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22 Oct 2021
Expert advisory group appointed to guide the review of the national mortality review function
A skilled and experienced group of people have been appointed as the expert advisory group (EAG) to the review of the national mortality review function.
Mortality Review Committees
19 Oct 2021
Blog: Celebrating the work of our infection prevention and control workforce
This week marks the annual International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW) 17–23 October.Organised by APIC (Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology), the theme for this year is ‘Make Your...
Infection prevention and control
15 Oct 2021
Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 122 online now
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 24 September–15 October 2020 is now available online.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
08 Oct 2021
Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 138 [17 September –7 October]
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 17 September to 7 October
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
04 Oct 2021
New Choosing Wisely video available for clinicians
A new video for clinicians, highlighting the importance of Choosing Wisely,has been released by the Health Quality & Safety Commission.
Choosing Wisely
29 Sep 2021
Blog: Delta has lit fuse of family violence
On 27 May 2020, when the world was in the depths of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Women released an awareness-raising campaign highlighting the potential for a...
Family Violence Death Review Committee Mortality Review Committees
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.
Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee
17 Sep 2021
Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 137 [27 August–16 September 2021]
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 27 August to 26 August
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
16 Sep 2021
Partners in Care programme to strengthen the consumer and whānau voice in Aotearoa New Zealand’s future health system
The Commission’s Partners in Care programme is starting a joint work programme which will strengthen the consumer and whānau voice in our future health system.
Partners in Care
16 Sep 2021
Free new e-learning quality improvement programme for health sector launched
Improving together: Introduction is a free e-learning programme introducing quality improvement in Aotearoa New Zealand and has recently been updated and relaunched by the Health Quality & Safety Commission.
Building Leadership & Capability
15 Sep 2021
Lives saved through programme focused on patient deterioration
A five-year patient deterioration programme funded by the Health Quality & Safety Commission has prevented a number of avoidable harms.
Patient deterioration
14 Sep 2021
New film focuses on healing and learning from health care harm
A new film, Pou hihiri, Pou o te aroha | Healing and learning from harm, features consumers, clinicians and researchers talking about the benefits of following a restorative approach after a harmful event occurs in health care.
Adverse events Restorative practice