Health Quality & Safety Commission e-update, Issue 55 online now

The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-update for the period of 5–25 September 2016 is now available online.

In this issue:

• Arthur's helping to spread the word on advance care planning
• ACP national forum: Call for posters
• A vision for quality improvement in primary care
• Whakakotahi applications are in!
• Consumer representative receives award for improving hospital waiting areas
• Change to orthopaedic surgery reporting
• Presentations from the workshop on reducing harm from healthcare associated infections
• Show your support for International Infection Prevention Week
• Waikato DHB's success with frontline ownership
• Family Violence Death Review Committee welcomes law changes
• Professor Anne Duggan on understanding and acting on variation
• New Zealand supports new Australian standard to improve hip fracture care
• One week left to register for safe surgery workshops with Prof Cliff Hughes
• Get your thinking caps on for our exciting Patient Safety Week competitions!

Read issue 55 of the Commission e-update.