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31 Oct 2018
Survey shows increase across country in family and whānau involvement in patient care
The latest inpatient survey shows a significant increase in the number of patients who felt hospital staff included their family and whānau in discussions about their care.
Health Quality Intelligence
29 Oct 2018
Consumer council meetings spark knowledge transfer and collaboration
Over the past few weeks, our Partners in Care team was invited to meet with some of the district health board’s consumer councils to talk about the Commission’s consumer engagement work.
Partners in Care
26 Oct 2018
Whanganui DHB: Improving Service Transitions through focusing on CHOICE
Janice Bowers, clinical nurse manager at Whanganui DHB has been leading a project for ICAMHAS (Infant, child and adolescent mental health and addiction services) to improve the way the department manages service transitions.
Mental health & addiction quality improvement
26 Oct 2018
MidCentral DHB: Reducing readmission rates amongst high-end users
Discovering that just 20 percent of their mental health and addiction (MHA) service consumers were using 80 percent of the allocated funds provided the impetus for a quality improvement project at MidCentral DHB.
Mental health & addiction quality improvement
18 Oct 2018
Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 90 online now
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 27 September–17 October 2018 is now available online.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
15 Oct 2018
Co-design will help improve transitions
The Connecting Care Project will see health service providers, consumers, and their families and whānau working together to better understand and improve the experience of transitions between or within providers.
Mental health & addiction quality improvement
15 Oct 2018
Report finds fewer infections following hip and knee replacements
A new report has found that infections following hip and knee replacements have fallen, meaning reduced harm to patients.
Infection prevention and control
11 Oct 2018
Patients’ experience of primary health care in New Zealand revealed
Most patients feel their GP or practice nurse treats them with kindness, understanding and respect, results of a survey by the Health Quality & Safety Commission and Ministry of Health show.
Health Quality Intelligence Patient experience
03 Oct 2018
Mental health and addiction programme hosts AUT students
Auckland University of Technology students Nicole Oliveri and Alisi Fangupo have been learning about the challenges of the mental health and addiction sector during their placement with the mental health and addiction quality improvement programme.
Mental health & addiction quality improvement
01 Oct 2018
Have you done an advance care plan?
Planning for her future care was the last thing on Wendy Betteridge’s mind, until a cardiac arrest 18 months ago forced her to change her thinking.
Advance care planning ACP info for consumers
01 Oct 2018
Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) welcomes new ‘joint venture’ approach to family violence
The Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) welcomes the announcement of a new model to lead prevention and reduction in family and sexual violence.
Family Violence Death Review Committee