87 results in multiple government agencies
Last Publication Date: 1 Jan 2016
The Health Quality & Safety Commission has facilitated a review of literature associated with the development and use of trigger tools to determine rates of harm…
A number of New Zealand district health boards (DHBs) are using quality frameworks and concepts as core elements of their organisational strategies to improve patient outcomes…
Last Publication Date: 1 Dec 2015
Pertussis (also known as whooping cough) can be very serious, even fatal. This report demonstrates that the impact of the illness is not distributed equitably among New…
The Health Quality & Safety Commission's Surgical Culture Safety Survey provides baseline data on attitudes and perceptions of surgical team members at New Zealand district health…
Last Publication Date: 19 Nov 2015
This report from KPMG presents the findings of a qualitative study into reducing pressure injuries in New Zealand. Pressure injuries are a major cause of preventable…
Last Publication Date: 1 Nov 2015
Evaluation of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's Partners in Care 2014–15 co-design programme, including a summary version and full evaluation report.
Last Publication Date: 1 Oct 2015
In 2015, as part of a larger evaluation of the Health Quality & Safety Commission’s work, the Commission contracted researchers at Victoria University of Wellington and…
‘My home is my marae’ is a falls prevention initiative designed to empower Māori communities through sharing knowledge and skills about home safety. It was trialled…
Last Publication Date: 1 Jul 2015
This report examines health literacy demands on both whānau and health services around asthma management for Māori children. It makes a number of recommendations to address…
New Zealanders expect and deserve safe health care of the highest quality. We have a complex health care system that helps prevent and treat illness every day,…
