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24 Nov 2019
Blog: Consumer engagement ‘explained like never before’
Gary Sutcliffe is a coordinator at the Health Consumer Advisory Service and a former member of the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s consumer network.
Partners in Care
21 Nov 2019
2018/19 adverse events report released
The annual Learning from adverse events report from the Health Quality & Safety Commission has been released.
Adverse events
13 Nov 2019
Choosing Wisely forum – hold the date!
On Friday 1 May 2020 in Wellington, the fourth Choosing Wisely campaign forum will be held in Wellington, in partnership with the Health Quality & Safety Commission.
Choosing Wisely Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
13 Nov 2019
Blog: ‘Authentic’ co-design – what is it and how do we do it?
Co-design is rapidly becoming an essential part of quality and improvement in health and care services internationally.
Partners in Care
04 Nov 2019
Who me – biased? He ngākau haukume tōku?
Health professionals are encouraged to watch new learning modules on understanding bias in health care, released today for Patient Safety Week.
Aotearoa Patient Safety Day
04 Nov 2019
Blog: Bias in health care can lead to poor outcomes
Wiki Haumaru Tūroro | Patient Safety Week 2019 focuses on understanding bias in health care. In this blog, Josie* shares her story, including the unconscious bias she has faced as the mother of a son with an intellectual disability.
Aotearoa Patient Safety Day
04 Nov 2019
Blog: The voice of whānau: communication is the most important thing
In 1997 Courtenay’s five-month-old daughter contracted pneumococcal meningitis and ever since has lived with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, hydrocephalus, spastic quadriplegia and scoliosis. In 2012 Courtenay’s two-year-old son was diagnosed with autism.
Aotearoa Patient Safety Day
31 Oct 2019
Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 107 online now
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 10 to 30 October 2019 is now available online.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
25 Oct 2019
Camp Unity connects families and whānau impacted by traumatic brain injury
Camp Unity is a two-day event which brings together families and whānau, including parents, children and guardians affected by traumatic brain injury. The 2019 camp was held from 11–13 October in Rotorua.
Partners in Care
24 Oct 2019
Tell us about your experiences of using patient deterioration recognition and response systems
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is surveying clinical staff working in adult inpatient wards, including maternity, about their experiences and perceptions of caring for deteriorating patients and using recognition and response systems.
Patient deterioration
16 Oct 2019
CHRISP programme focuses on what matters to surgical patients
Dr Paul Dalley presented on the comprehensive high-risk surgical patient pathway (CHRISP) being trialed at Capital & Coast DHB at the Choosing Wisely forum in May 2019.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
14 Oct 2019
Toolkit encourages staff and senior leadership engagement in infection prevention
This International Infection Prevention and Control Week (13–19 October 2019), the Health Quality & Safety Commission is encouraging hospital staff and senior leaders in infection prevention and control (IPC) to take part in walk rounds.
Infection prevention and control