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A summary of the work underway in New Zealand hospitals to reduce the use of seclusion for mental health consumers.

This document features the experiences of six health professionals who have successfully reduced the use of seclusion in their district health board's mental health and addiction services.

Commentary on serious and sentinel events reported by District Health Boards in 2006–2007.

Serious and Sentinel Events in New Zealand Hospitals 2007–2008.

In this year three in 10,000 admissions to DHBs involved a potentially preventable serious or sentinel event. Of these 39 percent were a result of a clinical mismanagement problem

This presentation given by global trigger tool clinical lead, Gillian Robb, provides an update on the use of trigger tools in New Zealand.

This report aims to alert providers to the key findings of a recent adverse event review. The emphasis is on the changes implemented by the provider involved to stop the event happening again.

This report aims to alert providers to the key findings of two recent reviews, with emphasis on the changes implemented to prevent recurrence.

This report aims to alert providers to the key findings of a recent review, with emphasis on the changes implemented by that provider to prevent recurrence.

This report aims to alert providers to the key findings of a recent review, with emphasis on the changes implemented to prevent recurrence.