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Helen McKernan talks about her mother’s death, following a hospital medication error. Helen's mother was given the wrong medication for four days because of a chart mix up and inadequate checking.

Consumer poster available in English and te reo Māori to help patients, caregivers, families and whānau talk about medication with their health care providers.

This is a video recording of a presentation by Professor Paul Bowie about human factors and maternity systems.

Lis Browne talks about implementation of briefing and debriefing sessions at Hutt Valley District Health Board.

This video from the Commission's Reducing Perioperative Harm programme demonstrates best practice for briefing and debriefing sessions, based on the World Health Organization's surgical safety checklist.

Video 2 in the teamwork and communication roll-out.

Video 1 in the teamwork and communication roll-out.

A video from the Commission outlining the use of the World Health Organization's surgical safety checklist.

Briefings take just five minutes and have a significant and positive impact on patient safety by improving communication and teamwork, reducing delays and identifying potential risks prior to surgery.

Alisa Ili, theatre nurse manager and Dr Andrew Connolly, general surgeon at Counties Manukau Health, share how start-of-list briefings support their decision making.