19 Dec 2024

Infection prevention and control news

Read the December 2024 news from our infection prevention and control programme.

02 Dec 2024

New report into impacts of cultural loading on Māori doctors released

Te Tāhū Hauora partnered with Te ORA to investigate the cultural loading experienced by Māori doctors, the results have been published in the new report ‘The Colonial Tax: Cultural Loading of Māori Doctors’.

29 Nov 2024

Te Tāhū Hauora Annual Report 2023/24

Our annual report showcases the breadth of work that Te Tāhū Hauora undertook in the 2023/24 financial year.

22 Nov 2024

Issue #39 | news from Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality and Safety Commission

20 Nov 2024

Updated clinical governance framework released

‘Collaborating for quality: a framework for clinical governance | He mahi ngātahi kia kounga: He anga hei whakahaere whare haumanu' sets out a high-level framework for clinical governance in health and disability services in Aotearoa.

12 Nov 2024

Abuse in care: statement from Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission Board

The Board of Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality and Safety Commission has welcomed the apology to the victims of abuse in care.

06 Nov 2024

Release of findings from Family Violence Death Review data related to stalking, 2020-2024

In October, the Family Violence Subject Matter Experts (FV SMEs) released a paper summarising findings from death review data relating to stalking.

04 Nov 2024

New consumer resources about managing stress urinary incontinence

The Surgical Mesh Roundtable expects that new guides about managing stress urinary incontinence will be used by health care professionals when discussing treatment options with patients.

30 Oct 2024

Consumer health forum Aotearoa update – October 2024

The October 2024 update about the consumer health forum Aotearoa, from the Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission Māori health and consumer team.

22 Oct 2024

New data shows surgery mortality outcomes improving

A new ‘Surgery and risk in Aotearoa New Zealand’ infographic has been released with data updated to December 2023 showing overall surgical mortality rates in New Zealand are not increasing.

14 Oct 2024

Paper highlights significant burden of healthcare-associated infections in public hospitals

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are estimated to have cost the health care system $955 million in 2021 and to have caused more disability than road traffic crashes.

07 Oct 2024

Global Handwashing Day 2024

A reminder about the importance of washing hands with soap and water