Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 114 online now

Ngā ihirangi | In this issue

This e-Digest contains images and content created before the announcement of physical distancing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. As such, some images may not adhere to the current recommendation to maintain physical distance of two metres.

Whakapai i te kounga me te haumaru | Quality and safety improvement

• Consumer network welcomes new members
• It’s all about the client for Timaru leadership award winner
• What would you like me to do if your heart stops?
• The Fono looks to extend award-winning quality improvement project’s reach
• Plan helps whānau face an uncertain future
• Advance care plans can help reduce stress and tension in families
• Victory Square Pharmacy wins health innovation award
• Serious Illness Conversations

Whakaheke mōrearea | Reducing harm

• Strength and balance for over 65s the focus of new TV show
• No need to change patient deterioration early warning score parameters
• Web pages to support care decisions in response to COVID-19
• Medication alert 18: Thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke

Pūrongo me te whakamārama | Reporting and commentary

• COVID-19 resource hub
• Quality and safety marker collection and reporting suspended until 30 June 2020
• Quarterly national hand hygiene compliance report

Mahi ngātahi me mātou | Work with us

• Call for nominations for the Family Violence Death Review Committee

Ngā hui huhua | Events

• World Health Organization webinar series
• International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare 2020

Related links

• Health Quality & Safety Commission e-digest – Issue 114, 9–29 April 2020