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25 Jun 2014
Improving teamwork and communication to further the patient safety culture
The Commission is continuing its focus on reducing patient harm during the perioperative period by encouraging improved teamwork and communication across the operating theatre team.
Safe Surgery NZ
30 Apr 2014
Surgical Safety Checklist features on TV3
3News featured a story on its Firstline show about the importance of using the surgical safety checklist.
Safe Surgery NZ
28 Mar 2014
Using trigger tools in primary care
An article published in the New Zealand Medical Journal recently, shows that trigger tools are a useful way of measuring and tracking events that result in patient harm in primary care.
Adverse events
27 Mar 2014
Fatigue and familiarity push up rural crash risks
Fatigue is one of the most significant risk factors in rural road deaths according to a recent analysis of crashes involving dairy farmers and their employees.
Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee
29 Jan 2014
Medication reconciliation during transitions of care as a patient safety strategy
This review from the Annals of Internal Medicine discusses the use of medication reconciliation as a patient safety tool to reduce the risk of medication errors when patient transfers occur in hospital.
Medicines (Reducing harm)
05 Dec 2013
Northland DHB launches safe sleep TV commercials
With one of the highest rates for SUDI in New Zealand the Northland DHB (in conjunction with the regional Child Health Network and Whakawhetu) has produced four television commercials promoting SUDI prevention.
Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee
21 Nov 2013
Serious Adverse Events Report 2012–13
The Health Quality & Safety Commission has released the 2012–13 report of serious adverse events (SAEs) reported by district health boards (DHBs) and other health providers.
Adverse events
05 Nov 2013
Housing New Zealand congratulated on safe driveway award
The Health Quality & Safety Commission congratulates Housing New Zealand for its award-winning work on improving the safety of the driveways in its houses.
Child & Youth Mortality Review Committee
15 Jul 2013
Web-based learning packages for serious incident review and open disclosure
The Commission has been working with the wider health and disability sector to develop two web-based learning packages to provide guidance for two key subjects: serious incident review and open disclosure.
Adverse events
22 Mar 2013
Electronic prescribing in action
Commission Chief Executive Dr Janice Wilson and National Programme Director eMedicines Anton Venter visited North Shore Hospital on 14 March 2013 to celebrate the implementation of electronic prescribing.
Falls (Reducing harm)