87 results in multiple government agencies
Last Publication Date: 1 Jun 2015
Surgical checklists, briefings and debriefings have recently begun to be used in theatres worldwide. The aim of these tools is to improve the quality and safety…
Objectives: To determine the proportion of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity cases, identified by the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee (PMMRC), that are also…
Last Publication Date: 1 Apr 2015
The prevalence of family violence is a persistent challenge facing New Zealand. Its effects are pervasive, spanning multiple levels: individuals, family/whānau, communities, and society in general.…
Last Publication Date: 1 Jan 2015
Mates & Dates is a healthy relationships programme for secondary school students. It’s designed to help prevent sexual and dating violence by teaching young people relationship…
Last Publication Date: 1 Dec 2014
Patient Safety Week was an awareness raising week run by the Health Quality & Safety Commission as part of the Open for better care campaign. The…
This special report provides information on the mechanisms and circumstances surrounding deaths where the person was an operator or passenger of a two-, three- or four-wheeled…
The purpose of this report is to present a comprehensive review of the activities undertaken to develop and implement the Improving Teamwork and Communication in Surgical…
Last Publication Date: 1 Sep 2014
The Health Quality & Safety Commission (HQSC) in conjunction with the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) and three Wellington-based District Health Boards (DHBs), established a mini-collaborative to…
Last Publication Date: 1 Aug 2014
The HQSC is developing a NZ health literacy tool to assist patients better understand the information given by health professionals. A draft resource titled P.L.A.N. for…
Last Publication Date: 1 Jul 2014
The purpose of this evaluation is to review how the Proof of concept work stream performed against the key milestones and tasks, capture stakeholders’ experience of…
