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![Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 96 online now](/assets/Uploads/Takahe__FillWzkwMCw1MDBd.png)
14 Mar 2019
Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 96 online now
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 22 February–14 March 2019 is now available online.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission![Eight primary care-led quality improvement projects selected for Whakakotahi 2019](/assets/Uploads/Takahe__FillWzkwMCw1MDBd.png)
11 Mar 2019
Eight primary care-led quality improvement projects selected for Whakakotahi 2019
Eight projects from primary care provider teams from around the country have been selected for the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s Whakakotahi 2019 quality improvement programme.
Primary care![New resource aims to improve communication with patients living with disabilities](/assets/Uploads/Takahe__FillWzkwMCw1MDBd.png)
08 Mar 2019
New resource aims to improve communication with patients living with disabilities
Bay of Plenty District Health Board (DHB) recently launched a booklet and online training course designed to improve the way staff communicate with patients living with disabilities (tāngata whaikaha).
Partners in Care![Blog: Consumer reflections from the Patient deterioration NZ conference](/assets/Our-work/Improved-service-delivery/Primary-care/Images/Korero-mai-Feb-2019__FillWzkwMCw1MDBd.jpg)
22 Feb 2019
Blog: Consumer reflections from the Patient deterioration NZ conference
Sheila Beckers shares thoughts and experiences from the patient deterioration conference she attended in November 2018. The conference was co-hosted by the Health Quality & Safety Commission and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society.
Patient deterioration![Consumer report and reflections from the 2018 Patient deterioration New Zealand conference](/assets/Uploads/Takahe__FillWzkwMCw1MDBd.png)
22 Feb 2019
Consumer report and reflections from the 2018 Patient deterioration New Zealand conference
Patient deterioration![Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 95 online now](/assets/Uploads/Takahe__FillWzkwMCw1MDBd.png)
21 Feb 2019
Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 95 online now
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission![National campaign encourages conversations about what matters at end of life | He kaupapa whakatairanga ā-motu e whakatītina ana i ngā kōrerorero mō ngā mea nui i te whakamatenga](/assets/Uploads/Takahe__FillWzkwMCw1MDBd.png)
19 Feb 2019
National campaign encourages conversations about what matters at end of life | He kaupapa whakatairanga ā-motu e whakatītina ana i ngā kōrerorero mō ngā mea nui i te whakamatenga
A new campaign Kia kōrero | Let’s talk encourages people to plan for their future health care, with a focus on what matters to them. It features the personal stories of six New Zealanders at different stages of life and wellness.
ACP info for consumers Advance care planning![Update on anti-staphylococcal bundle using a collaborative approach](/assets/Uploads/Takahe__FillWzkwMCw1MDBd.png)
19 Feb 2019
Update on anti-staphylococcal bundle using a collaborative approach
This bundle aims to reduce the Staphylococcus aureus SSI rate by implementing a bundle of well-established interventions to reduce the SSI risk for cardiac and orthopaedic surgery.
Infection prevention and control![Choosing Wisely 2019 forum puts spotlight on unnecessary medical intervention](/assets/Uploads/Takahe__FillWzkwMCw1MDBd.png)
01 Feb 2019
Choosing Wisely 2019 forum puts spotlight on unnecessary medical intervention
The Choosing Wisely forum Continuing the Conversation will be held at Te Wharewaka o Pōneke in Wellington on Friday 10 May 2019.
Choosing Wisely Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission![Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 94 online now](/assets/Uploads/Takahe__FillWzkwMCw1MDBd.png)
31 Jan 2019
Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 94 online now
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 20 December 2018–31 January 2019 is now available online.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission![New dosing guidelines for the treatment of paracetamol overdose and toxicity](/assets/Uploads/Takahe__FillWzkwMCw1MDBd.png)
30 Jan 2019
New dosing guidelines for the treatment of paracetamol overdose and toxicity
The National Poisons Centre has issued new dosing guidance for acetylcysteine for the treatment of paracetamol overdose and toxicity.
Medicines (Reducing harm)![Blog: Māori health advancement – how can we do it?](/assets/Our-work/Mental-health-and-addiction/Images/Tiriti-framework-Jan-2019__FillWzkwMCw1MDBd.png)
30 Jan 2019
Blog: Māori health advancement – how can we do it?
I have worked in mental health for 28 years. Over that time we have arguably made little progress addressing inequities, in particular with Māori. Māori are still up to three times more likely than others to experience mental health issues.
Mental health & addiction quality improvement