Resource library

This educational powerpoint gives an introduction to shared goals of care, for district health boards starting a shared goals of care project in their hospitals.

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

Dr Vineet Chopra MBBS, Associate Professor of Medicine and Research Scientist at the University of Michigan Health System, gave a presentation to district health boards on peripherally inserted central catheters on 21 March 2018 in Auckland.

This presentation outlines how to use the Hand Hygiene Compliance Application for auditors.