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This document provides evidence for the use of checklists, briefings and debriefings, providing an overview of research and studies undertaken in various hospitals.

A five-minute team briefing before starting the day’s surgical list reduces patient harm. This brochure answers the most commonly asked questions about introducing a start-of-list briefing.

A five-minute team briefing before starting the day’s surgical list reduces patient harm. This poster outlines the steps required for a start-of-list briefing.

Localised start-of-list and surgical safety checklist posters from Counties Manukau Health.

This paper, originally published in the New Zealand Medical Journal describes a method of integrating cultural competency practice specific to Māori, in the doctor-patient relationship.

The 2019 surgical safety culture survey was undertaken by Mobius Research and Strategy, to assist in evaluation of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's Safe Surgery NZ programme. This report presents the results of the 2019 survey.

This factsheet is provided to support district health board (DHB) surgical teams in their work to measure the impact of the teamwork and communication interventions and submit quality and safety marker (QSM) data to the Health Quality & Safety Commis

This document, Towards quality improvement at scale in the New Zealand primary care setting, was commissioned to help us plan how to achieve quality improvement at scale in primary care.

Presentations from Commission representatives and sponsored attendees, at the 2019 Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners conference.

Co-creating quality improvement in primary care presentation, given at the Practice Managers and Administrators Association of New Zealand conference.