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Vital sign charts and early warning systems: A scoping literature review
Adapt Research, on behalf of Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission has undertaken a scoping review of recent literature in 2024 to ensure the national adult and maternity vital signs charts remain aligned to best practice.
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Courtenay and Demar, their story
Courtenay Mihinui shares the story of her journey through the health system with her daughter Demar.
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Patient deterioration and recognition and response systems: factsheets for hospital executives and senior clinicians
These factsheets describe the patient deterioration recognition and response systems. There is a factsheet for senior clinicians and another for hospital executives.
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Evaluation report: Test of the national paediatric early warning system implementation
This document outlines an evaluation of the early implementation of the national paediatric early warning system (PEWS).
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The deteriorating adult patient: Current practice and emerging themes
This paper provides a ‘snapshot’ of current practice in the recognition and management of the deteriorating adult inpatient in New Zealand. It also includes health sector views on emerging themes from international literature.
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Maternity early warning system (MEWS) virtual grand round presentation
In this video, Dr Matthew Drake (clinical lead obstetric anaesthesia) presents a virtual grand round about the New Zealand national maternity early warning system (MEWS).
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Top tips for a successful co-design project
Between July 2017 and June 2018, we worked with Ko Awatea’s Dr Lynne Maher and the four Kōrero mai lead sites to co-design patient, family and whānau escalation of care processes.
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Rasik’s story
Rasik is the main carer for his sister. He shares the story of supporting her through a first hospital admission for surgery, and through many subsequent admissions over the following five years.
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Patient deterioration rapid response call sticker
This A6 sticker can be used to identify patients who have had a rapid response activation.
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Example policy: Adult vital sign and early warning score measurement, recording and escalation
This policy 'adult vital sign and early warning score measurement, recording and escalation', is provided as an example only and will need to be adapted to reflect expectations for local practice and processes.