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26 Mar 2020
Theme and activity for Patient Safety Day 2020
In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a new World Patient Safety Day, to be held annually on 17 September. From this year, New Zealand will align with the WHO’s campaign, instead of holding a separate awareness week in November.
Aotearoa Patient Safety Day
04 Nov 2019
Who me – biased? He ngākau haukume tōku?
Health professionals are encouraged to watch new learning modules on understanding bias in health care, released today for Patient Safety Week.
Aotearoa Patient Safety Day
04 Nov 2019
Blog: Bias in health care can lead to poor outcomes
Wiki Haumaru Tūroro | Patient Safety Week 2019 focuses on understanding bias in health care. In this blog, Josie* shares her story, including the unconscious bias she has faced as the mother of a son with an intellectual disability.
Aotearoa Patient Safety Day
04 Nov 2019
Blog: The voice of whānau: communication is the most important thing
In 1997 Courtenay’s five-month-old daughter contracted pneumococcal meningitis and ever since has lived with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, hydrocephalus, spastic quadriplegia and scoliosis. In 2012 Courtenay’s two-year-old son was diagnosed with autism.
Aotearoa Patient Safety Day
29 Sep 2019
Wiki Haumaru Tūroro | Patient Safety Week update – 26 September 2019
The latest update about Wiki Haumaru Tūroro | Patient Safety Week, which takes place on 3–9 November 2019.
Aotearoa Patient Safety Day
17 Sep 2019
WHO launches new World Patient Safety Day
World Patient Safety Day, 17 September 2019, is being marked for the first time across the globe today.
Aotearoa Patient Safety Day
24 Jul 2019
Patient Safety Week update – 24 July 2019
Planning for Patient Safety Week 2019 is well underway. Our main resource, training and education videos focusing on implicit bias in health care, are being filmed and feature a range of subject-matter experts.
Aotearoa Patient Safety Day
26 Jun 2019
Patient Safety Week
Planning for Patient Safety Week | Wiki Haumaru Tūroro (3–9 November 2019) continues. This year we are again partnering with ACC to promote the week. This year’s theme is ‘Improving communication by understanding implicit bias in health care’.
Aotearoa Patient Safety Day
23 May 2019
Patient Safety Week 2019 to focus on improving communication by understanding implicit bias in health care
Planning for Patient Safety Week | Wiki Haumaru Tūroro (3–9 November 2019) is underway and the theme of ‘Improving communication by understanding implicit bias in health care’ has been chosen.
Aotearoa Patient Safety Day