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New national trauma rehabilitation quality improvement project underway
The new national trauma rehabilitation quality improvement project, which aims to understand and improve rehabilitation for major trauma patients, is underway.
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Improving trauma care for critically bleeding patients: A history, evidence summary and proposed quality improvement approach
This document presents the history of managing critical haemorrhage in New Zealand, an evidence summary that justifies the proposed next steps and a description of the intended critical haemorrhage project approach.
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The Commission’s trauma programme improves health outcomes for New Zealanders after serious injury
The Health Quality & Safety Commission trauma programme is a partnership with the National Trauma Network and the Accident Compensation Corporation, that aims to establish a contemporary system of trauma care in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Trauma programme project plan: Major trauma rehabilitation
This project plan explains key aspects of the trauma rehabilitation project, such as the aim, rationale, objectives, scope and approach. It outlines the associated resources and timeframe estimates and the key deliverables.
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New Measures Library available from 1 July
The Health Quality & Safety Commission will begin publishing a Health Quality Measures Library on 1 July 2022. This is a centralised, easy-to-access information resource that provides data visualisations and narratives to support understanding and us
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Te Whatu Ora Southern case study: Te Ara Mārama – Improving transition of care to the community for Māori trauma patients
This project, Te Ara Mārama, aimed to encourage collaboration between community health providers and inpatient rehabilitation services to support Māori trauma patients in their transition from inpatient to community care.
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Project leads to brain injuries being proactively identified
Lessons from an initiative aimed at improving identification of brain injury in patients admitted to hospital with major trauma will now be shared across the sector.
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Te Whatu Ora Taranaki case study: Improving discharge processes after traumatic brain injury
A case study from Te Whatu Ora Taranaki, who identified that many people were not receiving the required discharge information or referrals for follow-up when they were discharged from hospital following a traumatic brain injury (TBI).
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Case study: Introduction of the ACC early cover process to allocate an ACC case manager prior to discharge
A case study from Te Whatu Ora Te Tai Tokerau about introducing an ACC early cover process to enable ACC to allocate a case manager earlier, following traumatic brain injury.
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New patient information booklet results in better outcomes for people with traumatic brain injury
A new booklet for people discharged from hospital after experiencing a traumatic brain injury is giving consumers and whānau clearer information and advice about their injury, their care after discharge and their rehabilitation and recovery.