre. The 2017 Surgical Safety Culture Survey demonstrates an improvement in the attitudes and perceptions of surgical team members across New Zealand.