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Report Sheds Light on Surgery-Related Deaths
Wednesday, 27 March 2013, 11:02 am | Health Quality and Safety Commission
A new report out today sheds light on the death rates from four areas of surgery and anaesthesia, and recommends improvements to the way patients are assessed for risk. More >>
District health boards work to improve clinical governance
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 11:26 am | Health Quality and Safety Commission
One of the largest and most complex surveys of New Zealand’s health workforce shows district health boards (DHBs) are increasingly working in partnership with the health professionals they employ. More >>
HQSC Serious and Sentinel Events Report 2011/12
Wednesday, 21 November 2012, 10:30 am | Health Quality and Safety Commission
The Health Quality & Safety Commission has released the 2011/12 report of serious and sentinel events (SSEs) in District Health Board hospitals. More >>
Family Violence Death Review Committee welcomes report
Tuesday, 25 September 2012, 2:03 pm | Health Quality and Safety Commission
The Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) commends the NZ Police on the release of their report on Police family violence death reviews. The FVDRC is an independent committee that reviews and advises the Health Quality & Safety Commission ... More >>
Review Committee calls for interagency approach on butane
Thursday, 13 September 2012, 2:35 pm | Health Quality and Safety Commission
The Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee (CYRMC) has repeated calls for an inter-agency approach to prevent volatile substance abuse (VSA)-related deaths, following a report released today by the chief coroner. More >>
Basic hand hygiene important in control of superbugs
Monday, 16 July 2012, 4:41 pm | Health Quality and Safety Commission
Basic hand hygiene is vital when it comes to reducing the spread of multi-antibiotic resistant bacteria like MRSA and ESBL, says the Health Quality & Safety Commission. More >>
Report finds suicide remains leading cause of maternal death
Wednesday, 13 June 2012, 5:12 pm | Health Quality and Safety Commission
The annual report of the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee (PMMRC) shows suicide continues to be the leading cause of maternal deaths. There were 13 maternal deaths from suicide during 2006 to 2010, almost a quarter of the total recorded. ... More >>
Paper Supports Focus On Hospitals’ Hand Hygiene
Friday, 11 May 2012, 3:01 pm | Health Quality and Safety Commission
A paper [1] published today in the New Zealand Medical Journal supports a focus on improving hand hygiene in hospitals to reduce hospital-acquired infections. More >>
Clean hands save lives
Friday, 4 May 2012, 2:48 pm | Health Quality and Safety Commission
Having clean hands before and after contact with patients is one of the most important things health care workers can do to prevent infections, says the Health Quality & Safety Commission. More >>
Mortality rate for New Zealand adolescents
Thursday, 26 April 2012, 2:42 pm | Health Quality and Safety Commission
A recent article Health of the World's Adolescents: a synthesis of internationally comparable data , co-authored by Professor George C Patton showed a high overall mortality rate for New Zealand adolescents. For further context, you may want to ... More >>
Reminder of deadly impact of alcohol on children
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 4:04 pm | Health Quality and Safety Commission
A conference on the impact of alcohol on babies and children is a timely reminder that every child needs a sober caregiver, says the Chair of the Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee (CYMRC). More >>
Serious and Sentinel Events Report 2010/11
Monday, 20 February 2012, 1:26 pm | Health Quality and Safety Commission
A total of 377 serious and sentinel events occurred in New Zealand’s public hospitals in 2010/2011 – a rate of more than one for every day of the year. More >>
Steps towards national post-surgery mortality review system
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 12:02 pm | Health Quality and Safety Commission
Having a better understanding of deaths that occur in the days and weeks following surgery and anaesthesia will help reduce harm to patients, says the Chair of the Health Quality & Safety Commission. More >>
Caution urged around alcohol, children and cars over summer
Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 2:19 pm | Health Quality and Safety Commission
The Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee (CYMRC) is urging people to take extra care around children this summer to avoid incidents involving vehicles or alcohol. More >>
Commission to host forums on quality improvement
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 9:43 am | Health Quality and Safety Commission
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is inviting clinicians, health leaders and consumer groups to the first of its quality forums in Auckland and Christchurch next month. More >>
Deadly impacts of alcohol on children and young people
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 11:59 am | Health Quality and Safety Commission
A new report highlights the strong contribution of alcohol to the dramatic increase in the rate of death by injury after the age of fifteen, with many young people becoming victims of their own drinking or the drinking of others. More >>
Low Speed Run Over Mortality
Friday, 2 September 2011, 12:55 pm | Health Quality and Safety Commission
The Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee (CYMRC) has released a report examining deaths from low speed run overs and ways of preventing them. The report, Low Speed Run Over Mortality, is available on the Health Quality & Safety Commission's website ... More >>
Quality improvements good news for Wanganui
Friday, 19 August 2011, 5:50 pm | Health Quality and Safety Commission
The Health Quality & Safety Commission congratulates the winners of Wanganui District Health Board’s health and disability awards. More >>
Health Quality & Safety Commission welcomes appointment
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 2:32 pm | Health Quality and Safety Commission
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is delighted its Chair, Professor Alan Merry, has been chosen to head the University of Auckland’s School of Medicine. Chief Executive Dr Janice Wilson says Professor Merry will bring significant strengths ... More >>
Perinatal & Maternal Mortality in 2009
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 10:55 am | Health Quality and Safety Commission
The Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee (PMMRC) has published its fifth annual report on the deaths of babies and their mothers in New Zealand. More >>
