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07 Aug 2020
Variety in health seminar for Korean community
A number of health topics were covered in a seminar for members of Auckland’s Korean community run by Hyejung Kim, a member of the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s consumer network.
Partners in Care17 Jul 2020
Disability rights report highlights systemic inequities and opportunities for real change
New Zealand has a mixed record when it comes to the rights of disabled people, according to a report from the New Zealand Independent Monitoring Mechanism (IMM) on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Partners in Care17 Jul 2020
Register now for information sessions on the new consumer engagement QSM
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is running two webinars to provide guidance to the district health board (DHB) managers and staff responsible for implementing the new consumer engagement quality and safety marker.
Partners in Care01 Jul 2020
New research into disabled people’s experiences of health and wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand
The Donald Beasley Institute, on behalf of the Disabled Persons Organisation Coalition is inviting disabled people and their family and whānau to take part in monitoring research about disabled people’s experiences of health and wellbeing in New Zeal
Partners in Care05 Jun 2020
Multidisciplinary team improves care for consumer with rare condition
The Health Quality & Safety Commission’s Partners in Care programme has developed a series of videos about a rare condition called Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and how working as a multidisciplinary team can improve patient outcomes.
Partners in Care04 Jun 2020
Congratulations to Bernadette Pereira MNZM, honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2020
Congratulations to consumer network member Bernadette Pereira, who has been appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the recent Queen's Birthday Honours 2020.
Partners in Care27 Mar 2020
Consumer network welcomes new members
The Health Quality & Safety Commission’s consumer network welcomed seven new members at a recent meeting held in Wellington.
Partners in Care10 Jan 2020
Blog: Unhappy hospital holiday
Despite the horrors of the Whakaari/White Island tragedy, the Australian fires, disturbing world events and, on a more local front, reports of hospitals under pressure we carry on living our lives the best we can.
Partners in Care13 Dec 2019
Pilot for new consumer engagement quality and safety marker begins
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is piloting a new consumer engagement quality and safety marker in four district health boards from December 2019.
Partners in Care07 Dec 2019
Questions to ponder in 2019 from Partners in Care
The Health Quality & Safety Commission’s Partners in Care team has had a steady stream of requests to provide advice on consumer engagement in 2018.
Partners in Care