NEWS: 31 Mar 2020, Family Violence Death Review Committee
The Family Violence Death Review Committee is adding its voice to the calls to ensure flexible, responsive family violence services are provided during the COVID-19 crisis.
NEWS: 14 Oct 2019, Infection Prevention & Control
This International Infection Prevention and Control Week (13–19 October 2019), the Health Quality & Safety Commission is encouraging hospital staff and senior leaders in infection prevention and control (IPC) to take part in walk rounds.
NEWS: 11 Oct 2019, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
The Health Quality & Safety Commission’s mental health and addiction (MHA) quality improvement programme organised several activities to acknowledge and celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week 2019 (23–29 September).
NEWS: 14 Mar 2019, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 22 February–14 March 2019 is now available online.
PUBLICATION: 28 Nov 2018, Infection Prevention & Control
This MS Word template is to support providers in developing and implementing an IPC walk rounds programme.
PUBLICATION: 28 Nov 2018, Infection Prevention & Control
This MS Word template is to support providers in developing and implementing an IPC walk rounds programme.
PUBLICATION: 28 Nov 2018, Infection Prevention & Control
This MS Word template is to support providers in developing and implementing an IPC walk rounds programme.
PUBLICATION: 28 Nov 2018, Infection Prevention & Control
This MS Word template is to support providers in developing and implementing an IPC walk rounds programme.
PUBLICATION: 28 Nov 2018, Infection Prevention & Control
This MS Word template is to support providers in developing and implementing an IPC walk rounds programme.
PUBLICATION: 28 Nov 2018, Infection Prevention & Control
This MS Word template is designed to support providers in planning and implementing an IPC walk rounds programme.
PUBLICATION: 28 Nov 2018, Infection Prevention & Control
This resource is designed to help hospital staff plan and engage executive and senior leaders in IPC walk rounds, capture issues and suggestions, and develop and implement improvements.
NEWS: 9 May 2018, Partners in Care
Health Quality & Safety Commission consumer network member, Courtenay, shares the story of her perfect family.
MEDIA RELEASE: 3 Apr 2018, Reducing Harm from Falls
Live Stronger for Longer is the theme of this year’s ‘April Falls’ campaign. The annual campaign raises awareness of the harm caused by falls, and what can be done to prevent them.
NEWS: 3 Apr 2018, Reducing Harm from Falls
Live Stronger for Longer is the theme of this year’s ‘April Falls’ campaign. The annual campaign raises awareness of the harm caused by falls, and what can be done to prevent them.
PUBLICATION: 17 Mar 2017, Pressure Injury Prevention
In 1999, Danny was a forestry worker, when a rotten tree behind where he was working fell on him.
PUBLICATION: 12 Aug 2016, Pressure Injury Prevention
John, a widower of 71 and recently retired, was admitted to hospital with an ischaemic leg, and developed a pressure injury.
EVENT: 22 Nov 2017, Mental Health & Addiction Quality Improvement
Lord Victor Adebowale, CBE, Chief Executive of the health and social care organisation Turning Point* will be speaking at a workshop for mental health consumer representatives and service providers. Attendance is free.
EVENT: 8 Mar 2018, Partners in Care
A 2-day interactive co-design forum to improve the quality and safety of our health system.
NEWS: 5 Jul 2017, Reducing Harm from Falls
A leading Australian falls prevention expert says health professionals need to continue to work hard to ensure falls do not drop off their radar
MEDIA RELEASE: 2 Dec 2016, Reducing Harm from Falls
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is celebrating the success of New Zealand public hospitals in reducing the number of in-hospital falls that result in a broken hip. New Zealand appears to be the first country to achieve this on a national scale.
NEWS: 5 Sep 2016
The countdown is on. In less than a week's time, an expected 1,500 health and improvement experts, clinicians, policy makers, and frontline teams from some 30 countries will convene for the 5th APAC Forum in Sydney.
NEWS: 20 Apr 2016
Once a champion cross-country skier, Janine’s life was irrevocably altered when she was hit by a truck while training for the winter Olympics. Doctors expected that she would not survive her extensive injuries but her fighting spirit saw her not only surv
MEDIA RELEASE: 1 Apr 2016, Reducing Harm from Falls
As a month-long focus on preventing falls begins, one Upper Hutt resident is well aware of the campaign’s slogan: falls prevention is everyone’s business.
MEDIA RELEASE: 25 Feb 2016, Family Violence Death Review Committee
The Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) says agencies must take more responsibility for the safety of family violence victims, rather than expecting victims to keep themselves safe from abusive partners.
EVENT: 22 Mar 2016, Other Topics
The Health Quality & Safety Commission, in partnership with the Health Roundtable, will host Jeanne Huddleston from the Mayo Clinic to deliver a full day interactive workshop on improving reliability of systems to detect and rescue deteriorating patients.