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09 Oct 2019
Unique opportunity to hear from experts in evidence-based medicine
Using evidence to increase equity in health care and address over-diagnosis and over-treatment will be the subject of a unique, one-day conference in Auckland.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission08 Oct 2019
Commission attends practice managers conference
Representatives from the Health Quality & Safety Commission profiled a range of our primary care-related work at the Practice Managers and Administrators Association of New Zealand (PMAANZ) conference in September.
Primary care08 Oct 2019
Profile: Leigh Murray, family advisor at Auckland DHB
Leigh Murray works for Auckland District Health Board (DHB) mental health services as a family advisor. Leigh recently presented at the Commission's MHA programme's learning session in August.
Mental health & addiction quality improvement04 Oct 2019
Commission welcomes new chair and board members
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is pleased to welcome a new board chair and five new board members.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission02 Oct 2019
Project to improve safety in response to mental health and addiction adverse events
The Commission’s mental health and addiction (MHA) quality improvement programme recently launched a project to engage all stakeholders and improve the experience of consumers, family and whānau and staff involved in an adverse event.
Mental health & addiction quality improvement01 Oct 2019
Health sector a core focus of UN’s International Day of Older Persons ‘journey to age equality’
In around thirty years time it’s expected there will be more older people than children – for the first time in history.
Aged residential care01 Oct 2019
On Older Persons Day, think twice about that medical test or treatment
On International Day of Older Persons, the Choosing Wisely campaign is encouraging people to think twice before they have a test, treatment or procedure.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission01 Oct 2019
Quality improvement changes reduce waiting times for lymphoedema patients
Changes to the way lymphoedema patients are reassessed for new compression garments at North Shore Hospital’s outpatient physiotherapy lymphoedema service have reduced waiting times by a third.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission29 Sep 2019
Wiki Haumaru Tūroro | Patient Safety Week update – 26 September 2019
The latest update about Wiki Haumaru Tūroro | Patient Safety Week, which takes place on 3–9 November 2019.
Aotearoa Patient Safety Day26 Sep 2019
Transdermal patches and burns
An updated list of transdermal patches has been released.
Medicines (Reducing harm)