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This report presents results for the period 1 July to 31 October 2022 including national hand hygiene compliance for 20 health districts and 23 private surgical hospitals (PSHs).

This report describes the approach to and findings of Aotearoa New Zealand’s first national point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections. This information will help us identify targets for quality improvement.

This list is for guidance only. All events should be rated on actual outcome for the consumer.

This article describes the source of healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (HA-SAB) in district hospitals.

The Health Quality & Safety Commission worked with Synergia to undertake a stocktake of the current management of sepsis in Aotearoa New Zealand, in April 2022. This report sets out the findings of the stocktake.

This document describes the findings of a literature review conducted as part of a wider review of the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s Hand Hygiene New Zealand (HHNZ) programme.

This document has been developed as a guide for SSIIP champions to review and correct SSIIP data in National Monitor (the data entry platform for the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s surveillance).

This presentation was developed as a resource for stakeholders who take part in the Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission infection prevention and control (IPC) programme.

This article describes describe risk factors for surgical site infection (SSI) caused by aerobic Gram-negative organisms after hip and knee arthroplasty in Aotearoa New Zealand.

This document outlines the process for undertaking ‘light surveillance’ for the orthopaedic SSIIP. It supplements the Orthopaedic surgery implementation manual.