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23 Nov 2021
Partnership leads to pressure injury consensus statement
Eight organisations including the Health Quality & Safety Commission, have joined forces to endorse an approach to the treatment of pressure injury in spinal cord injury.
Pressure injuries (Reducing harm)
15 Jul 2021
National Wound Awareness Week New Zealand: 26 July - 1 August 2021
The NZ Wound Care Society (NZWCS), in partnership with ACC, is holding its second National Wound Awareness week from 26 July - 1 August 2021.
Pressure injuries (Reducing harm)
04 Mar 2021
Change to reporting of mucosal pressure injuries under Section 31
In December 2020 the notification form for pressure injuries stage 3 and above was updated. The form now includes a section for reporting of mucosal pressure injuries.
Pressure injuries (Reducing harm)
11 Sep 2020
Updated pressure injury resources available
Two resources related to pressure injuries have been updated and are available for download.
Pressure injuries (Reducing harm)
03 Jul 2020
New pressure injury prevention resources available
ACC, together with the New Zealand Wound Care Society (NZWCS), the Health Quality & Safety Commission, and the Ministry of Health, has developed a new set of resources to support the prevention of pressure injuries.
Pressure injuries (Reducing harm)
18 Dec 2012
eReferral takes it up a notch
The Emergency Department at Waikato Hospital is now receiving electronic referrals from general practices in the Midlands Health Network.
Pressure injuries (Reducing harm)
30 Jul 2012
Study finds medicine reconciliation reduces costs
A Dutch study found that as well as reducing medication errors, medication reconciliation processes result in a net cost benefit to health care providers.
Pressure injuries (Reducing harm)
22 Feb 2012
Recommendations to prevent administration errors with Velcade (bortezomib)
The European Medicines Agency is aware of three fatal cases of administration error that occurred with Velcade in the European Union, where the medicine was accidentally given intrathecally (into the space that surrounds the spinal cord) instead of i
Pressure injuries (Reducing harm)