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The principles described in this document outline what is required for health care providers to have shared goals of care discussions with adult patients and their whānau.

This document has been produced to encourage health care professionals to clip, not shave, hair prior to surgery to improve the safety and quality of care that patients receive.

The role of hospital executives is essential to the sustainable resourcing and governance to enable the culture change necessary for shared goals of care. This factsheet provides information for hospital executives about shared goals of care as part

This document contains information about recognising and responding to acute deterioration and the importance of having shared goals of care discussions with patients and their whānau.

The hand hygiene communication toolkit provides district health board staff with a range of ideas and guidance to promote hand hygiene and to engage health care workers to improve their practice.

The Hand Hygiene New Zealand resource kit for medical professionals has been developed for hospital-based medical professionals to use to educate and drive hand hygiene improvement within their service.

A report from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (commissioned by the Health Quality & Safety Commission).

Instructions for logging in to the Hand Hygiene Australia training site to access the online learning modules.

A practical guide to auditing hand hygiene compliance in New Zealand hospitals.

National periprosthetic joint infection sampling and culture guide