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17 Dec 2019
Supporting the best surgical outcomes for Māori and their whānau
Surgical teams and clinicians are being called to address equity for Māori by the Perioperative Mortality Review Committee.
Perioperative Mortality Review Committee
17 Dec 2019
Report finds equity gap in NZ surgical systems for Māori
The Perioperative Mortality Review Committee is calling on surgeons, anaesthetists and clinicians to address inequities in surgical services.
Perioperative Mortality Review Committee
17 Dec 2019
Registration is now open for the fourth national Choosing Wisely forum
Registration for the Choosing Wisely 2020 forum is now open. The forum, Choosing Wisely – Choosing Equity: a focus on equity, sustainability and shared decision-making is being held in Wellington on 1 May 2020.
Choosing Wisely Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
16 Dec 2019
Congratulations to all the 2019 primary care quality improvement facilitator programme graduates
Congratulations to the 17 representatives who work in primary care throughout Aotearoa New Zealand and completed the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s primary care quality improvement facilitator (PC QIF) programme this year.
Primary care
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).
Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee
13 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 Care
07 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
06 Dec 2019
Blog: Ryman Healthcare on supporting clinical decision-making with the Frailty care guides
Clinical systems manager at Ryman Healthcare, Victoria Brevoort, shares how the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s Ngā aratohu maimoa hauwarea | Frailty care guides are being used across their organisation.
Aged residential care
29 Nov 2019
Blog: Mental health and addiction programme placement provides space to learn, grow and develop
Grace Mua is a Bachelor of Social Work student at Massey University, who recently completed a four-month placement with the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s mental health and addiction (MHA)...
Mental health & addiction quality improvement
28 Nov 2019
Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 108 online now
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 7 to 27 November 2019 is now available online.
Choosing Wisely Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission