22 Sep 2021

Now is the time to take heed of inequitable mortality rates among New Zealand’s children and young people

These are the findings of the Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee (the CYMRC) in it 15th data report released today, which analyses the deaths of children and young people aged between 28 days and 24 years from 2015 and 2019.

13 Dec 2019

Annual CYMRC workshop focuses on Te Tiriti-led quality improvement

Te Tiriti-led quality improvement across the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s mortality review programme was the focus for the two-day annual workshop of the Child Youth Mortality Review Committee (CYMRC).

15 Nov 2018

Local child and youth mortality review members meet in Nelson

The Health Quality & Safety Commission recently facilitated a successful workshop for members of local child and youth mortality review panels. The workshop took place in Nelson on 6–7 November 2018.

24 Aug 2014

Safety considerations for parents when purchasing second-hand infant sleep products

27 Mar 2014

Fatigue and familiarity push up rural crash risks

Fatigue is one of the most significant risk factors in rural road deaths according to a recent analysis of crashes involving dairy farmers and their employees.

05 Dec 2013

Northland DHB launches safe sleep TV commercials

With one of the highest rates for SUDI in New Zealand the Northland DHB (in conjunction with the regional Child Health Network and Whakawhetu) has produced four television commercials promoting SUDI prevention.

05 Nov 2013

Housing New Zealand congratulated on safe driveway award

The Health Quality & Safety Commission congratulates Housing New Zealand for its award-winning work on improving the safety of the driveways in its houses.

16 Aug 2012

SIDS prevention: 3000 lives saved but we can do better

This article looks at the fall in sudden infant deaths over the past two decades and argues that further lives can be saved by focussing on the increased risks from bed sharing.

14 Aug 2012

Drop in teenage drink-drive convictions

The Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee is delighted that figures show that there has been a reduction in teenage drink-drive convictions.

07 Sep 2011

Report looks at deadly impacts of alcohol on children and young people

A new report highlights the strong contribution of alcohol to the dramatic increase in the rate of death by injury after the age of fifteen, with many young people becoming victims of their own drinking or the drinking of others.

02 Sep 2011

Low Speed Run Over Mortality – Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee

The Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee (CYMRC) has released a report examining deaths from low speed run overs and ways of preventing them.

13 May 2011

Greater awareness needed of risks for children around cars

The Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee is calling for greater efforts and awareness to protect young children from the risks of slow moving vehicles, especially in household driveways.