29 Aug 2019

Implementation of maternity early warning system underway

27 Aug 2019

Suicide rates unacceptably high – mortality review committee

The provisional rates of suicide released yesterday continue to raise serious concerns for the Suicide Mortality Review Committee (SuMRC).

23 Aug 2019

Choosing Wisely campaign backs ban on direct to consumer advertising of medicines

The New Zealand Choosing Wisely campaign is joining Consumer NZ and the Council of Medical Colleges in calling for a ban on the advertising of prescription medicines to consumers.

23 Aug 2019

Second learning session held for Connecting Care: Improving service transitions

The second learning session for Connecting Care: Improving service transitions/Te tūhono i ngā manaakitanga, te whakapai ake i ngā whakawhitinga ratonga was held in Auckland on 7 August and Wellington on 8 August.

22 Aug 2019

Blog: Tools to remove barriers to quality improvement in primary care

Quality improvement (QI) is the use of systematic tools and methods to improve health care outcomes and experiences of care.

22 Aug 2019

Survey of mental health and addiction consumers, family and whānau goes live in September

A Ngā Poutama survey of consumers of mental health and addiction (MHA) services, their family and whānau goes live on 1 September 2019.

08 Aug 2019

Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 103 online now

The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 18 July to 7 August 2019 is now available online.

08 Aug 2019

Ngā paerewa pairuri tāngata | Standards for palliative care

In May, Hospice New Zealand launched the Standards for Palliative Care (Fourth Edition) 2019 after an extensive consultation and review process involving all hospices services in New Zealand.

01 Aug 2019

Blog: Zero seclusion and my project sponsor role

Heather Casey is the Director of Nursing at Southern District Health Board and a project sponsor for Ngā Poutama: the mental health and addiction (MHA) quality improvement programme.

29 Jul 2019

Report calls for action on inequities in New Zealand’s health system

Aotearoa New Zealand’s health system must acknowledge, understand and address inequities in how Māori and non-Māori access and receive health services, says a new report released today.

26 Jul 2019

New data shows cost as the main barrier to accessing health services

New data from over 72,000 patients who responded to a survey about their experiences with New Zealand health services shows one in five reported not visiting a GP or nurse due to cost in the last 12 months.

25 Jul 2019

Tuvaluan community drives message to improve skin infection rates

A community-driven approach has played a vital role in a project that has reduced the rate of skin and soft tissue infections among under 25-year-olds in West Auckland’s Tuvaluan community by more than 40 percent.