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02 Mar 2018
Improvement in early management of high needs patients
This profile of Gonville Health in Whanganui, describes their Whakakotahi project to streamline their enrolment processes.
Primary care
28 Feb 2018
Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 79 online now
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 1–28 February 2018 is now available online.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
27 Feb 2018
Blog: Why eliminating seclusion by 2020 is an aspirational goal
The Health Quality & Safety Commission recently announced that our mental health and addiction quality improvement team will work alongside Te Pou external link, the national KPI programme external link and DHB mental health and addiction services.
Mental health & addiction quality improvement
22 Feb 2018
New study is further endorsement of New Zealand’s Choosing Wisely campaign
The Council of Medical Colleges says a new study that found hundreds of thousands of patients in the US state of Washington received unnecessary tests, procedures and treatments is further endorsement of New Zealand’s Choosing Wisely campaign.
Choosing Wisely Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
31 Jan 2018
Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest, Issue 78 online now
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 21 December 2017–20 December 2017 is now available online.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
25 Jan 2018
Congratulations to the improvement teams selected for Whakakotahi 2018
Six primary care provider teams are about to embark on a year of improvement as Whakakotahi 2018 kicks off.
Primary care
25 Jan 2018
Older people encouraged to talk to their doctor about taking fewer medicines
The Council of Medical Colleges (CMC) is encouraging older people to talk to their doctor about whether they could take fewer medicines.
Choosing Wisely Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
04 Jan 2018
New projects seek to eliminate seclusion and improve service transitions for mental health consumers
Two new national projects are being introduced that will seek to improve the quality and safety of mental health and addiction services delivered nationwide.
Mental health & addiction quality improvement
20 Dec 2017
Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest, Issue 77 online now
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 29 November–20 December 2017 is now available online.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
14 Dec 2017
Choosing Wisely forum announced
The Council of Medical Colleges is running a forum in Wellington for those already using Choosing Wisely in their practice, and those who would like to but don’t quite know where to start.
Choosing Wisely Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
14 Dec 2017
Local QI projects underway in mental health & addiction sector
A few months after the new quality improvement facilitator training course, participants from DHBs and NGOs across the country have started to drive local projects to improve mental health and addiction services.
Mental health & addiction quality improvement