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15 Apr 2021
Mental health and addiction quality improvement programme update April 2021
This update from the mental health and addiction (MHA) quality improvement programme | Whakapai i ngā mahi hauora hinengaro waranga hoki focuses on the programme approach to the end of June 2022.
Mental health & addiction quality improvement
01 Apr 2021
Blog: Consumer engagement: An untapped resource in health
The question I sometimes ask myself when I’m reading anything to do with consumer engagement is: ‘Can I see myself or my experience in what I am reading and/or does...
Partners in Care
01 Apr 2021
Office of the Director of Mental Health and Addiction Services report release highlights the need to eliminate seclusion
The Health Quality & Safety Commission says the recently released annual report of the Office of the Director of Mental Health and Addiction Services highlights once again the urgent need to eliminate the harmful practice of seclusion.
Mental health & addiction quality improvement
01 Apr 2021
Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 129 online now
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
19 Mar 2021
International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare going fully virtual in 2021
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the BMJ are pleased to announce that the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare is going fully virtual in 2021, with three conferences planned for the year ahead.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
11 Mar 2021
Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 128 online now
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 18 February to 10 March 2021.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
08 Mar 2021
Call for more wāhine Māori and Pacific women for health leadership positions
On International Women’s Day, the Health Quality & Safety Commission (the Commission) is highlighting the importance of having wāhine Māori and Pacific women in leadership positions to improve the quality, safety and equity of the health system.
Building Leadership & Capability
05 Mar 2021
Sector feedback on approach for Te Rā Haumaru Tūroro o Aotearoa | Aotearoa Patient Safety Day
As we begin planning for Aotearoa Patient Safety Day, we are seeking sector feedback on the ways we communicate our messages and the resources we provide, so we can design a campaign which is relevant to you and your organisation's priorities.
Aotearoa Patient Safety Day
25 Feb 2021
Lack of support a major hurdle when faced with a rare disease
Lack of awareness and support are two of the biggest hurdles faced by consumers and whānau affected by a rare disease, disorder or health condition. This Sunday 28 February is international Rare Disease Day which raises awareness for rare diseases.
Partners in Care
18 Feb 2021
Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 127 online now
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 28 January–17 February 2021 is now available online.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
16 Feb 2021
Urgent action needed to address ongoing inequity in maternity sector
Babies of Māori, Pacific and Indian mothers are still more likely than babies of New Zealand European mothers to die in pregnancy or within the first 28 days, the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee 14th report shows.
Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee
09 Feb 2021
New anti-staphylococcal bundle aims to reduce surgical site infections in New Zealand hospitals
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is working with a second cohort of hospitals to implement a pre-operative anti-staphylococcal bundle to reduce surgical site infections in New Zealand hospitals.
Infection prevention and control