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19 Jun 2020
Updated data shows cost the main barrier to accessing health services
Updated data from over 79,000 patients who responded to a survey about their experiences with Aotearoa New Zealand health services shows 17 percent reported not visiting a GP or nurse due to cost in the last 12 months.
Health Quality Intelligence
16 Jun 2020
Profile on Daniel McClean, 2019/20 mental health and addiction quality improvement facilitator course graduate
Daniel McClean talks about the mental health and addiction quality improvement facilitator course, the project he completed and how the overall experience has influenced his work.
Mental health & addiction quality improvement
11 Jun 2020
Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 116 online now
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 21 May–10 June 2020 is now available online.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
05 Jun 2020
Report COVID-19-related medication errors, challenges and ideas to the New Zealand Pharmacovigilance Centre
The NZPhvC encourages you to report any COVID-19 related medication errors, particular challenges or situations that could lead to errors and any ideas on what measures should be put in place to mitigate errors in the future.
Medicines (Reducing harm)
05 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 Care
05 Jun 2020
He Hohonga Kōrero – The Conversation Café
The Conversation Café meets monthly, via video conference, to discuss the challenges of living with mental health and addiction (MHA) issues as well as MHA service developments planned to address some of the challenges people are facing.
Mental health & addiction quality improvement
04 Jun 2020
Midwife recognised for services to perinatal and maternal health
The Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee (PMMRC) congratulates Vicki Masson on her appointment as an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020, for services to perinatal and maternal health.
Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee
04 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 Care
02 Jun 2020
District health boards take part in World Hand Hygiene Day 2020
District health boards across the country took part in World Hand Hygiene Day on Tuesday 5 May 2020. This article summarises some of the fun and innovative events DHBs shared with the Health Quality & Safety Commission as they celebrated.
Infection prevention and control
27 May 2020
Learning session focuses on the importance of whānau engagement in mental health and addiction adverse event review process
Approximately 60 participants representing 15 district health boards (DHBs) joined an online learning session for the Learning from adverse events and consumer, family and whānau experience project.
Mental health & addiction quality improvement
27 May 2020
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board leads the way towards zero seclusion
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board is making great progress working toward eliminating seclusion.
Mental health & addiction quality improvement
22 May 2020
Blog: Bouncing back – the theory and practice of addressing health care backlogs post-COVID-19
In this first in a series of short, rapid-fire health quality intelligence papers, the Health Quality & Safety Commission raises the question of our national response to the consequences of...
Health Quality Intelligence