Resource library

This paper (Social Science and Medicine 73 (2011) 217-225) examines the challenges of investigating clinical incidents through the use of Root Cause Analysis.

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 the annual learning from adverse events report for 2018/19, published by the Health Quality & Safety Commission. The report covers adverse events reported by New Zealand's 20 district health boards (DHBs) and other providers.

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

A medication safety pamphlet for patients.

The medication charting toolkit has been prepared for health practitioners who are implementing the national medication chart and/or conducting education and training on how to use the national medication chart.

This Patient Safety Week poster encourages clinicians to follow the 5 moments for hand hygiene to prevent the spread of germs.

This Patient Safety Week poster provides information about how to wash your hands correctly, to prevent the spread of germs.

This Patient Safety Week poster shows consumers the types of germs that can be carried on your hands, and that the easiest way to prevent the spread of germs is to wash your hands correctly.

Copies of the winning entries from the 2018 antibiotic awareness poster competition.