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![Choosing Wisely forum announced](/assets/Uploads/Takahe__FillWzkwMCw1MDBd.png)
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![Local QI projects underway in mental health & addiction sector](/assets/Uploads/Takahe__FillWzkwMCw1MDBd.png)
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![Forum day a first combined meeting for all mortality review committees](/assets/Uploads/Takahe__FillWzkwMCw1MDBd.png)
06 Dec 2017
Forum day a first combined meeting for all mortality review committees
This week, all mortality review committees and the Māori caucus gathered at an open forum in Auckland.
Mortality Review Committees Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission![Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest, Issue 76 online now](/assets/Uploads/Takahe__FillWzkwMCw1MDBd.png)
28 Nov 2017
Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest, Issue 76 online now
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 9–28 November 2017 is now available online.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission![Adverse events report signals stronger focus on learning from consumers](/assets/Uploads/News-tile__FillWzkwMCw1MDBd.png)
24 Nov 2017
Adverse events report signals stronger focus on learning from consumers
The latest Learning from adverse events report recommends putting consumers at the centre when reporting, reviewing and learning from adverse events.
Adverse events![South Auckland providers responding to gout](/assets/Uploads/Takahe__FillWzkwMCw1MDBd.png)
16 Nov 2017
South Auckland providers responding to gout
A rising tide of gout is being responded to by South Auckland general practice Papakura Marae Health Clinic and National Hauora Coalition (a collective of Māori service providers).
Primary care![Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest, Issue 73 online now](/assets/Uploads/Takahe__FillWzkwMCw1MDBd.png)
27 Sep 2017
Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest, Issue 73 online now
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 6–27 September 2017 is now available online.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission![Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest, Issue 72 online now](/assets/Uploads/Takahe__FillWzkwMCw1MDBd.png)
05 Sep 2017
Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest, Issue 72 online now
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 16 August–5 September 2017 is now available online.
Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission![Tackling diabetes in the Hutt Valley](/assets/Uploads/Takahe__FillWzkwMCw1MDBd.png)
21 Aug 2017
Tackling diabetes in the Hutt Valley
Primary health organisation Te Awakairangi Health Network and HUCHS received support from the Commission to undertake a diabetes improvement project. It is one of the three successful initiatives supported by the Commission’s Whakakotahi programme.
Primary care![For our whānau, for our community - building a system of care to reduce gout](/assets/Uploads/Takahe__FillWzkwMCw1MDBd.png)
21 Aug 2017
For our whānau, for our community - building a system of care to reduce gout
Gout is an equity issue. The suffering this condition causes is avoidable and differences between people and populations can be remedied.
Primary care![Ensuring a safety net of care after a heart attack](/assets/Uploads/Takahe__FillWzkwMCw1MDBd.png)
21 Aug 2017
Ensuring a safety net of care after a heart attack
It takes a village to look after a patient following an acute coronary event and that’s what Nelson Marlborough Health (Nelson Marlborough District Health Board) cardiology services and their extended community team are aiming to achieve.
Primary care